Everything you need to ship. Just one API.

Shippo API delivers fast, reliable shipping infrastructure—without the overhead.

Used by 1.2M across brands & platforms every month

Features

Labels

Create labels from any carrier with discounts up to 90% and manage up to 10,000 shipments in a single request.

Rating

Review live rates across carriers, compare cost and speed, and unlock discounted pricing for every shipment.

Tracking

Track shipments in real time across 1000+ carriers. Keep customers informed, cut down on support tickets, and boost repeat purchases.

Address validation

Verify addresses before you ship to minimize failed deliveries, save on label costs, and avoid delays.

Returns

Simplify returns with scan-based or QR code return labels, and only pay when used.

Billing & reconciliation

Get accurate, audit-ready billing tied to carrier invoices—reconciled with no duplicates, no guesswork.

AI insights for smarter shipping

Shippo Intelligence goes beyond dashboards with a weekly digest that highlights the trends that matter.

• Shipping cost changes
• Carrier performance shifts
• Personalized recommendations

Who we help

E-commerce Brands

Build a custom shipping experience or embed into your existing tech stack. Get full control over UI, billing, and shipping logic.

Marketplaces & Ecommerce Platforms

Integrate our API with a white/grey label solution or launch fast with Elements—prebuilt, no code UI components you can easily drop into your platform.

3PLs & Logistics Software

Enable your customers to access 40+ carriers through one simple integration—no extra development required.

Built for Developers

Use our SDKs, Postman collections, and webhooks to start shipping in minutes. Our clear documentation and reliable integrations make it easy and fast to go from test to production.

The infrastructure behind the shipping

We’ve designed our system to be reliable, responsive, and built for the real world—where things break, volumes spike, and customers don’t want to wait.

Carrier outages avoided in 2024 153+

Hours spent on carrier compliance per year 3,500+

Carrier claims handled per year 5,500+

Proactive monitoring and support 24/7

To build or to buy? Know what you’re taking on

Whether you're building your own shipping system or integrating a third-party API, it's important to understand the tradeoffs. We've broken down the considerations—from cost and maintenance to flexibility and scale—in our latest guide.

Explore what it really takes to build shipping infrastructure from scratch.

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