# COD (cash on delivery)

COD / Cash on Delivery is a service that allows payment for goods at the time of shipment delivery. Through the API, this service is added as an additional shipment service within the <mark style="color:green;">`services`</mark> block using <mark style="color:$success;">`serviceCode: "COD"`</mark><mark style="color:$success;">.</mark>

Before starting the integration, it is necessary to sign an agreement with NovaPost for using the COD service.\\

#### To use the service, the following required fields must be completed:

<table><thead><tr><th width="192.39996337890625">Field name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>serviceCode</td><td>Service code indicating that the shipment includes the Cash on Delivery service.<br>Always <code>"COD"</code> for this payment type.</td></tr><tr><td>amount</td><td><p>The total amount that the recipient must pay within the COD service. It is specified twice:</p><ul><li>in the <code>services</code> block — as the total COD amount;</li><li>in the <code>bankAccount</code> block — as the amount to be transferred to the account.</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>contractNumber</td><td>If multiple contracts exist, the required one must be specified.</td></tr><tr><td>payerType</td><td>Defines the payer of the service; in this example, it is the recipient.</td></tr><tr><td>currencyCode</td><td>Transaction currency. It is determined according to the sender's contract.</td></tr><tr><td>bankAccountId</td><td>Tax identification number or equivalent identifier (EDRPOU, TIN, NIP, IČO).<br>The value corresponds to the sender company's <code>companyTin</code> field.</td></tr><tr><td>bankAccountName</td><td>IBAN</td></tr><tr><td>commissionPayer</td><td>Defines the COD commission payer: Recipient / Sender.</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Example:

```
"services": [
  {
    "shipmentParcelRowNumber": null,
    "serviceCode": "COD",
    "amount": 10,
    "contractNumber": null,
    "payerType": "Recipient",
    "additionalParameters": {
      "cod": {
        "cash": null,
        "card": null,
        "bankAccount": {
          "amount": 10,
          "currencyCode": "PLN",
          "bankAccountId": "1234567890",
          "bankAccountName": "PL12345678901234567890123456",
          "description": "test S",
          "commissionPayer": "Recipient"
        }
      }
    }
  }
]
```


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