Title: API
Last modified: May 12, 2025

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# API

 *  Resolved [Steven Cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/)
 * (@kingcooper)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/)
 * Hi
 * Do you have API dynamic price updates for third party site?

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 *  Plugin Support [kotmateusz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kotmateusz/)
 * (@kotmateusz)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18462615)
 * Hi [@kingcooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/) 
   Thank you 
   for reaching out.Our Flexible Shipping plugin is a type of table rate plugin.
   It doesn’t retrieve any rates from the shipping carrier. If you are looking for
   the automatic prices, rates from the API, you should check our [https://octolize.com/product-category/live-rates/](https://octolize.com/product-category/live-rates/).
   Kind regards,Mateusz
 *  Thread Starter [Steven Cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/)
 * (@kingcooper)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18463684)
 * Hi
 * Thank you for your quick reply.
 * Do I use live rates with flexible shipping pro on top?
 * Can I use live rates for 16 different shipping zones on a per product basis?
 * Can I jimmy live rates to work with JSON content importer pro app?
 * Do you have a plug and play live rates app for dropshipzone com au?
 * Thanking you in advance.
    -  This reply was modified 11 months ago by [Steven Cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/).
 *  Thread Starter [Steven Cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/)
 * (@kingcooper)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18463745)
 * Hi
 * Just one more question for you.
 * Is it possible for you to custom create a plug and play API plugin to dynamically
   update shipping prices from dropshipzone com au?
 * I’d need to use this on top of flexible shipping pro.
 * Thank you
 *  Plugin Support [kotmateusz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kotmateusz/)
 * (@kotmateusz)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18466596)
 * Hi [@kingcooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/) 
   Thank you 
   for your message._Do I use live rates with flexible shipping pro on top?_It is
   possible to combine the Flexible Shipping plugin with a live rate one. However,
   it is possible for now to only add additional costs by Flexible Shipping to the
   live rate. Please, [review our documentation for more details](https://octolize.com/docs/article/combine-live-rates-plugins-by-octolize-and-flexible-shipping/).
   _Can I use live rates for 16 different shipping zones on a per product basis?
   You can configure the shipping methods in each of the shipping zones. Unfortunately,
   it is not possible directly in a live rate to configure shipping method on a 
   product basis. You might need additional plugin – [Conditional Shipping Methods](https://octolize.com/product/conditional-shipping-methods-woocommerce/).
   In this plugin, you can choose a particular product (and more conditions) and
   based on that, you can trigger certain shipping method.Can I jimmy live rates
   to work with JSON content importer pro app?We haven’t tested such solution, therefore
   we cannot guarantee a compatibility there.Do you have a plug and play live rates
   app for dropshipzone com au?Unfortunately, we haven’t specifically got a plugin
   for dropshipzone com au. However, we have a dedicated for Australia Post plugin–
   free [Shipping Live rates for Australia Post for WooCommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/octolize-australia-post-shipping/).
   Is it possible for you to custom create a plug and play API plugin to dynamically
   update shipping prices from dropshipzone com au?Unfortunately, the custom solutions
   are out of scope from our side. Kind regards,Mateusz
 *  Thread Starter [Steven Cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/)
 * (@kingcooper)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18468433)
 * Hi
 * Ok, so can we use API with your app?
 * I need to know can I access your API with a custom JSON input?
 *  Plugin Author [Grzegorz Rola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grola/)
 * (@grola)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18469236)
 * Hi [@kingcooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/),
 * Flexible Shipping calculates shipping costs exclusively in the WooCommerce cart
   and checkout. The plugin does not have an API that would allow shipping cost 
   estimation in any other way.
 * Best regards
   Grzegorz
 *  Thread Starter [Steven Cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/)
 * (@kingcooper)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18470164)
 * Hi
 * But your auspost addon uses API?
 * Why can’t we use a custom API plugin to hook into flexible like your auspost 
   app does?
 *  Plugin Author [Grzegorz Rola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grola/)
 * (@grola)
 * [11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18470850)
 * Hi [@kingcooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/),
 * Flexible Shipping integrates with any WooCommerce shipping method that can be
   added in a shipping zone. Is that what you mean? If you’re referring to something
   else, we’ll need more details, because we don’t understand your question.
 * Best regards
   Grzegorz
 *  Thread Starter [Steven Cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/)
 * (@kingcooper)
 * [10 months, 3 weeks ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18481404)
 * ok, it seems flexible or your other app somehow connects dynamically to JSON 
   data.
 * I need this feature working with woo shipping zones
 *  Thread Starter [Steven Cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/)
 * (@kingcooper)
 * [10 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18506644)
 *     ```wp-block-code
       ok flexible shipping staff, I have ChatGPT send me this:✅ Overview: Flexible Shipping PluginFlexible Shipping:   •   Supports conditional shipping costs based on weight, price, item count, etc.   •   Stores shipping rules as shipping method meta within WooCommerce shipping zones.   •   Uses a serialized format stored in woocommerce_shipping_zone_method post meta.So, you cannot directly use the default WooCommerce REST API to edit these shipping methods — you’ll need to work with custom code.⸻🔧 Integration Strategy1. Expose a Custom REST API Endpoint in WordPressThis endpoint will accept the JSON payload from your third-    ]);});***⸻2. Parse and Map the Incoming JSONHere’s an example JSON format you might receive:****{  "}****3. Update Shipping Method MetadataYou’ll be modifying the woocommerce_shipping_zone_method }You may also need to update associated meta keys like:   •   method_enabled   •   method_title   •   rules_type (e.g., per-order or per-product)⸻✅ Optional: Recalculate Shipping CacheTo make changes ***
       ```
   
 * Does this look like something you could customise for me?
 * or is there anyway AI code creators I can use?
    -  This reply was modified 10 months, 1 week ago by [Steven Cooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcooper/).
 *  Plugin Author [Grzegorz Rola](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grola/)
 * (@grola)
 * [10 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/api-108/#post-18506780)
 * Flexible Shipping method, just like other WooCommerce shipping methods, can be
   created, modified, and deleted via the REST API. No intervention on our part 
   is necessary here. This is WooCommerce functionality.
   You can ask LLM: _How to
   retrieve and modify the shipping method settings in WooCommerce using the REST
   API. Provide example PHP code using the automattic/woocommerce library._

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