ShipEngine

What is it about?

ShipEngine is a cloud-based shipping application programming interface (API) designed to help businesses automate their shipping and fulfillment processes. It allows businesses to integrate with multiple carriers and provides access to discounted shipping rates, real-time tracking information, and other shipping-related features.

With ShipEngine, e-commerce platforms, marketplaces, warehouses, and other businesses can streamline their shipping operations and enhance the customer experience. It is a robust shipping solution that enables businesses to increase efficiency and reduce shipping costs.

Main points to consider regarding env vars

For ShipEngine integration you will need two values - REGION and API KEY.To get them you need to follow these steps:

• API KEY:

1. Login to your ShipEngine account.

2. In the left menu go to Developer and then to API Keys.

3. Click Create New Key button.

4. Copy the Key and insert it into the field named API KEY on the Deskree platform.

• REGION:

1. Choose from this two: api.shipengine.com or api.eu.shipengine.com

2. First one is for accounts based all over the world, while the second one is for Europe based accounts.

3. Copy your REGION and insert it into the field named REGION on the Deskree platform.

Notice:

• Be aware that Production or Live Api Keys are only available with paid subscription with ShipEngine.

If you need a more detailed explanation on this topic, please refer to ShipEngine documentation. To understand where to find variables please check out our video on the ShipEngine integration page regarding this topic.