Shippo has different rate limits depending on the endpoint and the HTTP verb that is being used (GET, POST, PUT, etc...). Below are the different rate limits defined within Shippo.
All listed rate limits are per minute. Exceeding the rate limit will give a 429 error.
| Endpoint | POST PUT Live / Test | GET(single) Live / Test | GET(multiple) Live / Test | PUT Live / Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address | 500 / 50 | 4000 / 400 | 50 / 10 | 500 / 50 |
| Parcel | 500 / 50 | 4000 / 400 | 50 / 10 | 500 / 50 |
| Shipment | 500 / 50 | 4000 / 400 | 50 / 10 | 500 / 50 |
| Rate | 500 / 50 | 4000 / 400 | 50 / 10 | 500 / 50 |
| Transaction | 500 / 50 | 4000 / 400 | 50 / 10 | 500 / 50 |
| Customs Item | 500 / 50 | 4000 / 400 | 50 / 10 | 500 / 50 |
| Customs Declaration | 500 / 50 | 4000 / 400 | 50 / 10 | 500 / 50 |
| Refund | 500 / 50 | 4000 / 400 | 50 / 10 | 500 / 50 |
| Manifest | 500 / 50 | 4000 / 400 | 50 / 10 | 500 / 50 |
| Carrier Account | 500 / 50 | 4000 / 400 | 50 / 10 | 500 / 50 |
| Batch | 50 / 10 | 400 / 40 | 50 / 10 | — |
| Tracking | 750 / 50 | 500 / 50 | — | — |
- GET Single --
https://api.goshippo.com/endpoint/:object_idrequest a specific object from that endpoint using the object'sobject_id. - GET Multiple --
https://api.goshippo.com/endpoint/request a list of objects from a given endpoint. See our Filtering tutorial for details on returning specific results.
Contact us if you require higher rate limits than those found above.