Shippo

Shippo provides a robust shipping API architecture that helps developers drive efficiency at scale. The Shippo API covers the complete shipping lifecycle from pre-purchase rate shopping across 80+ carriers to label generation, package tracking, and returns management. SDKs are available for Python, JavaScript, PHP, Java, Ruby, and Node.js.

Shippo publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Addresses API, Carrier Accounts API, Parcels API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Ecommerce, Labels, Logistics, Returns, and Shipping.

The Shippo catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 1 JSON-LD context, and 3 Spectral governance rulesets.

Shippo’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, pricing, and 10 more developer resources.

🌐 Visit website 📡 Source on GitHub

56.2/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 41/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessPaidSelf serve

9 APIs 1 Agent Skills 16 Features

EcommerceLabelsLogisticsReturnsShippingTracking

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 56.2/100 · strong

Contract Quality 21.4 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 10.4 / 20

Commercial Clarity 9.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13

Governance 5.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.5 / 10

Agent readiness — 41/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Improve this rating by publishing the missing artifacts — every area above can be raised, and the full rubric is at apis.io/rating/. This rating is computed from github.com/api-evangelist/shippo: open an issue to ask a question, or submit a pull request to add artifacts. Want it done for you? Prioritized profiling — $2,500 →

APIs 9

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

Shippo Addresses API

Validate and manage shipping addresses

Shippo Carrier Accounts API

Manage carrier account integrations

Shippo Parcels API

Define parcel dimensions and weight

Shippo Rates API

Retrieve shipping rates from carriers

Shippo Refunds API

Request label refunds

Shippo Shipments API

Create and manage shipments

Shippo Tracking API

Track shipments across carriers

Shippo Transactions API

Purchase shipping labels

Shippo Webhooks API

Manage webhook subscriptions

Scroll for all 9

Open Collections 1

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

Shippo API

OPEN COLLECTION

Agent Skills 1

Packaged agent skills for driving this provider's APIs from an AI assistant.

shippo-official

AGENT SKILL

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Shippo Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Shippo Finops

FINOPS

Features 16

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

API Starter: 30 free labels/mo + 7¢/label

API Premier: custom volume discounts, 24/7 monitoring optional

40+ shipping carriers (USPS, FedEx, UPS, DHL, Royal Mail, Canada Post, etc.)

Address validation (US: included; non-US: $0.09 Starter, $0.06 Premier)

