Mailing & production
Choosing a postage service
From standard second class through to same-day-tracked special delivery — here's what each postage service covers and how to set it on a print job.
Last reviewed · By Intelliprint Team
Set the postage service for a print job with postage.service. Second class is used by default when nothing is set.
Node.js
const printJob = await ip.prints.create({
postage: {
service: 'uk_first_class'
},
// ...other print job properties
})Letter postage services
- uk_second_class — 2–3 days, no tracking. Standard mail; the default and most economical option.
- uk_first_class — 1–2 days, no tracking. Faster delivery.
- uk_second_class_signed_for — 2–3 days, signed for, tracking available after delivery. Use when you need proof of delivery.
- uk_first_class_signed_for — 1–2 days, signed for, tracking available after delivery. Faster, with proof of delivery.
- uk_special_delivery_9am — next day by 9am, tracked and signed for. The most urgent option.
- uk_special_delivery — next day by 1pm, tracked and signed for. Urgent mail.
- international — delivery time varies, no tracking. For addresses outside the UK.
- tracked_24 — 1–2 days, tracked, no signature required.
- tracked_48 — 2–3 days, tracked, no signature required. The economical tracked option.
Postcard postage services
Postcards currently support two postage services only: uk_second_class (2–3 days) and uk_first_class (1–2 days), neither with tracking.
See the full parameter reference in the developer docs.