ShipBob

ShipBob is a Chicago-based global ecommerce fulfillment network and 3PL operating 60+ fulfillment centers, providing distributed warehousing, inventory, B2B/EDI, and shipping operations for direct-to-consumer brands with a developer-friendly REST API.

ShipBob publishes 10 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Subpackage Billing API, Subpackage Channels API, Subpackage Inventory API, and 7 more. Tagged areas include Logistics, Fulfillment, 3PL, E-Commerce, and Inventory.

The ShipBob catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

ShipBob’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, pricing, engineering blog, and 13 more developer resources.

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38.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 41/100 agent ready Front door AI 4/6 moderate saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-25 · rubric v0.23.0

AccessPaid

1 APIs

Logistics Fulfillment 3PL E-Commerce Inventory Warehousing Shipping Direct to Consumer

What this lets a business do 4

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Warehousing Operations Management

BC-2460

subpackage_receivingsubpackage_returns

POST /2026-01/receiving GET /2026-01/receiving GET /2026-01/receiving/{id} GET /2026-01/receiving/{id}/boxes

Inventory Management

BC-530

subpackage_inventory

GET /2026-01/inventory-level GET /2026-01/inventory GET /2026-01/inventory-level/locations GET /2026-01/inventory-level/lots

Supply Chain Management

BC-520

subpackage_orders

POST /2026-01/order GET /2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId} GET /2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}/timeline PUT /2026-01/shipment:bulkUpdateShippingService

Developer Platform & API Ecosystem Management

BC-4270

subpackage_webhooks

POST /2026-01/webhook

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-09-25 · rubric v0.23.0

Composite quality — 38.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 10.6 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 5.4 / 15

Access Clarity 3.9 / 15

Operational Transparency 2.3 / 10

Contract Governance 1.0 / 9

Discoverability 5.6 / 8

Regulatory Posture 2.5 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 41/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 5 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

ShipBob Subpackage Billing API

The subpackage_billing API from ShipBob — 4 operation(s) for subpackage_billing.

ShipBob Subpackage Channels API

The subpackage_channels API from ShipBob — 1 operation(s) for subpackage_channels.

ShipBob Subpackage Inventory API

The subpackage_inventory API from ShipBob — 9 operation(s) for subpackage_inventory.

ShipBob Subpackage Locations API

The subpackage_locations API from ShipBob — 1 operation(s) for subpackage_locations.

ShipBob Subpackage Orders API

The subpackage_orders API from ShipBob — 21 operation(s) for subpackage_orders.

ShipBob Subpackage Products API

The subpackage_products API from ShipBob — 11 operation(s) for subpackage_products.

ShipBob Subpackage Receiving API

The subpackage_receiving API from ShipBob — 8 operation(s) for subpackage_receiving.

ShipBob Subpackage Returns API

The subpackage_returns API from ShipBob — 3 operation(s) for subpackage_returns.

ShipBob Subpackage Simulations API

The subpackage_simulations API from ShipBob — 2 operation(s) for subpackage_simulations.

ShipBob Subpackage Webhooks API

The subpackage_webhooks API from ShipBob — 2 operation(s) for subpackage_webhooks.

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Open Collections 12

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference subpackage_billing API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference subpackage_billing subpackage_channels API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference subpackage_billing subpackage_inventory API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference subpackage_billing subpackage_locations API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference subpackage_billing subpackage_orders API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference subpackage_billing subpackage_products API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference subpackage_billing subpackage_receiving API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference subpackage_billing subpackage_returns API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference subpackage_billing subpackage_simulations API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference subpackage_billing subpackage_webhooks API

OPEN COLLECTION

API Reference

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Shipbob Plans Pricing

0 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Shipbob Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Shipbob Finops

FINOPS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

ShipBob Webhooks

AsyncAPI 2.6 specification modeling the ShipBob webhook event surface. ShipBob webhooks allow applications to subscribe to events that occur in a ShipBob merchant account (order...

