The better shipping experience
EasyPost's flexible, modern Shipping API makes it easy to rate shop between carriers, buy and print labels, verify addresses, track packages, and insure shipments. Simplify your shipping operations and delight shoppers.
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The shipping infrastructure of eCommerce
A smarter shipping process
access
Compare rates and purchase labels across USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, and dozens of others through a single integration.
packages
Receive real-time shipment updates through custom branded tracking pages and webhook notifications.
verification
Confirm the accuracy of domestic and international addresses to improve deliverability.
insurance
Protect your packages against damage, loss, or theft across all carriers, service levels, and countries.
How it works
Create a free account, review our API documentation and guides, and integrate in as fast as one day.
Verify shipping addresses, create shipping labels, track packages, and insure against mishaps with our API.
Your customers enjoy a customer-centric shipping experience and become repeat shoppers.
The Shipping API of the Internet
# Import the EasyPost client.
import easypost
# Setup the client with your API key.
easypost.api_key = '259DA788-39A3-439E-BA1E-BC541B8BA520'
# Purchase a shipment to receive a postage label.
shipment = easypost.Shipment.retrieve(
'shp_339f74ca0aa840d399bbb728a3ac3863'
)
shipment.buy(rate=shipment.lowest_rate()){
"id": "shp_339f74ca0aa840d399bbb728a3ac3863",
"object": "Shipment",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:34:49Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:35:07Z",
"mode": "test",
"tracking_code": "9405500897846033166521",
"usps_zone": 4,
"status": "unknown",
"is_return": false,
"postage_label": {
"id": "pl_36091b719cc74ecc8a81f3a2ab19a096",
"object": "PostageLabel",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:35:07Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:35:07Z",
"label_date": "2020-02-08T21:35:07Z",
"label_url": "https://easypost-files.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/postage_label/20200208/6fa468158bce435da2cc864bd1a3de29.png",
"label_file_type": "image/png",
"label_size": "4x6",
"label_resolution": 300,
"label_zpl_url": null,
"label_pdf_url": null,
"label_epl2_url": null,
"date_advance": 0,
"label_type": "default",
"integrated_form": "none"
},
"tracker": {
"id": "trk_b05ab048e81c42ad8abea9c38dbceef4",
"object": "Tracker",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:35:07Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:35:07Z",
"mode": "test",
"tracking_code": "9405500897846033166521",
"carrier": "USPS",
"public_url": "https://track.easypost.com/djE6dHJrX2IwNWFiMDQ4ZTgxYzQyYWQ4YWJlYTljMzhkYmNlZWY0",
"est_delivery_date": null,
"status": "unknown",
"status_detail": "unknown",
"is_return": false,
"tracking_details": [],
"carrier_detail": null,
"fees": [],
"shipment_id": "shp_339f74ca0aa840d399bbb728a3ac3863",
"signed_by": null,
"weight": null
},
"selected_rate": {
"id": "rate_22e495348fe44d4894b3e86a31e03cd4",
"object": "Rate",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:35:07Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:35:07Z",
"mode": "test",
"carrier": "USPS",
"service": "Priority",
"rate": "9.39",
"currency": "USD",
"list_rate": "9.39",
"list_currency": "USD",
"retail_rate": "12.25",
"retail_currency": "USD",
"delivery_days": 2,
"delivery_date": null,
"delivery_date_guaranteed": false,
"carrier_account_id": "ca_9dcec3346e6145f5b865e04e2e1bbf93",
"shipment_id": "shp_339f74ca0aa840d399bbb728a3ac3863"
},
"from_address": {
"id": "adr_cd41b97d1d814a50b07bb18267d961e1",
"object": "Address",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:34:49Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:34:49Z",
"mode": "test",
"name": "EasyPost",
"company": null,
"email": "support@easypost.com",
"street1": "417 Montgomery Street",
"street2": "5th Floor",
"city": "San Francisco",
"zip": "94104",
"state": "CA",
"country": "US",
"phone": "4153334444",
"residential": null,
"federal_tax_id": null,
"state_tax_id": null,
"carrier_facility": null,
