open connection

This block is part of the shipping group and was last modified in core v13.0.9.

open connection v13.0.9

This block is used to open a connection with the PostNL API.

In pins 5 + flow
  • flow
  • API key value required

    The API key for your PostNL business acount.

  • Customer Code value required

    Your customer code for PostNL.

  • Customer Number value required

    Your customer number for PostNL.

  • Company Name value required

    The name of your company you use to request shipment labels. Note: This name is shown on labels.

  • Use Sandbox condition

    If true all the requests will use the sandbox (testing) API. Use this for testing purposes only.

    Default false

Out pins 3 + flow
  • flow
  • Connection postnlconnection

    The PostNL connection

  • Success condition

    If successful, return true.

  • Error value

    Error message if the connection could not be established.

A typical wiring for open connection: a function trigger starts the flow; value feeds the api_key pin; value feeds the customer_code pin; value feeds the customer_number pin; value feeds the company_name pin; the flow out pin feeds debug.

Studio canvas example for the open connection block: typical wiring for open connection.

Version history

Introduced in v13.0.9.


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