> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.goshippo.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. ## Submitting Feedback If you encounter incorrect, outdated, or confusing documentation on this page, submit feedback: POST https://docs.goshippo.com/feedback ```json { "path": "/docs/Carriers/Integration_guides/BetterTrucks/create_shipment", "feedback": "Description of the issue" } ``` Only submit feedback when you have something specific and actionable to report. # Create shipment > Create a Better Trucks shipment with addresses, parcel details, and extras like signature confirmation to get rates. The second step is to create a shipment. The shipment includes all the details about the item you are shipping including * the "from" and "to" addresses * the parcel details * extra parameters Creating a shipment automatically generates a list of shipping rates that you can use to select the best shipping option for you. ## HTTP Method POST ## URL ``` https://api.goshippo.com/shipments/ ``` ## Request Payload | Parameter | Description | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | address\_from\* | [Refer to the Address object](#address) | | address\_to\* | [Refer to the Address object](#address) | | parcels\* | [Refer to the Parcel object](#parcel) | | extra | [Refer to the Extra object](#extra) | | carrier\_accounts | An array of object\_ids of the carrier account objects to be used for getting shipping rates for this shipment. This carrier account object\_id is available when an account is created. See [carrier account response](/docs/Carriers/Integration_guides/BetterTrucks/create_an_account#response-sample) sample. If no carrier account object\_ids are set in this field, Shippo will attempt to generate rates using all the carrier accounts that have the `active` field set to true | | async | If set to `false` in the request, this will be populated with all available rates in the response. Otherwise, rates will be created asynchronously and this array will initially be empty | Note: Parameters with an \* are mandatory ## Objects ### Address | Parameter | Description | | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | name\* | First and Last name of the addressee | | company\* | Company Name | | street1\* | First street line, 35 character limit. Usually street number and street name | | street\_no | Street number of the addressed building. This field can be included in street1 | | street2 | Second street line, 35 character limit | | city\* | Name of a city | | zip\* | Postal code of an address | | state\* | State/Province values are required for shipments from/to the US. | | country\* | ISO 2 country code | | phone | Phone number of the addressee | | email | E-mail address of the contact person, RFC3696/5321-compliant | ### Parcel | Parameter | Description | | ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | length\* | Length of the Parcel. Up to six digits in front and four digits after the decimal separator are accepted | | width\* | Width of the Parcel. Up to six digits in front and four digits after the decimal separator are accepted | | height\* | Height of the Parcel. Up to six digits in front and four digits after the decimal separator are accepted | | distance\_unit\* | "cm", "in", "ft", "mm", "m", "yd" | | weight\* | Weight of the parcel. Up to six digits in front and four digits after the decimal separator are accepted | | mass\_unit\* | "g", "oz", "lb", "kg" | ### Extra | Parameter | Description | | ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | signature\_confirmation | Sets if signature confirmation is required for this shipment. Possible values `true` or `false` for one of such fields:
- `signature_confirmation`
- `Is_over_21_required` | | alcohol | Need to fill if shipment contains alcohol:
"alcohol": {'{'}
"contains\_alcohol": false
