Create Label for Order

Creates a shipping label for a given order. The labelData field returned in the response is a base64 encoded PDF value. Simply decode and save the output as a PDF file to retrieve a printable label. The body of this request should specify the following attributes:

Name	Data Type	Description
`orderId`	number	Identifies which order to ship. Required
`carrierCode`	string	The code for the carrier that is to appear on the label. Required
`serviceCode`	string	The code for the shipping service that is to appear on the label. Required
`confirmation`	string	The type of delivery confirmation that is to be used once the shipment is created. Possible values: `none`, `delivery`, `signature`, `adult_signature`, and `direct_signature`. `direct_signature` is available for FedEx only. Required
`shipDate`	string	The date the order should be shipped. Required
`weight`	Object: numbers and strings	Weight of the order. Use the Weight model. Optional
`dimensions`	Object: numbers and strings	Dimensions of the order. Use the Dimensions model. Optional
`insuranceOptions`	Object: numbers, strings, and boolean	The shipping insurance information associated with this label. Use the InsuranceOptions model. Optional
`internationalOptions`	Object: strings, and an Array of customs items	Customs information that can be used to generate customs documents for international orders. Use the InternationalOptions model. Optional
`advancedOptions`	Object: numbers, strings, and boolean	Various advanced options may be available depending on the shipping carrier that is used to ship the order. Use the AdvancedOptions model. Optional
`testLabel`	boolean	Specifies whether or not to create a test label. Available for USPS labels only. Required

Example Request

POST /orders/createlabelfororder HTTP/1.1
Host: ssapi.shipstation.com
Authorization: __YOUR_AUTH_HERE__
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "orderId": 93348442,
  "carrierCode": "fedex",
  "serviceCode": "fedex_2day",
  "packageCode": "package",
  "confirmation": null,
  "shipDate": "2014-04-03",
  "weight": {
    "value": 2,
    "units": "pounds"
  },
  "dimensions": null,
  "insuranceOptions": null,
  "internationalOptions": null,
  "advancedOptions": null,
  "testLabel": false
}

curl -iX POST https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder \
-H 'Authorization: __YOUR_AUTH_HERE__' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
  "orderId": 93348442,
  "carrierCode": "fedex",
  "serviceCode": "fedex_2day",
  "packageCode": "package",
  "confirmation": null,
  "shipDate": "2014-04-03",
  "weight": {
    "value": 2,
    "units": "pounds"
  },
  "dimensions": null,
  "insuranceOptions": null,
  "internationalOptions": null,
  "advancedOptions": null,
  "testLabel": false
}'

$headers = New-Object "System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary[[String],[String]]"
$headers.Add("Host", "ssapi.shipstation.com")
$headers.Add("Authorization", "__YOUR_AUTH_HERE__")
$headers.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

$body = "{`n  `"orderId`": 93348442,`n  `"carrierCode`": `"fedex`",`n  `"serviceCode`": `"fedex_2day`",`n  `"packageCode`": `"package`",`n  `"confirmation`": null,`n  `"shipDate`": `"2014-04-03`",`n  `"weight`": {`n    `"value`": 2,`n    `"units`": `"pounds`"`n  },`n  `"dimensions`": null,`n  `"insuranceOptions`": null,`n  `"internationalOptions`": null,`n  `"advancedOptions`": null,`n  `"testLabel`": false`n}"

$response = Invoke-RestMethod 'https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder' -Method 'POST' -Headers $headers -Body $body
$response | ConvertTo-Json

var myHeaders = new Headers();
myHeaders.append("Host", "ssapi.shipstation.com");
myHeaders.append("Authorization", "__YOUR_AUTH_HERE__");
myHeaders.append("Content-Type", "application/json");

var raw = JSON.stringify({"orderId":93348442,"carrierCode":"fedex","serviceCode":"fedex_2day","packageCode":"package","confirmation":null,"shipDate":"2014-04-03","weight":{"value":2,"units":"pounds"},"dimensions":null,"insuranceOptions":null,"internationalOptions":null,"advancedOptions":null,"testLabel":false});

var requestOptions = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: myHeaders,
  body: raw,
  redirect: 'follow'
};

fetch("https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder", requestOptions)
  .then(response => response.text())
  .then(result => console.log(result))
  .catch(error => console.log('error', error));

var request = require('request');
var options = {
  'method': 'POST',
  'url': 'https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder',
  'headers': {
    'Host': 'ssapi.shipstation.com',
    'Authorization': '__YOUR_AUTH_HERE__',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"orderId":93348442,"carrierCode":"fedex","serviceCode":"fedex_2day","packageCode":"package","confirmation":null,"shipDate":"2014-04-03","weight":{"value":2,"units":"pounds"},"dimensions":null,"insuranceOptions":null,"internationalOptions":null,"advancedOptions":null,"testLabel":false})

};
request(options, function (error, response) { 
  if (error) throw new Error(error);
  console.log(response.body);
});

