Adding tracking info to orders
This article provides developer documentation for adding support with the Advanced Shipment Tracking for WooCommerce.
AST provides a way for shipping services and plugin to add shipment tracking information to the WooCommerce order meta data and to fulfill the orders. You can add the shipment tracking information to orders programmatically or, use the shipment tracking endpoint in WooCommerce API.
Shipment Tracking order meta reference
| ATTRIBUTE | TYPE | DESCRIPTION | PERMISSIONS |
|---|---|---|---|
| order_id | string | Unique identifier for order | Required |
| tracking_provider | string | Tracking provider name | Required |
| tracking_number | string | Tracking number | Required |
| date_shipped | date | Date when the package was shipped – default to the date/time that the tracking was added via the API | Optional |
| status_shipped | int | 0 – do not change the order status, 1 – change order status to “Shipped” (completed), 2 – change the order status to custom status “Partially Shipped” (Defaults to 0). | Optional |
Add Shipment tracking
With the use of this code snippet, you can add shipment tracking information to the order.
<?php
// Check if AST PRO plugin is Installed
if ( class_exists( 'WC_Advanced_Shipment_Tracking_Actions' ) ) {
$order_id = '123';
$tracking_provider = 'USPS';
$tracking_number = '123123';
$date_shipped = '2022-04-21';
$status_shipped = 1;
if ( function_exists( 'ast_insert_tracking_number' ) ) {
ast_insert_tracking_number( $order_id, $tracking_number, $tracking_provider, $date_shipped, $status_shipped );
}
}