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Accept Quote

Accepting a quote schedules the parcel in DashLink’s system and finalizes the tracking code. Until accepted, a quote is not an active shipment and cannot be injected into DashLink operations.

Endpoint​

POST /drive/v2/quotes/{external_delivery_id}/accept

external_delivery_id must match the ID returned in the quote response.

See the Drive API Reference for the full schema.

Behavior​

Accepting the quote:​

  • Creates the parcel in DashLink
  • Finalizes the tracking code
  • Locks the scheduling fields
  • Produces a create-delivery–style response
  • Returns shipping label (if enabled)

Important:​

  • Quotes will be valid for five minutes. If quotes are not accepted within that timeline, you must generate a new quote or use the create-delivery endpoint directly.
  • If you are passing a unique value (as oppossed to DD generated) to the external delivery id, you will need to call the create delivery endpoint using that unique value.

Response differences​

Accept responses behave like create-delivery responses except:

  • dropoff_address_components is NOT included (If you need corrected components, store them from the quote response.)

Idempotency​

  • Accepting an already-accepted quote returns the existing scheduled delivery.
  • Accepting a quote after the 5-minute window returns an error.

When not to use accept-quote​

Skip the quote/accept chain if:

  • You always intend to create the delivery instantly
  • You have strong serviceability verification upstream
  • You prefer simplifying the integration (single call = create)