v0 and AfterShip integration: Step-by-Step Guide 2025

 

Integrating AfterShip in Your v0 Project

 

• In your project’s root folder, open the package.json file. Inside the dependencies section, add the necessary dependency for making HTTP requests. For this guide, we’ll use Axios. Since v0 doesn’t allow terminal commands, manually add this line:

  
  "axios": "^0.27.2"
      

  Make sure your package.json now includes Axios as one of the dependencies.
• Create a new file called aftershipIntegration.ts in your project’s source directory (for example, in the src folder). This file will contain all the integration logic with AfterShip.

  
  // Import axios for HTTP requests
  import axios from 'axios';
  
  // Define types for request parameters if needed
  interface TrackingData {
    tracking_number: string;
    slug: string;
    title?: string;
    customer_name?: string;
    order_id?: string;
    emails?: string[];
    smses?: string[];
  }
  // Your AfterShip API key - ideally, you should store this in an environment variable.
  const AFTERSHIPAPIKEY = 'YOURAFTERSHIPAPI_KEY';
  // Base URL for AfterShip API
  const AFTERSHIPBASEURL = 'https://api.aftership.com/v4/trackings';
  /**
  
  Create a new tracking entry in AfterShip.
  @param data - Details about the tracking information.
  
   */
  export async function createTracking(data: TrackingData): Promise {
    try {
      const response = await axios.post(AFTERSHIPBASEURL, { tracking: data }, {
        headers: {
          'aftership-api-key': AFTERSHIPAPIKEY,
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        }
      });
      console.log('Tracking created:', response.data);
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error creating tracking:', error);
    }
  }
  /**
  
  Update a tracking entry in AfterShip.
  @param slug - The courier slug.
  @param tracking_number - The tracking number.
  @param updateData - The data to update.
  
   */
  export async function updateTracking(slug: string, tracking_number: string, updateData: object): Promise {
    try {
      const url = ${AFTERSHIP_BASE_URL}/${slug}/${tracking_number};
      const response = await axios.put(url, { tracking: updateData }, {
        headers: {
          'aftership-api-key': AFTERSHIPAPIKEY,
          'Content-Type': 'application/json'
        }
      });
      console.log('Tracking updated:', response.data);
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Error updating tracking:', error);
    }
  }
      

  
  


• 
  Now, open your main project file (for example, index.ts or app.ts) where you handle routes or API endpoints. Import the functions from aftershipIntegration.ts and use them in your endpoint logic.
  

  
  import { createTracking, updateTracking } from './aftershipIntegration';
  
  // Example endpoint for creating a tracking entry.
  export async function handleCreateTracking(request: Request, response: Response) {
    try {
      // Extract tracking info from request; adjust this as per your project structure.
      const trackingData = {
        trackingnumber: request.body.trackingnumber,
        slug: request.body.slug,
        title: request.body.title,
        customername: request.body.customername,
        orderid: request.body.orderid,
        emails: request.body.emails,
        smses: request.body.smses
      };
  // Call the AfterShip integration function
  await createTracking(trackingData);
  response.status(200).send({ message: 'Tracking created successfully.' });
  
    } catch (err) {
      response.status(500).send({ error: 'Failed to create tracking.' });
    }
  }
  // Optionally, an endpoint to update tracking information.
  export async function handleUpdateTracking(request: Request, response: Response) {
    try {
      const slug = request.body.slug;
      const trackingnumber = request.body.trackingnumber;
      const updateData = request.body.updateData;
  // Call the integration update function
  await updateTracking(slug, tracking_number, updateData);
  response.status(200).send({ message: 'Tracking updated successfully.' });
  
    } catch (err) {
      response.status(500).send({ error: 'Failed to update tracking.' });
    }
  }
      

  
  


• 
  Finally, ensure your project configuration allows Axios requests and TypeScript to compile. Since v0 automatically compiles your TypeScript code, just save the changes. If your project has a configuration file like tsconfig.json, confirm that it includes your source directory.
  

  
  {
    "compilerOptions": {
      "target": "es6",
      "module": "commonjs",
      "outDir": "./dist",
      "rootDir": "./src",
      "strict": true,
      "esModuleInterop": true
    },
    "include": ["src/*/"]
  }
      

  
  

 

Usage and Testing

 

• When your application runs, use the provided API endpoints (for example, handleCreateTracking or handleUpdateTracking) to integrate with AfterShip.
• Ensure to replace 'YOURAFTERSHIPAPI_KEY' with your actual AfterShip API key. For better security, store this key in an environment variable and update the code accordingly.
• Test the endpoints by sending proper JSON via HTTP POST requests. Check the console logs for success or error messages returned by AfterShip.