As someone working with idg and APIs and management. We need more APIs ;)
UberRUSH API – Add on-demand delivery to your app or service
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#32This is a game changer - not only for what service it provides, but I think it will lead to more companies making APIs for totally non-technical tasks. Sure there are companies like task rabbit, shyp, etc etc, but this is the next level of ease. Relevant - I want an API for a cleaning service. AirBnB integration so that it can automatically track when a guest has left and the cleaner shows up within an hour to get it…
Completely agree. I've looking for an API for alcohol deliver to integrate into a site I'm building and there doesn't seem to be anything great out there
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#33Can somebody give an example of a service that needs this, where Fedex wouldn't do?
FedEx is not really focused on same day/same hour intra city delivery. Most of the shipping providers have an infrastructure around warehouses set in place. This means that the shipping providers picks up all packages and then brings them to a warehouse where they are sorted and then shipped out again. UberRush comes to the pick-up location and directly brings it to the recipient.
DHL has same-day and within-of-6-hour delivery in most cities.
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#34It would be nice to have a field to denote "This driver has a marijuana handlers permit" so they could potentially deliver recreational marijuana from retailer to consumer. Although I'm sure the regulators would want to go over this. This would be in Oregon.
Currently UberRUSH is only available in San Francisco, New York, and Chicago, so that's the first gating issue for this idea.
Second, there are several restrictions on what can be delivered via UberRUSH:
- People or animals of any size
- Alcohol (or any other goods that require identification)
- Illegal items
- Dangerous items (weapons, explosives, flammable, etc.)
- Stolen goods
- Any items for which you do not have permission to send.
- Couriers reserve the right to refuse delivery of any item.
I work on the Uber Developer Platform team and am happy to answer additional questions, though suggest checking out our FAQ first:
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#35I wonder how the market leaders will react to this. They are essentially challenging UPS, FedEx and the USPS. Its going to be interesting.
Is there a list of allowed deliverable items?
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#36I wonder how the market leaders will react to this. They are essentially challenging UPS, FedEx and the USPS. Its going to be interesting. Is there a list of allowed deliverable items?
I think they're challenging Instacart more than those others.
I still can't use this API to ship something to another town, can I?
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#37I wonder how the market leaders will react to this. They are essentially challenging UPS, FedEx and the USPS. Its going to be interesting. Is there a list of allowed deliverable items?
I think they're challenging Instacart more than those others. I still can't use this API to ship something to another town, can I?
Please see my comment on what's currently allowed, and where our service is available: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11871600
UberRUSH is focused on courier-style deliveries within a single urban environment; you can not use UberRUSH for long distance deliveries.
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#38I just see an empty page with >docs-598c00d615.js:1 Uncaught RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded on the console
This is a known bug that manifests in the newest versions of chrome. We are addressing this immediately.
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#39It would be nice to have a field to denote "This driver has a marijuana handlers permit" so they could potentially deliver recreational marijuana from retailer to consumer. Although I'm sure the regulators would want to go over this. This would be in Oregon.
I think it would also be nice to have a general interface portal for 1099-economy gigs so you can list (and document) all your qualifications and you see results from Uber, Taskrabbit, Doordash, etc that you're qualified for.
(Though naturally the bigger players there might not like sharing access to their platform like that.)
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not sure I follow your example. Why would a cleaning service use uber? The cleaner doesn't have a car, or the uber driver will also clean your house? Edit - I see what you mean now, more companies will make physical service API's
No no - two separate services. I was just saying an API for a cleaning service would be great, just like an API for a courier.
We currently offer Uber for Business to allow for fleet management in order to dispatch rides to move employees or contractors (like cleaners):
The Uber Rides API or Uber for Business are better products for moving people from Point A to Point B.