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Shipping is a long and potentially complicated process with a number of different programs, databases, and other types of software interacting with one another. The right shipping API integration or collection of shipping integrations can make this process smoother and less prone to error.
With around 5,000 packages shipped globally every second, the need to ensure the accuracy and expediency of these shipments is critical to keeping customers satisfied and margins high.
What’s more, with roughly 20 million or so ecommerce sites operational today, your potential customers have a bevy of alternatives if they find your shipping speed or accuracy lacking.
But you can better guarantee that your business is beating competitors with premier shipping services and the right shipping integration.
But before we get started, let’s do a quick refresher on what a shipping API integration is.
Application program interfaces (API) facilitate communication between two or more web applications, allowing them to share data with one another.
A shipping API integration is code that you integrate into your stack. In simple terms, your shipping API allows communication between different applications and software that your business currently uses.
For example, your warehouse management system could share data with your order management system, and all of it could be directly updated via an API that connects them to the eCommerce website.
With that refresher out of the way, let’s delve into which shipping integration or integrations you ought to consider implementing into your current stack.
This API is great at supporting your address validation efforts, one of the most important aspects of shipping. This makes sure that your shipment is going to the right place and can facilitate the buying process for the customer.
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ShipEngine API integrates more than 30 of the top shipping companies into your shipping software so you can ensure that the addresses are correct or receive cost of shipping information faster.
While the second part does facilitate cost comparison among top shipping companies, ultimately, you'll pay a rather steep price for your shipments.
If you want to see as much as a 70% reduction on your shipping costs, you should consider working with a shipping company that has the ability to leverage its market position to negotiate the best price for your shipments (like Ship Expert).
ShipEngine additionally offers real-time tracking services (something that is now expected by customers).
One downside is that ShipEngine can get expensive as you continue to ship, but the benefits can outweigh the costs for some businesses.
Shippo API is renowned for its ability to get businesses up and running with their eCommerce stores fast. What’s more, it can help you save time by removing steps in your purchasing cycle.
Essentially, this streamlines your customers’ buying journeys by removing steps between order and delivery like price negotiation with carriers, finding the right shipping option, integrating carriers, the process to create shipping labels, and more.
For many businesses in search of shipping solutions that can help streamline their process, Shippo API is a strong addition to their stack. This includes:
Shippo API also offers a more advanced API to larger businesses or those with more specialized requirements. This advanced API offers, alongside its basic features,:
As far as shipping APIs go, Shippo offers customers a variety of customization options with scaled pricing levels and a variety of services for both new eCommerce companies and established sellers.
With MyDHL API, you can combine your in-house shipping process with the benefits of DHL Express, leveraging one of the leading shipping companies in the world’s capabilities and integrating them directly into your stack.
One of the major benefits is that MyDHL attempts to accomplish seamless integration by not changing the user interface that your workers are accustomed to. This can be a huge boon, as it lowers adoption time and costs.
All DHL information will be updated directly onto your online store with this API.
More concretely, this API offers:
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Ideal for small business shipping and enterprises alike, EasyPost is among the more scalable APIs on this list. Whether your supply chain has a few steps or a few dozen, EasyPost is adept at providing a variety of helpful shipping solutions.
EasyPost supports more than one hundred domestic and international carriers and can aid your business with:
Premium integration is also available with the following:
You can integrate shipping functionalities rather seamlessly due to the APIs lack of impact on your current user interface.
Best suited for businesses with multiple locations, ShipHero automatically generates product SKUs and keeps product availability updated across all stores connected to the system. ShipHero is ideal for optimizing your inventory and informing where you ship your stock from.
ShipHero is particularly valuable in helping businesses with:
Integration is available with the following carriers:
You can also make use of a number of different shipping service levels, ensuring you never overpay for shipping services.
The right shipping API integration can help your business save time and money - that is indisputable. But if you want to maximize your cost savings when shipping, you’re best off leveraging Ship Expert.
Ship Expert combines very affordable shipping rates without sacrificing accuracy and speed. So, how does our shipping work? By representing thousands of businesses but negotiating with carriers as a single provider, we are able to obtain prices that were previously only available to massive eCommerce giants.
So if you’re Amazon or Walmart, you probably or already have access to these heavily reduced shipping rates. Buf if you’re any other business, you’re likely overpaying for your shipping services.
With Ship Expert on your side, however, you can put an end to that. What’s more, we can manage the entire shipping process on your behalf, easily integrating with your preferred eCommerce marketplace (eBay, Shopify, Amazon, etc.). We offer:
You’ll always be able to see the shipping rates before committing when working with us. You’ll receive a number of quotes from top shipping companies across the globe. Better yet, we take care of the paperwork, saving you time better spent on more productive tasks.
If you’re ready to join thousands of Canadian businesses in benefiting from shipping rates they otherwise thought were impossible, then you’re ready to work with Ship Expert.
It gets even better: We set up custom APIs to connect any platform you’re using. You’re never again restricted by the limitations of existing APIs—we assess what platforms you’re using, and help you build seamless communication for your business across each.
And if you’re looking for more than shipping API integration, our services also include:
Contact us to learn how you can instantly shave up to 70% off your shipping costs.
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Director, Ship Expert
Greg Woo is a seasoned expert in the logistics and distribution industry, with a career spanning over two decades. He has a comprehensive understanding of shipping and distribution needs, and has extensive experience integrating with e-commerce stores as well as customer specific WMS (warehouse management systems) and ERP’s (enterprise resource planning software). His tenure in the industry and established courier and LTL partnerships have allowed clients to benefit from reduced shipping expenses, as well as improved operations through software and specialized integrations.
Greg is currently the Director at Ship Expert Inc., a role he has held since February 2015. Prior to his role at Ship Expert, Greg held significant positions at Juxto, a telecommunications and managed internet service provider.
