How to get shipping rates by quote id in Magento 2

In this blog post we will be discussing how to get shipping rates by quote ID in Magento 2. When developing an e-commerce website, shipping is an integral part of ensuring customer satisfaction. Magento 2 provides a robust shipping system that allows store owners to set up different shipping methods tailored to their specific needs. One important feature of this system is the ability to retrieve shipping rates for a specific quote ID. In this post we will walk you through the process of retrieving shipping rates by quote I, and show you how to implement this functionality in your Magento 2 store. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, this post will provide valuable insights on how to get shipping rates in Magento 2.

Firstly, create a module skeleton in Magento 2.

Create a directory for your module in the

app/code

directory of your Magento 2 installation. For example, if your module is called

MyModule

, create a directory called

MyModule

under

app/code

Create the module configuration file

app/code/MyModule/etc/module.xml

with the following content:

Replace

MyModule

with the name of your module. Create the

registration.php

file in the

app/code/MyModule

directory with the following content:

Once you have finished creating the skeleton, you can enable the module by running the

bin/magento module:enable MyModule_Checkout

command in your Magento 2 installation directory. You could also install the module by running the

bin/magento setup:upgrade

command.

Now let's define what a quote ID is. In Magento, a quote is created when a customer adds items to their cart but has not yet checked out. Each quote has a unique ID, which can be used to identify the quote.

To retrieve the shipping rates for a specific quote ID, we need to use the

Magento\Quote\Api\CartRepositoryInterface

interface. We can create an instance of this class and load the quote by its ID. To demonstrate this, let's create the new Block class

Quote

in the example directory

app/code/MyModule/Checkout/Block/Cart

The output will be shown in the file

var/log/debug.log

. The example output when the

getShippingRates

method is run is:

First, we load the

\Magento\Quote\Model\QuoteIdMask

object using a factory to get the

entity_id

of the quote using a masked ID. Then we load the quote by its ID from the cart repository. Once we have loaded the quote from the cart repository, we can get the shipping rates by calling the

getShippingAddress()

method to retrieve the quote's shipping address, and then calling the

collectShippingRates()

method to calculate the available shipping methods and their rates.

Once we have loaded the quote, we can get the shipping rates by calling the

getShippingAddress()

method to retrieve the quote's shipping address, and then calling the

collectShippingRates()

method to calculate the available shipping methods and their rates.

We can then loop through the available shipping methods and retrieve their names and rates. In this code, the

getShippingRatesByQuoteId

method will return an array of available shipping methods, grouped by carrier. Each shipping method object has methods to retrieve its name and rate.

And that's it! With these few lines of code, we can easily get the shipping rates for a specific quote ID in Magento 2. This is a useful feature for custom shipping calculations or for displaying shipping rates to customers before they check out.

Summary

Shipping is a crucial aspect of any e-commerce website and Magento offers a robust shipping system to cater to diverse business needs. In this blog post we explored how to retrieve shipping rates by quote ID. By following a few simple steps you can implement this functionality and enhance the customer experience on your Magento store.

The aforementioned functionality opens up possibilities for customized shipping calculations and empowers you to display accurate shipping rates to your customers before they proceed to checkout. By providing transparency and control over shipping costs, you can significantly improve customer satisfaction and drive conversions on your store.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced developer, implementing this feature will undoubtedly enhance the shipping process and contribute to the success of your e-commerce business.