Easypost and Stripe

A presentation I gave at the Ocala Ruby group about two awesome API services you should probably be using.

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1. EasyPost and Stripe Two awesome API services you should probably be using.
2. EasyPost A Shipping API?!?
3. EasyPost Yup! Have you ever had to use the APIs from the actual shipping companies?
4. EasyPost Yup! ! Have you ever had to use the APIs from the actual shipping companies?
5. USPS
6. USPS XML LOVE.
7. USPS XML LOVE.
8. UPS Login just to see the API docs?
9. UPS Maybe this?
10. UPS LOL NOPE!
11. FedEx WAT.
15. gem install easypost
16. Enjoy tasty API Docs!
17. Make a shipment require 'EasyPost' EasyPost.api_key = '{YOUR API KEY}' shipment = EasyPost::Shipment.create( { to_address: { name: 'George Costanza', company: 'Vandelay Industries', street1: '1 E 161st St.', city: 'Bronx', state: 'NY', zip: '10451' }, from_address: { company: 'EasyPost', street1: '164 Townsend Street', street2: 'Unit 1', city: 'San Fransisco', state: 'CA', zip: '94107', phone: '415-528-7555' }, parcel: { length: 9, width: 6, height: 2, weight: 10 } } )
18. Check Shipping Rates shipment.rates.each do |rate| puts (rate.carrier) puts (rate.service) puts (rate.rate) puts (rate.id) end
19. Buy a Shipment shipmentBought = shipment.buy( :rate => shipment.lowest_rate(carriers = ['USPS'], services = ['First']) ) ##OR ! shipmentBought = shipment.buy(:rate => {:id => '{INSERT RATE ID HERE}'})
20. Get more Doc goodness https://www.easypost.com/docs
21. Stripe
22. Stripe Because accepting credit cards online shouldn’t suck
23. Why Stripe?
24. Why Stripe? Less PCI Compliance BS
25. Why Stripe? Less PCI Compliance BS Very good rates on charges
26. Why Stripe? Less PCI Compliance BS Very good rates on charges Great API
27. Why Stripe? Less PCI Compliance BS Very good rates on charges Great API Delightful UI