Laravel Australia Post Package (laravel-aus-post)

Description

This is a Laravel package designed specifically to interface with the Australia Post API, providing a simple and efficient way to integrate Australia Post API services into your Laravel applications.

IMPORTANT: This package is a work in progress.

Requirements

• PHP 8.1 or above
• Laravel Framework 9.52.4 or higher

Installation

Use the package manager composer to install Laravel Australia Post Package.

composer require human018/laravel-aus-post

After installation add your Australia Post API key to your .env file

AUSPOST_KEY=...

Usage

The package uses the following class and method chaining in order to request postage information from Australia Post API.

use Human018\LaravelAusPost\AusPost

At the very least you will need to provide the originating and destination postcodes, the type of postage and the postage service to use.

It's required that you always begin by stating the type of postage you wish to use - domestic or international.

AusPost::domestic()
AusPost::international()

After which additional methods can be chained

AusPost::domestic()
->parcelCalculate() // Tells the service we will be calculating for a Parcel (as opposed to a letter)
->fromPostcode // 4 digit origin postcode
->toPostcode // 4 digit destination postcode
->width() // mm
->height() // mm
->length() // mm
->weight() // grams
->usingService() // Provide one of the below service types
// AUS_PARCEL_EXPRESS
// AUS_PARCEL_REGULAR
->get() // Retrieves the result

Domestic Postage Example

Human018\LaravelAusPost\AusPost::domestic()->parcelCalculate()->fromPostcode(3000)->toPostcode(2000)->usingService('AUS_PARCEL_REGULAR')->get();

Result

[
    "postage_result" => [
      "service" => "Parcel Post",
      "delivery_time" => "Delivered in 2-3 business days",
      "total_cost" => "10.60",
      "costs" => [
        "cost" => [
          "item" => "Parcel Post",
          "cost" => "10.60",
        ],
      ],
    ],
    "service" => [
      "service" => "AUS_PARCEL_REGULAR",
      "name" => "Regular Post",
      "description" => "Australia Post: Regular Parcel",
      "delivery_time" => "3-5 business days",
    ],
  ]