Shippo · Example Payload

Shippo Purchase Label Example

Purchase a shipping label by creating a transaction from a selected rate

EcommerceLabelsLogisticsReturnsShippingTracking

Shippo Purchase Label Example is an example object payload from Shippo, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

Top-level fields

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Example Payload

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{
  "example": "Purchase Shipping Label",
  "description": "Purchase a shipping label by creating a transaction from a selected rate",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://api.goshippo.com/transactions",
    "headers": {
      "Authorization": "ShippoToken shippo_live_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    "body": {
      "rate": "e4f5g6h7i8j9k0l1m2n3o4p5q6r7s8t9",
      "label_file_type": "PDF",
      "async": false
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "status": 201,
    "body": {
      "object_id": "t1r2a3c4k5i6n7g8n9u0m1b2e3r4x5y6",
      "status": "SUCCESS",
      "tracking_number": "9400111899223434769485",
      "tracking_url_provider": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?tLabels=9400111899223434769485",
      "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
      "label_url": "https://shippo-delivery-east.s3.amazonaws.com/t1r2a3c4k5i6n7g8n9u0m1b2e3r4x5y6.pdf",
      "rate": "e4f5g6h7i8j9k0l1m2n3o4p5q6r7s8t9",
      "object_created": "2026-05-02T10:35:00Z",
      "object_updated": "2026-05-02T10:35:01Z"
    }
  }
}