ShipEngine's easy-to-use REST API lets you manage all of your shipping needs without worrying about the complexities of different carrier APIs and protocols. We handle all the heavy lifting so you can focus on providing a first-class shipping experience for your customers at the best possible prices.
Each of ShipEngine's features can be used by itself or in conjunction with each other to build powerful shipping functionality into your application or service.
No matter your shipping volume, failed deliveries and address change surcharges cut into your bottom line and damage perception with customers. Our address validation services ensure your packages make it to the right place the first time. Learn how to leverage our address validation services here.
ShipEngine supports address validation for virtually every country on Earth, including the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, Germany, France, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Israel, Italy, and over 160 others.
Carrier-specific credentials (use credential_requirements endpoint to get required fields)
curl -i -X POST \
https://docs.shipstation.com/_mock/apis/shipengine/openapi/v-beta/ltl/carriers \
-H 'API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"carrier_code": "FXFE",
"credentials": {
"property1": "string",
"property2": "string"
},
"nickname": "FedEx Freight Production"
}'{ "carrier_id": "aed2a8c0-7998-4fef-9a82-2cab5f527dc2", "name": "Test Carrier", "countries": [ "US", "CA", "MX" ], "features": [ "quote", "spot_quote", "scheduled_pickup", "tracking" ], "options": [ { … } ], "packages": [ { … } ] }
Shipment details
Array of freight packages
Any residential or business mailing address, anywhere in the world.
Note: Either
nameorcompany_namemust be set. Both may be specified, if relevant.
The name of a contact person at this address. This field may be set instead of - or in addition to - the company_name field.
The phone number of a contact person at this address. The format of this phone number varies depending on the country.
If this is a business address, then the company name should be specified here.
The first line of the street address. For some addresses, this may be the only line. Other addresses may require 2 or 3 lines.
The second line of the street address. For some addresses, this line may not be needed.
The third line of the street address. For some addresses, this line may not be needed.
The name of the city or locality
The state or province. For some countries (including the U.S.) only abbreviations are allowed. Other countries allow the full name or abbreviation.
postal code
A two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code
Any residential or business mailing address, anywhere in the world.
Note: Either
nameorcompany_namemust be set. Both may be specified, if relevant.
The name of a contact person at this address. This field may be set instead of - or in addition to - the company_name field.
The phone number of a contact person at this address. The format of this phone number varies depending on the country.
If this is a business address, then the company name should be specified here.
The first line of the street address. For some addresses, this may be the only line. Other addresses may require 2 or 3 lines.
The second line of the street address. For some addresses, this line may not be needed.
The third line of the street address. For some addresses, this line may not be needed.
The name of the city or locality
The state or province. For some countries (including the U.S.) only abbreviations are allowed. Other countries allow the full name or abbreviation.
A two-letter ISO 3166-1 country code
curl -i -X POST \
'https://docs.shipstation.com/_mock/apis/shipengine/openapi/v-beta/ltl/quotes/{carrier_id}' \
-H 'API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"shipment": {
"service_code": "stnd",
"pickup_date": "2021-10-01",
"packages": [
{
"code": "PKG",
"freight_class": 60,
"description": "Paperback books",
"quantity": 3
}
],
"ship_from": {
"name": "John Doe",
"phone": "+1 204-253-9411 ext. 123",
"email": "example@example.com",
"company_name": "The Home Depot",
"address_line1": "1999 Bishop Grandin Blvd.",
"address_line2": "Unit 408",
"address_line3": "Building #7",
"city_locality": "Winnipeg",
"state_province": "Manitoba",
"postal_code": "78756-3717",
"country_code": "CA",
"address_residential_indicator": "no"
},
"ship_to": {
"name": "John Doe",
"phone": "+1 204-253-9411 ext. 123",
"email": "example@example.com",
"company_name": "The Home Depot",
"address_line1": "1999 Bishop Grandin Blvd.",
"address_line2": "Unit 408",
"address_line3": "Building #7",
"city_locality": "Winnipeg",
"state_province": "Manitoba",
"postal_code": "78756-3717",
"country_code": "CA",
"address_residential_indicator": "no"
},
"bill_to": {},
"requested_by": {}
},
"shipment_measurements": {}
}'{ "quote_id": "se-123456", "quote_type": "contract", "pickup_date": "2021-10-01", "estimated_delivery_days": 5, "charges": [ { … } ] }
curl -i -X GET \
'https://docs.shipstation.com/_mock/apis/shipengine/openapi/v-beta/ltl/carriers/{carrier_id}' \
-H 'API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'{ "carriers": [ { … } ] }
Webhooks are a powerful feature of ShipEngine that can save you from sending repeated polling requests to check on the state of something. With webhooks, ShipEngine will automatically contact your servers when the state changes. This can include parcel tracking events, notification of the completion of a batch operation, or new sales orders.