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The final step is to purchase the shipment. This will generate your shipping label. There are two ways to purchase a shipment.
  1. You can purchase the shipment object you created in the last step
  2. You can purchase a label without a shipment object in a single call

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HTTP Method

POST

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URL

https://api.goshippo.com/transactions/

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Purchase from created Shipment

This is a flow where we first create a shipment object (and get rates for a given shipment). Then, we purchase a label for the provided rate.

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Request Payload

ParameterDescription
rate*object_id of the rate object we get in the create shipments call response.
label_file_type*Allowed values: PDF, PDF_A4, PDF_A6, PDF_4x6, PDF_4x8, PDF_SINGLE_8X11, PDF_2.3x7.5, PNG, PNG_2.3x7.5, ZPLII
Note: Parameters with an * are mandatory

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Example

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Request Sample

cURL
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.goshippo.com/transactions' \
--header 'Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>’ \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
   "rate": "4af61f01e2a44ecbb6c278a1d573f1ff",
   "async": false,
   "label_file_type": "PDF"
}’

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Response Sample

{
   "object_state": "VALID",
   "status": "SUCCESS",
   "object_created": "2023-02-01T09:38:24.238Z",
   "object_updated": "2023-02-01T09:38:27.042Z",
   "object_id": "48ee2ce651894bf3bb37f1af0612bd6a",
   "object_owner": "expn-prod-test@shippo.com",
   "test": true,
   "rate": "4af61f01e2a44ecbb6c278a1d573f1ff",
   "tracking_number": "BTS_001807L4NVV",
   "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
   "eta": null,
   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tracking.bettertrucks.com/Tracking?ShipmentId=jhfBTS_001807L4NVV",
   "label_url": "https://dev-qa-deliver.shippodev.com/48ee2ce651894bf3bb37f1af0612bd6a.pdf?Expires=1706780306&Signature=OFKPm1PuMuFJKVEnVXAkfw-gJ2SsJmUN1VzeZ66VCUj5r~rmOp5ze~XvEhQTGKR8YjWTjv0dVg3Mo1h9sgQBQmVdPZ0tXIgr1g1NVcGrSYf6duqvv~IczKvdtA2aI2lkMvT-Q4Kb1KvdW37dnJTzCGB2jJBNnz-N44n2j4JEpuNc-Iq6jJlJXPAJHKJPLVAxoI77klfthSSzRN0reCfItSCybDs1a~F2PQ1rKl-wf~60en419OI4JR0C0E-aUjaz~EvBh8e2gBvAU-rmxsB13yJiAI3WtTayCIlATAJ5svdiLvZiKAn6oWkOtwQ6rnX3OcOPVJh1mCUCymvTxdGAgg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJKRDBHOMWKB2OAVQ",
   "commercial_invoice_url": null,
   "messages": [],
   "order": null,
   "metadata": "",
   "parcel": "ea911c30d3904d9881ebbe698c6d0cca",
   "billing": {
       "payments": []
   },
   "qr_code_url": null
}
This is an example of the label that is created. Sample label created using a Shipment object

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Purchase label in one call

This is a flow where we create a shipment object from the request payload and return label for it in one call

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Request Payload

ParameterDescription
shipment*Refer to the Shipment object.
carrier_account*object_id of the carrier account to be used for purchasing this label. This carrier account object_id is available when an account is created.
servicelevel_token*Name of the service level to use. For now, only better_trucks_next_day is supported. This are case sensitive.
label_file_type*Allowed values: PDF, PDF_A4, PDF_A6, PDF_4x6, PDF_4x8, PDF_SINGLE_8X11, PDF_2.3x7.5, PNG, PNG_2.3x7.5, ZPLII

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Shipment

ParameterDescription
address_from*Refer to the Address object
address_to*Refer to the Address object
parcels*List of Parcel objects. Refer Parcel object
extraRefer to the Extra object

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Examples

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Request sample for a shipment in one call

cURL
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.goshippo.com/transactions' \
--header 'Authorization: ShippoToken <API_TOKEN>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
{
   "shipment": {
       "address_from": {
           "name": "Mr. Hippo",
           "company": "Shippo & Son",
           "street1": "1901 W Madison Street",
           "street2": "Press Box 23",
           "city": "Chicago",
           "state": "IL",
           "zip": "60612",
           "country": "US",
           "phone": "+1 555 341 9393",
           "email": "support@shippo.com"
       },
       "address_to": {
           "name": "Mrs. Hippo",
           "company": "Shippo & Co",
           "street1": "100 STOCKYARD",
           "city": "Nashville",
           "state": "TN",
           "zip": "37201",
           "country": "US",
           "metadata": "Customer ID 123456"
       },
       "parcels": [
           {
               "weight": "8",
               "length": "9",
               "width": "9",
               "height": "8",
                "distance_unit": "in",
               "mass_unit": "lb"
           }
       ],
       "extra": {
           "signature_confirmation": true,
           "alcohol": {
               "contains_alcohol": false
           }
       }
   },
   "carrier_account": "{{BETTER_TRUCKS_ACC}}",
   "async": false,
   "servicelevel_token": "better_trucks_next_day",
   "label_file_type": "PDF_4x6"
 }'

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Response sample for a shipment in one call

{
   "object_state": "VALID",
   "status": "SUCCESS",
   "object_created": "2023-01-26T09:52:08.935Z",
   "object_updated": "2023-01-26T09:52:11.715Z",
   "object_id": "09ae917f995e494fa3644d2681c4dbc7",
   "object_owner": "nataliya_eng@shippo.com",
   "test": false,
   "rate": {
       "object_id": "7df6b9381e424b21a682c49aea8c9614",
       "amount": "6.02",
       "currency": "USD",
       "amount_local": "6.02",
       "currency_local": "USD",
       "provider": "Better Trucks",
       "servicelevel_name": "Next Day",
       "servicelevel_token": "better_trucks_next_day",
       "carrier_account": "a00414e75df144b596673979108bbab5"
   },
    "tracking_number": "BTS_0018FQYZ3H5",
   "tracking_status": "UNKNOWN",
   "eta": null,
   "tracking_url_provider": "https://tracking.bettertrucks.com/Tracking?ShipmentId=jhfBTS_0018FQYZ3H5",
   "label_url": "https://dev-qa-deliver.shippodev.com/09ae917f995e494fa3644d2681c4dbc7.pdf?Expires=1706262731&Signature=CtTyLLrL4PB4DD-o7-BTZ9jUB8p2XSCDHmWnZaMoVLFqfSwAsXCfy4MLNRqMceaRfz2uftvWeL5MgsL1TTElKUpuaawgBqaK6nFWj3cxVoWb94skkfiqzqPjqyIL9rsuKg6HxmKEjmQIDfGYjK3r3M2dTBfiauDTB4lueFmKSS41yLdV0JMeJT8y-SY13iBcKTelUMEHNwMiDGQV2D8Cag6nJoTAb-b7Ktw3ogO1xMprqCduv8MuwtvYiYPZfkHzmHdaGZ7YXGNGpH5IkeRvgUFYufzLXRfcYX0e-9d7joRTXmaIOcIRiNrZLdR9TVugg8b87LkciWMjJssCJ7ZW7g__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJKRDBHOMWKB2OAVQ",
   "commercial_invoice_url": null,
   "messages": [],
   "order": null,
   "metadata": "",
   "parcel": "e03be392226849a3a4ee380a9aced3e2",
   "billing": {
       "payments": []
   },
   "qr_code_url": null
}
This is an example of the label that is created. Example label created form a single call purchase

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Response

A successful response includes all the details about your purchased shipment including tracking details and a link to your shipping label.