ASYNCAPI

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

ShipBob API Rules

5 rules · 1 errors 4 warnings

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Shipbob Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Shipbob Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Shipbob Trust Center

SOC 2, ISO 27001

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Shipbob Agentic Access

72 operations · 28 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

SupportPortal

SupportPortal

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

LlmsText

LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Blog

Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

AppStore

AppStore

Source (apis.yml)

aid: shipbob
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shipbob/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: ShipBob
kind: company
description: ShipBob is a Chicago-based global ecommerce fulfillment network and 3PL operating 60+ fulfillment centers, providing
  distributed warehousing, inventory, B2B/EDI, and shipping operations for direct-to-consumer brands with a developer-friendly
  REST API.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/shipbob.png
tags:
- Logistics
- Fulfillment
- 3PL
- E-Commerce
- Inventory
- Warehousing
- Shipping
- Direct to Consumer
tags_raw:
- Logistics
- Fulfillment
- 3PL
- Ecommerce
- Inventory
- Warehousing
- Shipping
- Direct-to-Consumer
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-30'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: shipbob:shipbob-subpackage-billing-api
  name: ShipBob Subpackage Billing API
  description: The subpackage_billing API from ShipBob — 4 operation(s) for subpackage_billing.
  humanURL: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shipbob.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - subpackage_billing
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipbob-subpackage-billing-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/quickstart
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/rate-limit
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/faq
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shipbob-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- aid: shipbob:shipbob-subpackage-channels-api
  name: ShipBob Subpackage Channels API
  description: The subpackage_channels API from ShipBob — 1 operation(s) for subpackage_channels.
  humanURL: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shipbob.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - subpackage_channels
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipbob-subpackage-channels-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/quickstart
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/rate-limit
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/faq
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shipbob-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- aid: shipbob:shipbob-subpackage-inventory-api
  name: ShipBob Subpackage Inventory API
  description: The subpackage_inventory API from ShipBob — 9 operation(s) for subpackage_inventory.
  humanURL: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shipbob.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - subpackage_inventory
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipbob-subpackage-inventory-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/quickstart
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/rate-limit
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/faq
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shipbob-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- aid: shipbob:shipbob-subpackage-locations-api
  name: ShipBob Subpackage Locations API
  description: The subpackage_locations API from ShipBob — 1 operation(s) for subpackage_locations.
  humanURL: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shipbob.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - subpackage_locations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipbob-subpackage-locations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/quickstart
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/rate-limit
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/faq
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shipbob-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- aid: shipbob:shipbob-subpackage-orders-api
  name: ShipBob Subpackage Orders API
  description: The subpackage_orders API from ShipBob — 21 operation(s) for subpackage_orders.
  humanURL: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shipbob.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - subpackage_orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipbob-subpackage-orders-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/quickstart
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/rate-limit
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/faq
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shipbob-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- aid: shipbob:shipbob-subpackage-products-api
  name: ShipBob Subpackage Products API
  description: The subpackage_products API from ShipBob — 11 operation(s) for subpackage_products.
  humanURL: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shipbob.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - subpackage_products
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipbob-subpackage-products-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/quickstart
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/rate-limit
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/faq
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shipbob-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- aid: shipbob:shipbob-subpackage-receiving-api
  name: ShipBob Subpackage Receiving API
  description: The subpackage_receiving API from ShipBob — 8 operation(s) for subpackage_receiving.
  humanURL: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shipbob.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - subpackage_receiving
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipbob-subpackage-receiving-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/quickstart
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/rate-limit
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/faq
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shipbob-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- aid: shipbob:shipbob-subpackage-returns-api
  name: ShipBob Subpackage Returns API
  description: The subpackage_returns API from ShipBob — 3 operation(s) for subpackage_returns.
  humanURL: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shipbob.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - subpackage_returns
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipbob-subpackage-returns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/quickstart
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/rate-limit
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/faq
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shipbob-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- aid: shipbob:shipbob-subpackage-simulations-api
  name: ShipBob Subpackage Simulations API
  description: The subpackage_simulations API from ShipBob — 2 operation(s) for subpackage_simulations.
  humanURL: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shipbob.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - subpackage_simulations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipbob-subpackage-simulations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/quickstart
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/rate-limit
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/faq
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shipbob-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
- aid: shipbob:shipbob-subpackage-webhooks-api
  name: ShipBob Subpackage Webhooks API
  description: The subpackage_webhooks API from ShipBob — 2 operation(s) for subpackage_webhooks.
  humanURL: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shipbob.com
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - subpackage_webhooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shipbob-subpackage-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/auth
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/quickstart
  - type: ReleaseNotes
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/rate-limit
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://developer.shipbob.com/faq
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shipbob-webhooks-asyncapi.yml
common:
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/shipbob-capability-edges.yml
  name: ShipBob Business Capability Map
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/shipbob-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/shipbob-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/shipbob-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/shipbob-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.shipbob.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.shipbob.com/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.shipbob.com/pricing/
- type: AppStore
  url: https://www.shipbob.com/integrations/
- type: SupportPortal
  url: https://support.shipbob.com/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ShipBob
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shipbob
- type: Plans
  url: plans/shipbob-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/shipbob-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/shipbob-finops.yml
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developer.shipbob.com/llms.txt
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.shipbob.com/blog/feed/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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