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Sonic Guide

Want to use EasyPost to ship with Sonic? This guide will break down all the necessary steps to make it happen.

If you haven't generated your first shipping label with EasyPost, we recommend reading our Getting Started Guide to learn how.

Sonic Overview

Sonic is dedicated to providing the most consistent and quality shipping service to their shippers. They are experts at express shipping within Florida, and have served the state for 30+ years. With next and same-day delivery options, shippers can rest assured that Sonic can meet their most sensitive deadlines. Get reliable next and same-day shipping today with Sonic and EasyPost.

Service Levels and Coverage Area

Service Levels

Sonic delivers 6 days per week (Mon-Sat).

Service
Transit Time
Max Dimensions (inches)
Max Weight (ounces)
SAMEDAY
NEXTDAY

See service levels for all EasyPost-supported carriers.

Coverage Area

Sonic supports next-day and same-day delivery within Florida.

Setting Up Your Sonic Account

Follow the instructions below to start shipping with Sonic through EasyPost. If you have not created an EasyPost account, sign up now!

  • Register for a Sonic shipper account:
    • Register for a Sonic shipper account on their website, and Sonic will contact you.
    • Let them know you will be using EasyPost's API to purchase labels.
    • Acquire rates and align any additional shipping needs.
  • Link your Sonic shipper account to EasyPost:
    • Log in to your EasyPost account and navigate to the Carrier Accounts page.
    • Add your Sonic carrier account credentials to reflect their service levels in our shipping API.
    • Begin purchasing labels through the EasyPost shipping API!

Receiving Accurate Rates

Your agreed-upon rates with Sonic will return from the Shipping API in real-time, once you set up your Sonic account within EasyPost.

Generating Shipping Labels

Generating shipping labels for Sonic is the same as generating them for any other carrier with EasyPost. See our Getting Started Guide for help generating your first shipping label.

EasyPost offers native Sonic labels in PNG, ZPL, and PDF formats.

Manifests and Pickups

Sonic can support pickups for any customer based on their agreement. Regular pickups can be arranged with the Sonic team during the registration process; however, cannot be scheduled through the EasyPost API.

Tracking Your Sonic Packages

Tracking statuses are available for all Sonic shipments. Creating a Tracker for Sonic is identical to creating a tracker with any other carrier through EasyPost.

Take a look at our Tracking Guide for support in creating your first Tracker.

Need More Info About Sonic?

Our Carrier Metadata endpoint can programatically return information about Sonic including service levels, predefined packages, supported features, and shipment options.

Use this information to quickly integrate with Sonic or make educated decisions about your carrier mix. You can also use the Carrier Metadata endpoint to retrieve information about all the carriers on the EasyPost platform.

Talk to a Shipping Expert

Any questions about how to start shipping with Sonic through the EasyPost API?