Changelog

Deliveries now carry two notes: pickup_instructions for the store side and dropoff_instructions for the customer side.

What changed

• POST /dd/v1/deliveries/quote accepts dropoff_instructions beside pickup_instructions. Both are optional, nullable, and up to 2000 characters.
• PATCH /dd/v1/deliveries/{external_delivery_id} edits either note. Send one or both fields without status; null or an empty string clears a field, and an absent field is left unchanged. Edits are accepted until the delivery reaches COMPLETED, FAILED, CANCELLED, or EXPIRED. A cancel still sends status on its own.
• POST /dd/v1/deliveries, GET /dd/v1/deliveries, and GET /dd/v1/deliveries/{external_delivery_id} return both fields on every delivery. The PATCH response returns them after an instructions edit.
• pickup_instructions is shown to the driver from assignment until the order is loaded. dropoff_instructions is shown on the way to and at the customer.

Migration

No action is required. Integrations created before dropoff_instructions existed may be in legacy mode, where pickup_instructions is treated as the dropoff note and both fields read back the same value. In that mode a body that sends both fields uses dropoff_instructions unless it is null or empty, and clearing either field clears the shared note. Ask your Autolane contact to switch your account to the current behavior.