Make Same-day deliveries with Blip

To get started integrating same-day deliveries into your application, use require('blip-deliveries')('YOURSTOREID') and replace YOURSTOREID with the storeID you recieved after signing up for an account. To get started in testmode, replace YOURSTOREID with test

For example;

var blip = require('blip-deliveries')('test') is Testmode

var blip = require('blip-deliveries')('-L679TFg97g9bj12e') is Livemode

Registration: You can get a storeID by signing up at www.blip.delivery or contacting sales.

Get a delivery Quote

To get a new delivery quote, use getQuote(options) where options is an object containing a delivery address, and a pickup address.

var blip = require('blip-deliveries')('test'); //Replace 'test' with your storeID to switch to livemode

// Enter the full address along with the locality/sublocality

const quote = await blip.getQuote({
    pickupAddress: "156 Enfield Place, Mississauga, ON",
    deliveryAddress: "3573 Mississauga Rd, Mississauga, ON"
})

Create a delivery request

To create a new delivery request, use createNewDelivery(options) where options is an object containing required delivery details.

var blip = require('blip-deliveries')('test'); //Replace 'test' with your storeID to switch to livemode

// All fields are required

const delivery = await blip.createNewDelivery({
    "delivery": {
        "instructions": "Deliver to the lobby", //Instructions to deliver
        "contact": {
            "name": "John Smith", // Name of the reciever
            "number": "+16479839837" // Number of the reciever
        },
        "location": {
            "address": "156 Enfield Place, Mississauga, ON" // Address of the dropoff point
        }
    },
    "pickup": {
        "order_number": "ABC123", // Your own order number for identifying and tracking
        "instructions": "Pickup from the main desk", // Instructions to pickup
        "contact": {
            "number": "+16478229867" // Pickup point helpline incase driver cannot find you
        },
        "location": {
            "address": "100 City Centre Drive, Missisauga, ON" // Address of the pickup point
        }
    }
})

Cancel delivery

A delivery can only be cancelled if it hasn't already been taken by a driver. Therefore, if a driver is en-route to the pickup point, the delivery cannot be cancelled. We will eventually add support for cancellations before pickup.

To cancel a delivery, use cancelDelivery(options) where options is an object containing the deliveryID of the delivery you want to cancel.

var blip = require('blip-deliveries')('test'); //Replace 'test' with your storeID to switch to livemode

// A deliveryID is required

const cancellation = await blip.cancelDelivery({
    "deliveryID": "ASF781" // Replace with your deliveryID
})

Get delivery status

A delivery object has a status property after being created. It contains the following;

timeTaken The Unix epoch time in seconds when the delivery was accepted by a courier. This is the time at which the courier starts to drive towards the pickup location

pickupETA The Unix epoch time in seconds of an approximate ETA to the pickup point.

timePickedUp The Unix epoch time in seconds when the courier picked up the order from the pickup location

dropoffETA The Unix epoch time in seconds of an approximate ETA to the dropoff point

timeDelivered The Unix epoch time in seconds when the courier delivered the order to the dropoff location

courier The information of the driver currently on your delivery job

To get the current status for a delivery, use getDeliveryStatus(options) where options is an object containing the deliveryID of the delivery

var blip = require('blip-deliveries')('test'); //Replace 'test' with your storeID to switch to livemode

// A deliveryID is required

const status = await blip.getDeliveryStatus({
    "deliveryID": "ASF781" // Replace with your deliveryID
})

Get driver location

After a delivery has been accepted, it contains a courier property. The courier is a driver that has been dispatched, who's location updates every 500-700 meters. This function should not be called more than once every 3 minutes, as doing so may result in excess charges to your account. Furthermore, a status code of 400 will be returned if the deliveryID references a delivery that has not been picked up. To ensure a status code of 200, make sure to call getDeliveryStatus first, and check if it contains a courier property.

To get the currentLocation of your driver, use getDriverLocation(options) where options is an object containing the deliveryID of the delivery to track

var blip = require('blip-deliveries')('test'); //Replace 'test' with your storeID to switch to livemode

// A deliveryID is required

const status = await blip.getDriverLocation({
    "deliveryID": "ASF781" // Replace with your deliveryID
})

Notes

If you'd like to contribute, send an email to [email protected] We're always looking to improve our tools and user experience. If you have any questions or would like new features added, contact [email protected]

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