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 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Addresses API, Carrier Accounts API, Parcels API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include E-Commerce, 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 14 more developer resources.

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55.7/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 37/100 agent ready Front door AI 1/6 silent Heartbeat 100/100 alive saas Full breakdown ↓
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1 published contract 1 MCP Servers 1 Agent Skills 16 Features

E-Commerce Labels Logistics Returns Shipping Tracking

What this lets a business do 3

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

Supply Chain Management

BC-520

ShipmentsTransactions

GET /shipments POST /shipments GET /shipments/{ShipmentId} GET /shipments/{ShipmentId}/rates

Shipment Visibility & Tracking Management

BC-2510

Tracking

GET /tracks/{Carrier}/{TrackingNumber} POST /tracks

Freight Rating & Tariff Management

BC-2520

Rates

GET /shipments/{ShipmentId}/rates GET /rates/{RateId}

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 55.7/100 · strong

Contract Quality 13.4 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 11.0 / 15

Access Clarity 8.7 / 15

Operational Transparency 1.0 / 10

Contract Governance 2.5 / 9

Discoverability 5.0 / 8

Regulatory Posture 3.2 / 15

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 37/100 · 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 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented)
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented)

5 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Operational Transparency scores 10.5 — up to +11.6 composite points
Contract Governance scores 27.3 — up to +8.7 composite points
Access Clarity scores 57.9 — up to +8.4 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Shipping and Logistics	coverage	48.9	-	1
Commerce Platform Ecosystems (Shopify, WooCommerce, Stripe Apps)	coverage	48.9	-	1
MACH & Headless Commerce	coverage	48.9	-	1
Amazon Seller Ecosystem (Selling Partner Appstore, Amazon Ads partners)	coverage	48.9	-	1
Wix App Market (third-party apps for Wix sites)	coverage	48.9	-	1
IFTTT Services (service publishers)	coverage	48.9	-	1

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 2

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

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

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Shippo MCP Server

Remote MCP server at docs.goshippo.com over HTTP.

MCP SERVER

Agent Skills 1

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

shippo-official

AGENT SKILL

Shippo API pricing

Prices published by Shippo, read 2026-10-28 from goshippo.com/pricing/api. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
API Starter	Free Includes: 30 labels per month free
API Premier	Custom Includes: Everything in API Starter, plus Shippo Intelligence, volume discounts, dedicated account manager
Tracking (API Starter)	2¢/track
Rating (API Starter)	1¢/rate generation
Delivery date estimate (API Starter)	3¢/estimate
US addresses validation (API Starter)	2¢/validation
Non-US addresses validation (API Starter)	8¢/validation
Insurance (US)	US: 1.25% of declared value + shipping cost

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Rate limits

REST API (default): 250 requests per minute
Webhook deliveries: high concurrent

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Shippo's documentation. Rate-limit details →

Billed by: validation · FinOps profile →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Shippo Plans Pricing

9 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Shippo Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

Shippo

SLA

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

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Event Specifications 1

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

Shippo Webhooks

AsyncAPI 2.6 description of the Shippo Webhooks surface. Shippo delivers webhook events over HTTPS as POST requests to a subscriber-registered URL. Each delivery carries a JSON ...

ASYNCAPI

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Shippo Context

41 classes · 18 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 3

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Shippo — asyncapi rules

8 rules · 1 errors 7 warnings

SPECTRAL

Shippo — jsonschema rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

Shippo API Rules

14 rules · 3 errors 7 warnings 4 info

SPECTRAL

3 properties

JSON SCHEMA

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JSON Structure 2

JSON Structure definitions describing this provider's data shapes.

Shippo Shipment Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Shippo Structure

0 properties

JSON STRUCTURE

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Shippo Create Shipment Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Shippo Purchase Label Example

4 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 3

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

Shippo Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Shippo Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Shippo Trust Center

SOC 2, PCI DSS

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Shippo Agentic Access

29 operations · 11 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

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

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Pricing

Pricing

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

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x-docs-platform-confidence: medium
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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
- 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
- aid: shippo:shippo-parcels-api
  name: Shippo Parcels API
  description: Define parcel dimensions and weight
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Parcel
  tags_raw:
  - 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- aid: shippo:shippo-transactions-api
  name: Shippo Transactions API
  description: Purchase shipping labels
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Transaction
  tags_raw:
  - 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
- aid: shippo:shippo-webhooks-api
  name: Shippo Webhooks API
  description: Manage webhook subscriptions
  humanURL: https://docs.goshippo.com/
  tags:
  - Webhook
  tags_raw:
  - 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
name: Shippo
tags:
- E-Commerce
- Labels
- Logistics
- Returns
- Shipping
- Tracking
tags_raw:
- Ecommerce
- Labels
- Logistics
- Returns
- Shipping
- Tracking
kind: contract
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: '2026-11-06'
  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: Consuming
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: '0.23'
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/shippo-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/shippo-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/shippo-finops.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/shippo-capability-edges.yml
  name: Shippo Business Capability Map
- 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

Shippo API — frequently asked questions

Does Shippo have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 9 APIs from Shippo, including Shippo Addresses API, Shippo Carrier Accounts API and Shippo Parcels API, and 6 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Shippo API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 9 OpenAPI specifications for Shippo, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Shippo API?

Shippo uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Shippo Authentication.

How much does the Shippo API cost?

Shippo publishes its prices; its API Premier plan is Custom as of 2026-10-28. APIs.io lists 9 pricing plans for Shippo, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does Shippo have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Shippo: Remote MCP server at docs.goshippo.com over HTTP.

Is the Shippo API ready for AI agents?

Shippo has a Kin Score of 55.7 out of 100 (strong) and an Agent Readiness score of 37.1 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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