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The following flows represent typical interactions between a Merchant, e-Commerce platform, Carrier, and Shippo. Use these flows to understand how to design your Shippo integration. These flows show the flow of data between Shippo and a platform partner using the Shippo API.
noteDashed lines show dependencies. For example, before the Shippo API can Return available shipping rates to the E-commerce Platform, the E-commerce Platform must Request shipping rate.

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Label purchase flow

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Instalabel single call label purchase flow

The following flow includes the purchase of a label using the Shippo Instalabel single call label generation.