Karrio

Karrio Shipments API

Create, manage, rate, purchase, and void shipments.

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Karrio Shipments API
  description: REST API for managing shipments in Karrio, the open-source multi-carrier shipping platform. The Shipments resource lets developers create shipments, fetch rates, purchase labels, and void shipments through a unified API across supported carriers.
  version: 1.0.0
  termsOfService: https://karrio.io/terms
  contact:
    name: Karrio Support
    url: https://docs.karrio.io/
  license:
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://github.com/karrioapi/karrio/blob/main/LICENSE
servers:
- url: https://api.karrio.io
  description: Karrio managed API
- url: http://localhost:5002
  description: Self-hosted Karrio API (default development port)
security:
- tokenAuth: []
tags:
- name: Shipments
  description: Create, manage, rate, purchase, and void shipments.
paths:
  /v1/shipments:
    get:
      operationId: listShipments
      summary: Retrieve all shipments
      description: Return the authenticated account's shipments.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of shipments.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
    post:
      operationId: createShipment
      summary: Create a shipment
      description: Create a new shipment instance with shipper, recipient, and parcel details.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created shipment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /v1/shipments/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getShipment
      summary: Retrieve a shipment
      description: Return a single shipment by identifier.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Shipment payload.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
    patch:
      operationId: updateShipment
      summary: Update a shipment
      description: Update shipment properties such as label type, reference, or payment.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated shipment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
    delete:
      operationId: voidShipment
      summary: Void a shipment
      description: Void a shipment and its associated label, where supported by the carrier.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Void result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /v1/shipments/{id}/purchase:
    post:
      operationId: purchaseShipment
      summary: Purchase a shipping label
      description: Select a preferred rate to purchase a shipping label for the shipment.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                selected_rate_id:
                  type: string
              required:
              - selected_rate_id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Purchased shipment with label.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
  /v1/shipments/{id}/rates:
    post:
      operationId: fetchShipmentRates
      summary: Refresh shipment rates
      description: Refresh the list of available carrier rates for the shipment.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Refreshed shipment rates.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  securitySchemes:
    tokenAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Karrio API token sent as a Bearer credential in the Authorization header.