# ![](/assets/step1.14ee6260337a0b326de06f1173e3703f933b52790e666cd390788635d3e7e0a6.9c1bb791.svg) Get your Carrier Account Details

To use Better Trucks as your preferred carrier, you must [use your own account](#use-your-own-carrier-account) and share your account details with Shippo. This is useful if you have negotiated your own shipping discounts with your preferred carrier. You can still use all the supported Shippo features.

## Use your own carrier account

Follow this guide to add your Better Trucks account to Shippo. After adding your account, Shippo can use your account details for generating shipping rates and creating labels.
This step requires you to have your Better Trucks account id and password.

Don't already have a Better Trucks account? Contact our [support team](https://support.goshippo.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?_ga=2.121852172.681514854.1679393926-750891451.1658151685) to help you get signed up.

This step should only be completed once. When you have created your carrier account, you can use the carrier `object_id` to reference your carrier.

### HTTP Method

POST

### URL


```
https://api.goshippo.com/carrier_accounts/
```

### Request Payload

| Parameter | Description |
|  --- | --- |
| carrier* | `better_trucks` |
| account_id* | A unique identifier for the account which cannot be changed later. Used only for internal purposes |
| parameters* | parameters is an array of additional parameters for the account, such as password or token. Check [Better Trucks parameters](#account_params) for more details |
| active | Set to `true` to enable account. Set to `false` to disable account. |
| test | Set to `true` if you want to set the account in test mode. Using test mode you can generate test labels without incurring a charge |


Note: Parameters with an * are mandatory

###  Better Trucks Account Parameters

| Parameter | Description |
|  --- | --- |
| api_key* | Key to access the API. A string value Better Trucks assigns to each client. |
| account_id* | Key to access the API. A string value Better Trucks assigns to each client. |


### Response Code

201

### Example

#### Request Sample


```shell
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.goshippo.com/carrier_accounts/' \
--header 'Authorization: ShippoToken shippo_live_******' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
   "carrier": "better_trucks",
   "account_id": "Better_truck_account",
   "parameters": {
       "api_key": "unique_api_key_should_be_here",
       "account_id": "unique_account_id_should_be_here"
   },
   "test": true,
   "active": true
}'
```

#### Response Sample


```json
 {
   "carrier": "better_trucks",
   "object_id": "a00414e75df144b596673979108bbab5",
   "object_owner": "nataliya_eng@shippo.com",
   "account_id": "Better_truck_account",
   "parameters": {
       "api_key": "******",
       "account_id": "UNIQUE_ACCOUNT_ID_HERE"
   },
   "test": false,
   "active": true,
   "is_shippo_account": false,
   "metadata": "",
   "carrier_name": "BetterTrucks",
   "carrier_images": {
       "200": "https://dev-qa-static-shippodev-com.s3.amazonaws.com/providers/200/bettertrucks.png",
       "75": "https://dev-qa-static-shippodev-com.s3.amazonaws.com/providers/75/bettertrucks.png"
   }
}
```

Once you have retrieved the `object_id` for your carrier, proceed to [Step 2: Create shipment](/docs/carriers/integration_guides/bettertrucks/create_shipment).