Tracking webhooks

Returns labels

Insurance

Rating across carriers

REST API at api.goshippo.com

Default 250 req/min/token

Bearer token auth

Webhooks for shipment, transaction, batch events

Carrier accounts management API

Customs documents API

Batch label creation

API calls not associated with labels billed at API Starter rates

Scroll for all 16

JSON Schema 24

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Scroll for all 24

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

AgentSkills

AgentSkills

LlmsText

LlmsText

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

SDKs

SDKs

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: shippo
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shippo/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: shippo:shippo-addresses-api
  name: Shippo Addresses API
  description: Validate and manage shipping addresses
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Addresses
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shippo-addresses-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shippo-webhooks-asyncapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-python-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-javascript-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-php-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-ruby-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-node-client
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-shipment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-transaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/shippo-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shippo-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shippo-vocabulary.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/shippo-graphql.md
- aid: shippo:shippo-carrier-accounts-api
  name: Shippo Carrier Accounts API
  description: Manage carrier account integrations
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Carrier Accounts
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shippo-carrier-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shippo-webhooks-asyncapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-python-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-javascript-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-php-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-ruby-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-node-client
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-shipment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-transaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/shippo-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shippo-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shippo-vocabulary.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/shippo-graphql.md
- aid: shippo:shippo-parcels-api
  name: Shippo Parcels API
  description: Define parcel dimensions and weight
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Parcels
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shippo-parcels-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shippo-webhooks-asyncapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-python-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-javascript-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-php-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-ruby-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-node-client
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-shipment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-transaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/shippo-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shippo-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shippo-vocabulary.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/shippo-graphql.md
- aid: shippo:shippo-rates-api
  name: Shippo Rates API
  description: Retrieve shipping rates from carriers
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Rates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shippo-rates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shippo-webhooks-asyncapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-python-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-javascript-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-php-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-ruby-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-node-client
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-shipment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-transaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/shippo-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shippo-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shippo-vocabulary.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/shippo-graphql.md
- aid: shippo:shippo-refunds-api
  name: Shippo Refunds API
  description: Request label refunds
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Refunds
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shippo-refunds-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shippo-webhooks-asyncapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-python-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-javascript-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-php-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-ruby-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-node-client
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-shipment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-transaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/shippo-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shippo-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shippo-vocabulary.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/shippo-graphql.md
- aid: shippo:shippo-shipments-api
  name: Shippo Shipments API
  description: Create and manage shipments
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Shipments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shippo-shipments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shippo-webhooks-asyncapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-python-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-javascript-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-php-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-ruby-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-node-client
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-shipment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-transaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/shippo-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shippo-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shippo-vocabulary.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/shippo-graphql.md
- aid: shippo:shippo-tracking-api
  name: Shippo Tracking API
  description: Track shipments across carriers
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Tracking
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shippo-tracking-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shippo-webhooks-asyncapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-python-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-javascript-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-php-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-ruby-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-node-client
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-shipment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-transaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/shippo-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shippo-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shippo-vocabulary.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/shippo-graphql.md
- aid: shippo:shippo-transactions-api
  name: Shippo Transactions API
  description: Purchase shipping labels
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Transactions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shippo-transactions-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shippo-webhooks-asyncapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-python-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-javascript-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-php-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-ruby-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-node-client
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-shipment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-transaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/shippo-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shippo-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shippo-vocabulary.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/shippo-graphql.md
- aid: shippo:shippo-webhooks-api
  name: Shippo Webhooks API
  description: Manage webhook subscriptions
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shippo-webhooks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/shippo-webhooks-asyncapi.yaml
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-python-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-javascript-sdk
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-php-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-java-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-ruby-client
  - type: SDKs
    url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-node-client
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-shipment-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/shippo-transaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/shippo-context.jsonld
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/shippo-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/shippo-vocabulary.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/shippo-graphql.md
name: Shippo
tags:
- Ecommerce
- Labels
- Logistics
- Returns
- Shipping
- Tracking
kind: contract
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/shippo.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-05-30'
position: Consumer
description: Shippo provides a robust shipping API architecture that helps developers drive efficiency at scale. The Shippo
  API covers the complete shipping lifecycle from pre-purchase rate shopping across 80+ carriers to label generation, package
  tracking, and returns management. SDKs are available for Python, JavaScript, PHP, Java, Ruby, and Node.js.
integrations:
- name: Shopify
- name: Square
- name: WooCommerce
- name: Wix
- name: BigCommerce
- name: Magento 2
- name: Squarespace
- name: Walmart
- name: eBay
- name: Etsy
- name: Amazon
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/shippo-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/shippo-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/shippo-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/shippo-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shippo
- url: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://docs.goshippo.com/shippoapi/public-api
  type: APIReference
- url: https://docs.goshippo.com/docs/guides_general/clientlibraries
  type: SDKs
- url: https://support.goshippo.com/hc/en-us/articles/4404415886491-Shippo-API-Quick-Start-Guide
  type: GettingStarted
- url: https://goshippo.com/pricing/api
  type: Pricing
- url: https://github.com/goshippo
  type: GitHubOrganization
- url: https://goshippo.com/products/api
  type: DeveloperPortal
- url: https://goshippo.com
  type: Website
- type: Features
  data:
  - 'API Starter: 30 free labels/mo + 7¢/label'
  - 'API Premier: custom volume discounts, 24/7 monitoring optional'
  - 40+ shipping carriers (USPS, FedEx, UPS, DHL, Royal Mail, Canada Post, etc.)
  - 'Address validation (US: included; non-US: $0.09 Starter, $0.06 Premier)'
  - Tracking webhooks
  - Returns labels
  - Insurance
  - Rating across carriers
  - REST API at api.goshippo.com
  - Default 250 req/min/token
  - Bearer token auth
  - Webhooks for shipment, transaction, batch events
  - Carrier accounts management API
  - Customs documents API
  - Batch label creation
  - API calls not associated with labels billed at API Starter rates
  sources:
  - https://goshippo.com/pricing/api
  updated: '2026-05-04'
- type: Integrations
  url: https://goshippo.com/integrations
- name: Agent Skills
  url: https://github.com/goshippo/shippo-clawhub-skill
  type: AgentSkills
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://docs.goshippo.com/llms.txt