Shippo

Shippo Rates API

Retrieve shipping rates from carriers

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Operations 2

GET /shipments/{ShipmentId}/rates Get Shipment Rates #

GET /rates/{RateId} Get Rate #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Shippo Addresses Rates API
  description: Shippo is a multi-carrier shipping API that enables developers to add complete shipping functionality to their applications. The API supports address validation, carrier rate comparison across USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, and 80+ other carriers, label generation, package tracking, returns management, and webhook notifications.
  version: '2018-02-08'
  contact:
    name: Shippo
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
    email: support@goshippo.com
  license:
    name: Shippo API Terms
    url: https://goshippo.com/terms-of-use/
  x-date: '2026-05-02'
servers:
- url: https://api.goshippo.com
  description: Shippo API
security:
- ShippoToken: []
tags:
- name: Rates
  description: Retrieve shipping rates from carriers
paths:
  /shipments/{ShipmentId}/rates:
    get:
      operationId: getShipmentRates
      summary: Get Shipment Rates
      description: Returns a list of rates for a given shipment.
      tags:
      - Rates
      parameters:
      - name: ShipmentId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: currency_code
        in: query
        description: Currency code for rate amounts (ISO 4217)
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of rates for the shipment
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RatePaginatedList'
  /rates/{RateId}:
    get:
      operationId: getRate
      summary: Get Rate
      description: Returns an existing rate using an object ID.
      tags:
      - Rates
      parameters:
      - name: RateId
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Rate object
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Rate'
components:
  schemas:
    RatePaginatedList:
      type: object
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
        results:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Rate'
    Rate:
      type: object
      properties:
        object_id:
          type: string
        object_created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        amount:
          type: string
          description: Total cost of the rate
        currency:
          type: string
          description: Currency of the rate amount
        amount_local:
          type: string
          description: Amount in the local currency
        currency_local:
          type: string
        provider:
          type: string
          description: Carrier providing the rate (e.g., USPS, UPS)
        provider_image_75:
          type: string
          description: URL to carrier logo (75px)
        servicelevel:
          type: object
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
            token:
              type: string
            terms:
              type: string
        days:
          type: integer
          description: Estimated transit days
        arrives_by:
          type: string
          description: Estimated delivery time
        duration_terms:
          type: string
          description: Service level terms description
        trackable:
          type: boolean
        attributes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
  securitySchemes:
    ShippoToken:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Shippo API token (prefix with "ShippoToken ")

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