# Get bulk rates

Get Bulk Shipment Rates

Endpoint: POST /v1/rates/bulk
Version: 1.1.202604070904
Security: api_key

## Request fields (application/json):

  - `ship_to_service_point_id` (string,null)
    A unique identifier for a carrier service point where the shipment will be delivered by the carrier. This will take precedence over a shipment's ship to address.
    Example: "614940"

  - `ship_from_service_point_id` (string,null)
    A unique identifier for a carrier drop off point where a merchant plans to deliver packages. This will take precedence over a shipment's ship from address.
    Example: "614940"

  - `rate_options` (object, required)
    The rate options

  - `rate_options.carrier_ids` (array, required)
    Array of carrier ids to get rates for
    Example: ["se-28529731"]

  - `rate_options.package_types` (array)

  - `rate_options.service_codes` (array)

  - `rate_options.calculate_tax_amount` (boolean)
    Calculate the duties and tariffs for cross border shipments.

  - `rate_options.preferred_currency` (string)
    The currencies that are supported by ShipEngine are the ones that specified by ISO 4217: https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html

  - `rate_options.is_return` (boolean)
    Indicate if it's a return shipment

  - `rate_options.rate_type` (string)
    Indicates what type of rating to perform
    Enum: "check", "shipment", "quick"

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `rate_request_id` (string, required)
    A string that uniquely identifies the rate request
    Example: "se-28529731"

  - `shipment_id` (string, required)
    A string that uniquely identifies the shipment
    Example: "se-28529731"

  - `created_at` (string, required)
    An [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) string that represents a date and time.
    Example: "2018-09-23T15:00:00.000Z"

  - `status` (string, required)
    The possible rate response status values
    Enum: "working", "completed", "partial", "error"

  - `errors` (array, required)
    An array of errors that were returned while retrieving the bulk rate

  - `errors.error_source` (string, required)
    The source of the error, as indicated by the name this informs us if the API call failed because of the
carrier, the order source, or the ShipEngine API itself.
    Enum: "carrier", "order_source", "shipengine"

  - `errors.error_type` (string, required)
    The type of error
    Enum: "account_status", "business_rules", "validation", "security", "system", "integrations"

  - `errors.error_code` (string, required)
    The error code specified for the failed API Call
    Enum: "auto_fund_not_supported", "batch_cannot_be_modified", "carrier_conflict", "carrier_disconnected", "carrier_not_connected", "carrier_not_supported", "confirmation_not_supported", "default_warehouse_cannot_be_deleted", "field_conflict", "field_value_required", "forbidden", "identifier_conflict", "identifiers_must_match", "insufficient_funds", "invalid_address", "invalid_billing_plan", "invalid_field_value", "invalid_identifier", "invalid_status", "invalid_string_length", "label_images_not_supported", "meter_failure", "order_source_not_active", "rate_limit_exceeded", "refresh_not_supported", "request_body_required", "return_label_not_supported", "settings_not_supported", "subscription_inactive", "terms_not_accepted", "tracking_not_supported", "trial_expired", "unauthorized", "unknown", "unspecified", "verification_failure", "warehouse_conflict", "webhook_event_type_conflict", "customs_items_required", "incompatible_paired_labels", "invalid_charge_event", "invalid_object", "no_rates_returned", "file_not_found", "shipping_rule_not_found", "service_not_determined", "no_rates_returned", "funding_source_registration_in_progress", "insurance_failure", "funding_source_missing_configuration", "funding_source_error", "freight_connection_inactive", "freight_provider_id_required", "freight_provider_already_connected", "freight_shipment_not_found", "freight_tracking_not_available", "freight_tracking_not_found", "freight_shipment_not_batchable"

  - `errors.message` (string, required)
    An error message associated with the failed API call
    Example: "Body of request cannot be null."

  - `errors.carrier_id` (string)
    A string that uniquely identifies the carrier that generated the error.
    Example: "se-28529731"

  - `errors.carrier_code` (string)
    The name of the shipping carrier that generated the error, such as fedex, dhl_express, stamps_com, etc.
    Example: "dhl_express"

  - `errors.field_name` (string)
    The name of the field that caused the error
    Example: "shipment.ship_to.phone_number"

## Response 400 fields (application/json):

  - `request_id` (string, required)
    A UUID that uniquely identifies the request id.
This can be given to the support team to help debug non-trivial issues that may occur
    Example: "aa3d8e8e-462b-4476-9618-72db7f7b7009"

  - `errors` (array, required)
    The errors associated with the failed API call

  - `errors.error_source` (string, required)
    The source of the error, as indicated by the name this informs us if the API call failed because of the
carrier, the order source, or the ShipEngine API itself.
    Enum: "carrier", "order_source", "shipengine"

  - `errors.error_type` (string, required)
    The type of error
    Enum: "account_status", "business_rules", "validation", "security", "system", "integrations"

  - `errors.error_code` (string, required)
    The error code specified for the failed API Call
    Enum: "auto_fund_not_supported", "batch_cannot_be_modified", "carrier_conflict", "carrier_disconnected", "carrier_not_connected", "carrier_not_supported", "confirmation_not_supported", "default_warehouse_cannot_be_deleted", "field_conflict", "field_value_required", "forbidden", "identifier_conflict", "identifiers_must_match", "insufficient_funds", "invalid_address", "invalid_billing_plan", "invalid_field_value", "invalid_identifier", "invalid_status", "invalid_string_length", "label_images_not_supported", "meter_failure", "order_source_not_active", "rate_limit_exceeded", "refresh_not_supported", "request_body_required", "return_label_not_supported", "settings_not_supported", "subscription_inactive", "terms_not_accepted", "tracking_not_supported", "trial_expired", "unauthorized", "unknown", "unspecified", "verification_failure", "warehouse_conflict", "webhook_event_type_conflict", "customs_items_required", "incompatible_paired_labels", "invalid_charge_event", "invalid_object", "no_rates_returned", "file_not_found", "shipping_rule_not_found", "service_not_determined", "no_rates_returned", "funding_source_registration_in_progress", "insurance_failure", "funding_source_missing_configuration", "funding_source_error", "freight_connection_inactive", "freight_provider_id_required", "freight_provider_already_connected", "freight_shipment_not_found", "freight_tracking_not_available", "freight_tracking_not_found", "freight_shipment_not_batchable"

  - `errors.message` (string, required)
    An error message associated with the failed API call
    Example: "Body of request cannot be null."

  - `errors.carrier_id` (string)
    A string that uniquely identifies the carrier that generated the error.
    Example: "se-28529731"

  - `errors.carrier_code` (string)
    The name of the shipping carrier that generated the error, such as fedex, dhl_express, stamps_com, etc.
    Example: "dhl_express"

  - `errors.field_name` (string)
    The name of the field that caused the error
    Example: "shipment.ship_to.phone_number"