"verifications": {}
},
"to_address": {
"id": "adr_5568259f33ea497ebed1e9495551b7f2",
"object": "Address",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:34:49Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:35:06Z",
"mode": "test",
"company": null,
"email": "dr_steve_brule@gmail.com",
"street1": "179 N Harbor Dr",
"street2": null,
"city": "Redondo Beach",
"state": "CA",
"zip": "90277-2506",
"country": "US",
"name": "Dr. Steve Brule",
"phone": "4153334444",
"residential": false,
"state_tax_id": null,
"federal_tax_id": null,
"carrier_facility": null,
"verifications": {
"zip4": {
"details": null,
"errors": [],
"success": true
}
}
},
"return_address": {
"id": "adr_cd41b97d1d814a50b07bb18267d961e1",
"object": "Address",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:34:49Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:34:49Z",
"mode": "test",
"name": "EasyPost",
"company": null,
"email": "support@easypost.com",
"street1": "417 Montgomery Street",
"street2": "5th Floor",
"city": "San Francisco",
"zip": "94104",
"state": "CA",
"country": "US",
"phone": "4153334444",
"residential": null,
"federal_tax_id": null,
"state_tax_id": null,
"carrier_facility": null,
"verifications": {}
},
"parcel": {
"id": "prcl_2ae2dcb504cf4c53a72972f0cc944d97",
"object": "Parcel",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:34:49Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:34:49Z",
"mode": "test",
"length": 20.2,
"width": 10.9,
"height": 5.0,
"weight": 65.9,
"predefined_package": null
},
"fees": [
{
"object": "Fee",
"type": "LabelFee",
"amount": "0.00000",
"charged": true,
"refunded": false
},
{
"object": "Fee",
"type": "PostageFee",
"amount": "9.39000",
"charged": true,
"refunded": false
}
],
"options": {
"currency": "USD",
"date_advance": 0,
"label_date": null,
"payment": {
"type": "SENDER"
}
},
"rates": [
{
"id": "rate_22e495348fe44d4894b3e86a31e03cd4",
"object": "Rate",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:35:07Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:35:07Z",
"mode": "test",
"carrier": "USPS",
"service": "Priority",
"rate": "9.39",
"currency": "USD",
"list_rate": "9.39",
"list_currency": "USD",
"retail_rate": "12.25",
"retail_currency": "USD",
"delivery_days": 2,
"delivery_date": null,
"delivery_date_guaranteed": false,
"carrier_account_id": "ca_9dcec3346e6145f5b865e04e2e1bbf93",
"shipment_id": "shp_339f74ca0aa840d399bbb728a3ac3863"
},
{
"id": "rate_5459b5fb8f244edb9b88ab0e71a1fbe3",
"object": "Rate",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:34:50Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:34:50Z",
"mode": "test",
"carrier": "USPS",
"service": "Express",
"rate": "41.15",
"currency": "USD",
"list_rate": "41.15",
"list_currency": "USD",
"retail_rate": "47.60",
"retail_currency": "USD",
"delivery_days": 2,
"delivery_date": "2020-02-10T12:00:00Z",
"delivery_date_guaranteed": true,
"carrier_account_id": "ca_9dcec3346e6145f5b865e04e2e1bbf93",
"shipment_id": "shp_339f74ca0aa840d399bbb728a3ac3863"
}
],
"forms": [],
"insurance": null,
"messages": [],
"reference": null,
"refund_status": null,
"scan_form": null,
"customs_info": null
}Connect with domestic, international, and regional carriers
Reduce development time, remove logistical complexities
EasyPost's Shipping API is the most powerful shipping solution on the market. Our RESTful API makes it easy for developers to integrate quickly. The single point of integration saves hundreds of developer hours so you can focus on your core business rather than shipping.
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Our API is customizable to fit your business needs. EasyPost technology powers popularhousehold brands, fulfillment centers, online marketplaces, and enterprises alike. There are dozens of ways to utilize our technology — let's see what you build.
- Batch label creation
- Shipment manifests across carriers
- Easy Customs declaration
- Generate return labels
Getting started is easy and free!
Take a look at our documentation and start building with one of our helper libraries (Python, PHP, Ruby, Node.js, Java, and more). Avoid month-long integrations and start simplifying your shipping in minutes with EasyPost.