AstroBaaS

Orders & fulfilment

DPD Connector

Paid pluginsize Mplanned, not built

Indicative price, not an offer: €24/mo; credential: we manage DPD API access

Generated from docs/plan/paid/dpd-connector/PLAN.md in the AstroBaaS repository. Nothing described below is implemented — it is the written plan for it.

A paid carrier plugin providing real-time DPD shipping rates and tracking for UK and Central Europe, integrated into the carrier-integrations module.

The problem

DPD is a major carrier in UK and Central Europe; merchants need live quotes and tracking.

What it does

  • Register DPD API credentials
  • Query live rates for DPD destinations
  • Generate shipping labels
  • Track shipments via DPD API
  • Cache rates for 24h
  • Support multiple DPD accounts
  • Error handling: fallback to shipping-rules-engine
  • Audit all transactions

What it deliberately does NOT do

Each boundary carries its reason. A boundary without a reason gets crossed by the next person who reads this.

  • DPD pickup scheduling — not included. Reason: requires carrier SLA.
  • Customs forms — not included. Reason: separate compliance feature.

Data model

Handled by carrier-integrations module; DPD plugin adds CarrierAccount entry with carrierId=‘dpd’.

API

  • POST /api/carriers/dpd/accounts
  • POST /api/carriers/dpd/quote
  • POST /api/carriers/dpd/label

Every route added here must also appear in src/pages/openapi.json.ts — a test fails the build if it does not.

Admin

Via carrier-integrations admin UI; DPD-specific account details.

The seam — why this is paid

Core owns: shipping interface. Paid owns: DPD API, credential management, rate caching.

Credential: DPD API key management, tracking sync

Dependencies

  • carrier-integrations (parent module)

Acceptance checks

Each of these must be able to fail. Before claiming this is done, break the code deliberately and watch each one go red.

  • Rate quote for UK/EU destination
  • Label generation
  • Tracking available

Risks

API downtime; rate staleness; mitigation: same as other carriers.

Commercial context

Suggested price€24/mo; credential: we manage DPD API access
Rival anchorShopify: €12-20/mo; Magento: ~€30/extension

The anchor is what the nearest equivalent charges on Shopify or Magento today. It is context for a pricing decision, not the decision.

Generated from the commerce plan. See docs/COMMERCE-PLAN.md for the full catalogue and ../../AI-GUIDE.md for how to work on this repository.