Shipping, Fulfillment & LogisticsPurpose
1.2. To automate tracking, label creation, rate shopping, and order fulfillment across shipping carriers, reducing manual effort and accelerating processing.
1.3. To automate communications between ERP, ecommerce platform(s), and shipping providers, minimizing data re-entry and enabling multi-channel logistics automation.
1.4. To automate selection of optimal carriers based on price, speed, or service criteria, creating cost-efficient shipping workflows.
1.5. To automate updating customers and internal teams about shipment status changes and delays.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Order status changes to "ready for shipment" automates rate comparison and label creation.
2.3. Tracking number generation triggers automated fulfillment notification to customer via email/SMS.
2.4. Low stock or inventory thresholds automate cross-docking or restocking shipping workflows.
2.5. Scheduled batch shipping times automate export and processing of shipping requests.
Platform Variants
• Feature: REST API / Webhooks – configure "Create Label", "Get Rates", and "Webhook on Label Creation".
3.2. EasyPost
• Feature: API – automate "Shipment Creation" and "CarrierAccount" with dynamic selection based on order data.
3.3. Shippo
• Feature: API – configure automated "Label Purchase" and "Tracking Status Webhook" per order event.
3.4. FedEx
• Feature: Web Services / API – automate "CreateShipment", "RateService", and "TrackService" endpoints.
3.5. UPS
• Feature: REST API – automate "Shipping" and "Tracking" endpoints for real-time logistics automation.
3.6. DHL Express
• Feature: XML-PI / REST API – automate "ShipmentRequest" and "TrackingRequest" calls.
3.7. USPS
• Feature: Web Tools API – automate "eVS Label API" and "Track & Confirm" endpoints.
3.8. Amazon Shipping
• Feature: Shipping API – automate shipment bookings and status updates when fulfilling marketplace or direct orders.
3.9. Hermes
• Feature: API – configure "Shipping Order Creation" and "Parcel Tracking" automation.
3.10. Royal Mail
• Feature: API – automate "Shipping Label" generation and "Track a Delivery" calls.
3.11. Sendle
• Feature: API – automate "Create Shipment" and "Get Tracking" endpoints in custom workflows.
3.12. Purolator
• Feature: E-Ship API – automate "Create Shipment" and automate tracking status retrieval.
3.13. Canada Post
• Feature: Web Services – automate "CreateShipment" and parcel status automation via the "Tracking" API.
3.14. Aramex
• Feature: API – automate "CreateShipment" and real-time status updates via "Tracking" endpoints.
3.15. PostNL
• Feature: API – automate "Shipment Creation" and status "Track & Trace" integration for Dutch/EU workflows.
3.16. GLS
• Feature: API – automate "Parcel Dispatch" and "Tracking" retrieval.
3.17. DPD
• Feature: API – automate "Shipment Creation" and live "Tracking" status pushes.
3.18. Lazada Logistics
• Feature: Open Platform API – automate shipping order creation from wholesale ecommerce platforms.
3.19. Fastway
• Feature: API – automate manifest creation and "TrackParcel" integration.
3.20. TForce Logistics
• Feature: Client Web Services – automate B2B/B2C order submissions and real-time status automation.
Benefits
4.2. Automates creation and distribution of shipping labels, boosting fulfillment speed and accuracy.
4.3. Automates real-time shipment tracking, minimizing status inquiry workload for support teams.
4.4. Automates error reduction in logistics by eliminating manual data entry and repetitive tasks.
4.5. Automates communication with customers and teams for transparency and satisfaction.
4.6. Automates multi-carrier operations, centralizing logistics on a single dashboard for the novelties wholesaler.
4.7. Enables automatable workflows for returns and reverse logistics, reducing overhead.
4.8. Facilitates automating compliance and customs documentation for international shipments.
4.9. Automates integration with inventory management, enabling just-in-time stock movement.
4.10. Automatedly enables scaling shipping operations as order volume grows.