Amazon Shipping offers domestic shipping solutions for shipments originating in the UK. Amazon Shipping offers fast ground shipping, on time, seven days a week.
This guide provides developers with the details needed to build Amazon Shipping shipping capabilities into your ShipStation V2 API workflows.
| Property | Type | Required? | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
amazon_marketplace_id | string | required | |
seller_type | string | required | Seller Central or Shipper Central account |
- You must agree to the Amazon Shipping terms and conditions.
- Amazon requires a unique Amazon Shipping account for each Amazon store you are shipping for.
- All Amazon Shipping UK shipments require both weight and dimensions.
- You must add a declared value to all shipments, even if not adding shipment insurance.
Amazon Shipping must be configured in your account Dashboard and cannot be configured via endpoint. For instructions on connecting Amazon Shipping via the ShipStation dashboard, go to our Amazon Shipping help article.
Once connected, you can use the carrier_code: amazon_shipping_uk to create shipments and labels using Amazon Shipping services.
Amazon Shipping UK supports rate shopping (ShipEngine guide) with ShipStation V2 API.
Available Amazon Shipping UK services are provided below. Please note that carriers may update their available services at any time. To ensure you are always using valid services, you can use the list carrier services (ShipEngine guide) endpoint at any time.
| Service | API Code |
|---|---|
| Amazon Shipping Ground | amazon_shipping_uk_ground |
| Amazon Shipping Standard | amazon_shipping_uk_standard |
| Amazon Shipping Premium | amazon_shipping_uk_premium |
Amazon Shipping UK does not support creating return labels (ShipEngine guide) with ShipStation V2 API.
The following carrier package types (ShipEngine guide) are available for Amazon Shipping UK services:
| Name | API Code |
|---|---|
| Your Package | amazon_shipping_uk_package |
Amazon Shipping UK does not support adding carrier insurance to shipments created with ShipStation V2 API.
- Label sizes: 4" x 6"
- Label formats: PDF, PNG, ZPL
Amazon Shipping UK does not support adding custom label messages (ShipEngine guide).
Amazon Shipping UK does not support creating multi-package shipments (ShipEngine guide).
Amazon Shipping UK does not support label branding (ShipEngine guide).
Amazon Shipping UK does not support voiding labels (ShipEngine guide) with ShipStation V2 API.
Amazon Shipping UK does not support paperless labels (ShipEngine guide).
| Confirmation Type | API Code | Description |
|---|---|---|
| No confirmation required | none | No delivery confirmation required for the shipment. |
See our Delivery Confirmation page (ShipEngine guide) for more details about using the confirmation property.
Amazon Shipping UK does not currently support any advanced options.
To ensure you always have the most up-to-date information about a carrier's advanced options, use the list carrier options call (ShipEngine guide).
Amazon Shipping UK does not require manifesting (ShipEngine guide) your shipments.
Amazon Shipping UK does not support scheduling pickups (ShipEngine guide) with ShipStation V2 API.
Amazon Shipping UK does not support shipping to service points (ShipEngine guide).
Amazon Shipping UK supports receiving tracking updates. Review our Track a Package guides (ShipEngine guide) for details on tracking with the ShipStation V2 API.
See the Disconnect section in our Delete a Carrier page (ShipEngine guide) for the process of deleting or disconnecting a carrier from ShipStation V2 API.
NOTE:
If you disconnect a carrier account and reconnect it, the account will have a new
carrier_idin ShipStation V2 API.