Shipping and Fulfillment AutomationsPurpose
1.2. Assign carriers automatically to streamline fulfillment, reduce manual errors, optimize delivery efficiency, and minimize shipping costs for both domestic and international shipments.
1.3. Integrate shipping options in real-time at checkout to provide transparent choices to customers and drive purchase confidence.
1.4. Adapt to order attributes, such as value, fragility, and destination, ensuring compliance with collector item shipping regulations.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Customer selects or requests preferred delivery speed at checkout.
2.3. Inventory marked for shipment with weight, dimensions, and destination address validated.
2.4. Special conditions flagged, such as high-value item, restricted materials, or international delivery.
Platform variants
3.1. Shippo
• API: Rate API endpoint—fetch rates from multiple carriers using order payload.
• Configure: Set API key, carrier account mapping, real-time rate-fetching trigger.
3.2. EasyPost
• API: /v2/rates/shipping endpoint—retrieve carrier rates for each shipment request.
• Configure: Define shipment parameters, carrier filtering logic.
3.3. ShippyPro
• Feature: API Price Comparator—auto-select carrier based on applied filters (price, speed, insurance).
• Configure: Map account tokens, enable e-commerce platform integrations.
3.4. Sendcloud
• Feature: Shipping Rules—automatically assign carrier by preset price and speed criteria.
• Configure: Set rule triggers for SKUs, order value, or destinations.
3.5. ShipStation
• API: List Carriers & Create Label endpoint—fetch and compare carrier options, auto-create best-match label.
• Configure: API key input, select carrier-service-matching script.
3.6. WooCommerce
• Plugin: WooCommerce Shipping—set up automatic rate comparison plugins.
• Configure: Enable "cheapest/fastest" selection algorithm.
3.7. Shopify
• API: CarrierService API—display and assign rates at checkout via custom scripts.
• Configure: Authorize service; map rates to shipping profiles.
3.8. Magento
• Feature: Multi-Carrier Shipping Extension—auto-select carrier for each order.
• Configure: Rule-based carrier selection in backend.
3.9. FedEx Web Services
• API: RateService—request multiple rate and transit time quotes.
• Configure: Set authentication, shipper, recipient, and package data.
3.10. UPS Developer Kit
• API: Rate API—fetch pricing and time-in-transit estimates.
• Configure: Input product class, packaging, origin-destination.
3.11. DHL XML API
• API: GetQuote—retrieve dynamic rates for given shipment.
• Configure: Input dimensional data, declared value.
3.12. USPS Web Tools
• API: Rate Calculator—get rate and delivery window options.
• Configure: Generate user ID, set parcel specs.
3.13. NetSuite
• Feature: SuiteScript integration—call carrier APIs and writeback chosen service.
• Configure: Map order events to script triggers.
3.14. ShipEngine
• API: Rate API—retrieve or compare shipping rates and times.
• Configure: Auth key, parcel info, service filters.
3.15. Odoo
• Module: Delivery Carrier Selection—auto-select carrier using configured shipping connectors.
• Configure: Map rules for fastest or lowest cost.
3.16. Ordoro
• Feature: Shipping Rate Shop—automate carrier assignment per order.
• Configure: Enable "Cheapest Carrier" or "Fastest Carrier" logic.
3.17. Amazon Marketplace Web Service (MWS)
• API: GetEligibleShippingServices—fetch and compare available shipping options for FBA/FBM.
• Configure: Map order triggers to Amazon account credentials.
3.18. Cin7
• Connector: Shipping Integration API—poll rates from connected couriers.
• Configure: Input order status change logic.
3.19. Linnworks
• Feature: Rule Engine—create shipping rules for carrier assignment.
• Configure: Set property rules for value, delivery type.
3.20. Metapack
• API: ShippingGateway—rate search and automatic carrier allocation.
• Configure: Map carrier services to order attributes.
Benefits
4.2. Reduced shipping costs via continuous carrier rate optimization.
4.3. Improved on-time delivery performance and customer satisfaction.
4.4. Less human error, particularly for fragile or high-value antiques.
4.5. Streamlined fulfillment for both singular and batch antique items.
4.6. Enhanced customer trust with transparent, real-time rate and speed feedback.