{'}'} | ## Response Code 201 ## Examples ### Request Sample for a shipment ```shell cURL theme={null} curl --location --request POST 'https://api.goshippo.com/shipments' \ --header 'Authorization: ShippoToken ' \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data-raw '{ "address_from": { "name": "Richard Smith", "company": "Smith & Son", "street1": "4638 Demaret Drive", "street2": "Carls Men", "city": "Agnew", "state": "California", "zip": "60612", "country": "US", "phone": "+15187674210", "email": "rsmith@shippo.com", "is_residential": true, "metadata":"Testing purposes" }, "address_to": { "name": "John doe", "company": "Does Co.", "street1": "1009 Independence", "street2": "Happy Ford", "city": "Capitol Hill", "state": "Washington", "zip": "30064", "country": "US", "phone": "+16783034845", "email": "rchamberlain@shippo.com", "is_residential": true, "metadata": "Testing_purposes" }, "parcels": [ { "weight": "49", "length": "36", "width": "22", "height": "22", "distance_unit": "in", "mass_unit": "lb" } ], "extra": { "signature_confirmation": true, "alcohol": { "contains_alcohol": false } }, "carrier_accounts": [ "{{BETTER_TRUCKS_ACC}}" ], "async": false }’ ``` ### Response Sample for a shipment ```json theme={null} { "carrier_accounts": [ "a00414e75df144b596673979108bbab5" ], "object_created": "2023-01-26T09:51:40.552Z", "object_updated": "2023-01-26T09:51:40.552Z", "object_id": "bccddc15133b485d8353a647992abc46", "object_owner": "nataliya_eng@shippo.com", "status": "SUCCESS", "address_from": { "object_id": "63970df719d24376b52a65dcae9bdf66", "is_complete": true, "name": "Richard Smith", "company": "Smith & Son", "street_no": "", "street1": "4638 Demaret Drive", "validation_results": {}, "street2": "Carls Men", "street3": "", "city": "Agnew", "state": "CA", "zip": "60612", "country": "US", "phone": "0015187674210", "email": "rsmith@shippo.com", "is_residential": true, "test": false }, "address_to": { "object_id": "4c9dd8a1d13748b2a7770e8e0d004180", "is_complete": true, "name": "John doe", "company": "Does Co.", "street_no": "", "street1": "1009 Independence", "validation_results": {}, "street2": "Happy Ford", "street3": "", "city": "Capitol Hill", "state": "WA", "zip": "30064", "country": "US", "phone": "0016783034845", "email": "rchamberlain@shippo.com", "is_residential": true, "test": false }, "parcels": [ { "object_state": "VALID", "object_created": "2023-01-26T09:51:40.509Z", "object_updated": "2023-01-26T09:51:40.597Z", "object_id": "203ce92b5a0944ada594bde482f719ff", "object_owner": "nataliya_eng@shippo.com", "template": null, "extra": {}, "length": "36.0000", "width": "22.0000", "height": "22.0000", "distance_unit": "in", "weight": "49.0000", "mass_unit": "lb", "value_amount": null, "value_currency": null, "metadata": "", "line_items": [], "test": false } ], "shipment_date": "2023-01-26T09:51:40.509Z", "address_return": { "object_id": "63970df719d24376b52a65dcae9bdf66", "is_complete": true, "name": "Richard Smith", "company": "Smith & Son", "street_no": "", "street1": "4638 Demaret Drive", "validation_results": {}, "street2": "Carls Men", "street3": "", "city": "Agnew", "state": "CA", "zip": "60612", "country": "US", "phone": "0015187674210", "email": "rsmith@shippo.com", "is_residential": true, "test": false }, "alternate_address_to": null, "customs_declaration": null, "extra": { "signature_confirmation": true, "alcohol": { "contains_alcohol": false } }, "rates": [ { "object_created": "2023-01-26T09:51:41.097Z", "object_id": "85e1d73986d648bba2b0151e1f90719a", "object_owner": "nataliya_eng@shippo.com", "shipment": "bccddc15133b485d8353a647992abc46", "attributes": [ "CHEAPEST" ], "amount": "48.76", "currency": "USD", "amount_local": "48.76", "currency_local": "USD", "provider": "Better Trucks", "provider_image_75": "https://dev-qa-static-shippodev-com.s3.amazonaws.com/providers/75/bettertrucks.png", "provider_image_200": "https://dev-qa-static-shippodev-com.s3.amazonaws.com/providers/200/bettertrucks.png", "servicelevel": { "name": "Next Day", "token": "better_trucks_next_day", "terms": "", "extended_token": "better_trucks_next_day", "parent_servicelevel": null }, "estimated_days": null, "arrives_by": "13:00:00", "duration_terms": "", "messages": [], "carrier_account": "a00414e75df144b596673979108bbab5", "test": false, "zone": null } ], "messages": [], "metadata": "", "test": false, "order": null } ```