Shippit Orders API

Create, retrieve, update, and cancel shipping orders.

Operations 3

POST /order Create an order #
GET /orders/{tracking_number} Retrieve an order #
DELETE /orders/{tracking_number} Cancel an order #

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OpenAPI Specification

shippit-orders-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Shippit Orders API
  description: The Shippit API (v3) is the REST interface to Shippit's Australian multi-carrier shipping and fulfillment platform.
  version: '3'
  contact:
    name: Shippit Developer Centre
    url: https://developer.shippit.com/
  x-fidelity: Base URLs, Bearer auth, and the tracking path are confirmed from docs; other request/response schemas are modeled and should be reconciled.
servers:
- url: https://app.shippit.com/api/3
  description: Production
- url: https://app.staging.shippit.com/api/3
  description: Staging (sandbox)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Orders
  description: Create, retrieve, update, and cancel shipping orders.
paths:
  /order:
    post:
      operationId: createOrder
      tags:
      - Orders
      summary: Create an order
      description: Submits an order to Shippit. Requires a delivery location, user details, and parcel details; Shippit allocates the courier and fills the origin from merchant configuration. MODELED request/response.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: The created order, including its tracking number.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /orders/{tracking_number}:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/TrackingNumber'
    get:
      operationId: getOrder
      tags:
      - Orders
      summary: Retrieve an order
      description: Retrieves an order by its Shippit tracking number. MODELED response.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested order.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    delete:
      operationId: cancelOrder
      tags:
      - Orders
      summary: Cancel an order
      description: Cancels an order by its Shippit tracking number. MODELED response.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Cancellation confirmation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Parcel:
      type: object
      description: A single parcel's dimensions and weight. MODELED.
      properties:
        qty:
          type: integer
          default: 1
        weight:
          type: number
          description: Weight in kilograms.
        length:
          type: number
          description: Length in metres.
        width:
          type: number
          description: Width in metres.
        depth:
          type: number
          description: Depth in metres.
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
        error_description:
          type: string
    OrderResponse:
      type: object
      description: MODELED order response.
      properties:
        response:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            tracking_number:
              type: string
            state:
              type: string
            courier_type:
              type: string
            courier_job_id:
              type: string
            tracking_url:
              type: string
    OrderRequest:
      type: object
      description: MODELED order request.
      required:
      - order
      properties:
        order:
          type: object
          properties:
            courier_type:
              type: string
              description: Requested courier or 'standard' to let Shippit allocate.
            delivery_address:
              type: string
            delivery_suburb:
              type: string
            delivery_state:
              type: string
            delivery_postcode:
              type: string
            receiver_name:
              type: string
            receiver_contact_number:
              type: string
            user_attributes:
              type: object
              properties:
                email:
                  type: string
                first_name:
                  type: string
                last_name:
                  type: string
            parcel_attributes:
              type: array
              items:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Parcel'
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid Bearer API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    ValidationError:
      description: The request payload failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    TrackingNumber:
      name: tracking_number
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Shippit tracking number identifying the order.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Per-merchant API key (referred to as the API Secret) passed as `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`. Obtain the key from the Shippit merchant dashboard; use a staging key against the staging base URL.'