> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.intelliprint.net/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Postage Services

> Intelliprint offers a plethora of postage services to choose from.

## Setting the Postage Service for a Print Job

<CodeGroup>
  ```javascript Node.js SDK theme={null}
  import Intelliprint from 'intelliprint'

  const ip = new Intelliprint('your-api-key-here')

  const printJob = await ip.prints.create({
    postage: { // [!code ++]
      service: 'uk_first_class' // [!code ++]
    }, // [!code ++]
    // ...Other properties.
  })
  ```

  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://api.intelliprint.net/v1/prints \
    -H 'Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY' \
    -d 'postage[service]=uk_first_class' \
  # Provide the other properties of the print job.
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## Available Postage Services

#### For Letters

| Service                        | Delivery Time  | Tracking          | Signature | Recommended For                          |
| ------------------------------ | -------------- | ----------------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| uk\_second\_class              | 2-3 days       | No                | No        | Standard mail (default, most economical) |
| uk\_first\_class               | 1-2 days       | No                | No        | Faster delivery                          |
| uk\_second\_class\_signed\_for | 2-3 days       | 🕘 After delivery | ✅ Yes     | Proof of delivery needed                 |
| uk\_first\_class\_signed\_for  | 1-2 days       | 🕘 After delivery | ✅ Yes     | Fast + proof of delivery                 |
| uk\_special\_delivery\_9am     | 1 day (By 9am) | ✅ Yes             | ✅ Yes     | Most urgent                              |
| uk\_special\_delivery          | 1 day (By 1pm) | ✅ Yes             | ✅ Yes     | Urgent mail                              |
| international                  | Varies         | No                | No        | Outside UK                               |
| tracked\_24                    | 1-2 days       | ✅ Yes             | No        | Tracked without signature                |
| tracked\_48                    | 2-3 days       | ✅ Yes             | No        | Economical tracked                       |

#### For Postcards

| Service           | Delivery Time | Tracking | Signature | Recommended For                          |
| ----------------- | ------------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| uk\_second\_class | 2-3 days      | No       | No        | Standard mail (default, most economical) |
| uk\_first\_class  | 1-2 days      | No       | No        | Faster delivery                          |