Create a shipment

How to create a shipment via API

To create a new shipment, send a POST request to the /api/shipments endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

Request

POST https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.order	object	Required
relationships.shipping_category	object	Optional
relationships.inventory_stock_location	object	Required
relationships.shipping_address	object	Optional
relationships.shipping_method	object	Optional
relationships.tags	array	Optional

Example

Request

The following request creates a new shipment:

curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "shipments",
    "relationships": {
      "order": {
        "data": {
          "type": "orders",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      },
      "inventory_stock_location": {
        "data": {
          "type": "inventory_stock_locations",
          "id": "BCDRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created resource object:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "shipments",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "number": "#1234/S/001",
      "status": "draft",
      "currency_code": "EUR",
      "cost_amount_cents": 1000,
      "cost_amount_float": 10.0,
      "formatted_cost_amount": "€10,00",
      "skus_count": 2,
      "selected_rate_id": "rate_f89e4663c3ed47ee94d37763f6d21d54",
      "rates": [
        {
          "id": "rate_f89e4663c3ed47ee94d37763f6d21d54",
          "rate": "45.59",
          "carrier": "DHLExpress",
          "service": "MedicalExpress"
        }
      ],
      "purchase_error_code": "SHIPMENT.POSTAGE.FAILURE",
      "purchase_error_message": "Account not allowed for this service.",
      "get_rates_errors": [
        {
          "carrier": "DHLExpress",
          "message": "to_address.postal_code: Shorter than minimum length 3",
          "type": "rate_error"
        }
      ],
      "get_rates_started_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "get_rates_completed_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "purchase_started_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "purchase_completed_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "purchase_failed_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "on_hold_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "picking_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "packing_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "ready_to_ship_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "shipped_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
      "reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "order": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/order",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/order"
        }
      },
      "shipping_category": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/shipping_category",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/shipping_category"
        }
      },
      "inventory_stock_location": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/inventory_stock_location",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/inventory_stock_location"
        }
      },
      "stock_location": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/stock_location",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/stock_location"
        }
      },
      "origin_address": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/origin_address",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/origin_address"
        }
      },
      "shipping_address": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/shipping_address",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/shipping_address"
        }
      },
      "shipping_method": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/shipping_method",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/shipping_method"
        }
      },
      "delivery_lead_time": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/delivery_lead_time",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/delivery_lead_time"
        }
      },
      "stock_line_items": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/stock_line_items",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/stock_line_items"
        }
      },
      "stock_transfers": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/stock_transfers",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/stock_transfers"
        }
      },
      "line_items": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/line_items",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/line_items"
        }
      },
      "available_shipping_methods": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/available_shipping_methods",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/available_shipping_methods"
        }
      },
      "carrier_accounts": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/carrier_accounts",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/carrier_accounts"
        }
      },
      "parcels": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/parcels",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/parcels"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/events"
        }
      },
      "tags": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tags",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/tags"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipments/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}