Create Box
print_mail.boxes.create(BoxCreateParams**kwargs) -> BoxCreateResponse
POST/print-mail/v1/boxes
This endpoint allows you to create a box containing up to 100 cheques. A Box is mailed to a single destination.
To create a box. You must specify:
to: The recipient (contact or contact ID)from: The sender (contact or contact ID)cheques: An array of cheques to go in the box
For each cheque You must specify:
to: The recipient (contact or contact ID)from: The sender (contact or contact ID)bankAccount: The bank account IDamount: The amount to be sentnumber: The cheque number
Parameters
description: Optional[str]
An optional string describing this resource. Will be visible in the API and the dashboard.
merge_variables: Optional[Dict[str, object]]
These will be merged with the variables in the template or HTML you create this order with. The keys in this object should match the variable names in the template exactly as they are case-sensitive. Note that these do not apply to PDFs uploaded with the order.
Create Box
import os
from postgrid import PostGrid
client = PostGrid(
print_mail_api_key=os.environ.get("POSTGRID_PRINT_MAIL_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted
)
box = client.print_mail.boxes.create(
cheques=[{
"from": "contact_456",
"to": "contact_123",
"bank_account": "bank_abc",
"amount": 5000,
"number": 1042,
}],
from_="contact_456",
to="contact_123",
)
print(box.id){
"id": "box_123456",
"object": "box",
"description": "A sample box of cheques",
"status": "ready",
"live": false,
"to": {
"id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
"object": "contact",
"live": false,
"companyName": "PostGrid",
"addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
"city": "BOSTON",
"provinceOrState": "MA",
"postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
"countryCode": "US",
"skipVerification": false,
"forceVerifiedStatus": false,
"addressStatus": "verified",
"createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
"updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
},
"from": {
"id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
"object": "contact",
"live": false,
"companyName": "PostGrid",
"addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
"city": "BOSTON",
"provinceOrState": "MA",
"postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
"countryCode": "US",
"skipVerification": false,
"forceVerifiedStatus": false,
"addressStatus": "verified",
"createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
"updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
},
"cheques": [
{
"from": {
"id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
"object": "contact",
"live": false,
"companyName": "PostGrid",
"addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
"city": "BOSTON",
"provinceOrState": "MA",
"postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
"countryCode": "US",
"skipVerification": false,
"forceVerifiedStatus": false,
"addressStatus": "verified",
"createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
"updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
},
"to": {
"id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
"object": "contact",
"live": false,
"companyName": "PostGrid",
"addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
"city": "BOSTON",
"provinceOrState": "MA",
"postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
"countryCode": "US",
"skipVerification": false,
"forceVerifiedStatus": false,
"addressStatus": "verified",
"createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
"updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
},
"bankAccount": "bank_123",
"amount": 12345,
"memo": "Test Memo",
"logoURL": "https://example.com/logo.png",
"messageTemplate": "Thank you!",
"number": 1001,
"mergeVariables": {
"customKey": "customValue"
}
}
],
"mailingClass": "first_class",
"sendDate": "2020-11-12T23:23:47.974Z",
"createdAt": "2025-01-01T12:00:00Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-01-02T12:00:00Z"
}Returns Examples
{
"id": "box_123456",
"object": "box",
"description": "A sample box of cheques",
"status": "ready",
"live": false,
"to": {
"id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
"object": "contact",
"live": false,
"companyName": "PostGrid",
"addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
"city": "BOSTON",
"provinceOrState": "MA",
"postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
"countryCode": "US",
"skipVerification": false,
"forceVerifiedStatus": false,
"addressStatus": "verified",
"createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
"updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
},
"from": {
"id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
"object": "contact",
"live": false,
"companyName": "PostGrid",
"addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
"city": "BOSTON",
"provinceOrState": "MA",
"postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
"countryCode": "US",
"skipVerification": false,
"forceVerifiedStatus": false,
"addressStatus": "verified",
"createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
"updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
},
"cheques": [
{
"from": {
"id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
"object": "contact",
"live": false,
"companyName": "PostGrid",
"addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
"city": "BOSTON",
"provinceOrState": "MA",
"postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
"countryCode": "US",
"skipVerification": false,
"forceVerifiedStatus": false,
"addressStatus": "verified",
"createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
"updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
},
"to": {
"id": "contact_pxd7wnnD1xY6H6etKNvjb4",
"object": "contact",
"live": false,
"companyName": "PostGrid",
"addressLine1": "90 CANAL ST STE 600",
"city": "BOSTON",
"provinceOrState": "MA",
"postalOrZip": "90210-1234",
"countryCode": "US",
"skipVerification": false,
"forceVerifiedStatus": false,
"addressStatus": "verified",
"createdAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z",
"updatedAt": "2022-02-16T15:08:41.052Z"
},
"bankAccount": "bank_123",
"amount": 12345,
"memo": "Test Memo",
"logoURL": "https://example.com/logo.png",
"messageTemplate": "Thank you!",
"number": 1001,
"mergeVariables": {
"customKey": "customValue"
}
}
],
"mailingClass": "first_class",
"sendDate": "2020-11-12T23:23:47.974Z",
"createdAt": "2025-01-01T12:00:00Z",
"updatedAt": "2025-01-02T12:00:00Z"
}