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, array(
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 0,
  CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION => true,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS =>"{\n  \"orderId\": 93348442,\n  \"carrierCode\": \"fedex\",\n  \"serviceCode\": \"fedex_2day\",\n  \"packageCode\": \"package\",\n  \"confirmation\": null,\n  \"shipDate\": \"2014-04-03\",\n  \"weight\": {\n    \"value\": 2,\n    \"units\": \"pounds\"\n  },\n  \"dimensions\": null,\n  \"insuranceOptions\": null,\n  \"internationalOptions\": null,\n  \"advancedOptions\": null,\n  \"testLabel\": false\n}",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => array(
    "Host: ssapi.shipstation.com",
    "Authorization: __YOUR_AUTH_HERE__",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ),
));

$response = curl_exec($curl);

curl_close($curl);
echo $response;

import requests

url = "https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder"

payload = "{\n  \"orderId\": 93348442,\n  \"carrierCode\": \"fedex\",\n  \"serviceCode\": \"fedex_2day\",\n  \"packageCode\": \"package\",\n  \"confirmation\": null,\n  \"shipDate\": \"2014-04-03\",\n  \"weight\": {\n    \"value\": 2,\n    \"units\": \"pounds\"\n  },\n  \"dimensions\": null,\n  \"insuranceOptions\": null,\n  \"internationalOptions\": null,\n  \"advancedOptions\": null,\n  \"testLabel\": false\n}"
headers = {
  'Host': 'ssapi.shipstation.com',
  'Authorization': '__YOUR_AUTH_HERE__',
  'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.request("POST", url, headers=headers, data = payload)

print(response.text.encode('utf8'))

require "uri"
require "net/http"

url = URI("https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder")

https = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);
https.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Host"] = "ssapi.shipstation.com"
request["Authorization"] = "__YOUR_AUTH_HERE__"
request["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
request.body = "{\n  \"orderId\": 93348442,\n  \"carrierCode\": \"fedex\",\n  \"serviceCode\": \"fedex_2day\",\n  \"packageCode\": \"package\",\n  \"confirmation\": null,\n  \"shipDate\": \"2014-04-03\",\n  \"weight\": {\n    \"value\": 2,\n    \"units\": \"pounds\"\n  },\n  \"dimensions\": null,\n  \"insuranceOptions\": null,\n  \"internationalOptions\": null,\n  \"advancedOptions\": null,\n  \"testLabel\": false\n}"

response = https.request(request)
puts response.read_body

var client = new RestClient("https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder");
client.Timeout = -1;
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Host", "ssapi.shipstation.com");
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "__YOUR_AUTH_HERE__");
request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json");
request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n  \"orderId\": 93348442,\n  \"carrierCode\": \"fedex\",\n  \"serviceCode\": \"fedex_2day\",\n  \"packageCode\": \"package\",\n  \"confirmation\": null,\n  \"shipDate\": \"2014-04-03\",\n  \"weight\": {\n    \"value\": 2,\n    \"units\": \"pounds\"\n  },\n  \"dimensions\": null,\n  \"insuranceOptions\": null,\n  \"internationalOptions\": null,\n  \"advancedOptions\": null,\n  \"testLabel\": false\n}",  ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
Console.WriteLine(response.Content);

OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient().newBuilder()
  .build();
MediaType mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json");
RequestBody body = RequestBody.create(mediaType, "{\n  \"orderId\": 93348442,\n  \"carrierCode\": \"fedex\",\n  \"serviceCode\": \"fedex_2day\",\n  \"packageCode\": \"package\",\n  \"confirmation\": null,\n  \"shipDate\": \"2014-04-03\",\n  \"weight\": {\n    \"value\": 2,\n    \"units\": \"pounds\"\n  },\n  \"dimensions\": null,\n  \"insuranceOptions\": null,\n  \"internationalOptions\": null,\n  \"advancedOptions\": null,\n  \"testLabel\": false\n}");
Request request = new Request.Builder()
  .url("https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder")
  .method("POST", body)
  .addHeader("Host", "ssapi.shipstation.com")
  .addHeader("Authorization", "__YOUR_AUTH_HERE__")
  .addHeader("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .build();
Response response = client.newCall(request).execute();

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "strings"
  "net/http"
  "io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

  url := "https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder"
  method := "POST"

  payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"orderId\": 93348442,\n  \"carrierCode\": \"fedex\",\n  \"serviceCode\": \"fedex_2day\",\n  \"packageCode\": \"package\",\n  \"confirmation\": null,\n  \"shipDate\": \"2014-04-03\",\n  \"weight\": {\n    \"value\": 2,\n    \"units\": \"pounds\"\n  },\n  \"dimensions\": null,\n  \"insuranceOptions\": null,\n  \"internationalOptions\": null,\n  \"advancedOptions\": null,\n  \"testLabel\": false\n}")

  client := &http.Client {
  }
  req, err := http.NewRequest(method, url, payload)

  if err != nil {
    fmt.Println(err)
  }
  req.Header.Add("Host", "ssapi.shipstation.com")
  req.Header.Add("Authorization", "__YOUR_AUTH_HERE__")
  req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

  res, err := client.Do(req)
  defer res.Body.Close()
  body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

  fmt.Println(string(body))
}

#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

dispatch_semaphore_t sema = dispatch_semaphore_create(0);

NSMutableURLRequest *request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder"]
  cachePolicy:NSURLRequestUseProtocolCachePolicy
  timeoutInterval:10.0];
NSDictionary *headers = @{
  @"Host": @"ssapi.shipstation.com",
  @"Authorization": @"__YOUR_AUTH_HERE__",
  @"Content-Type": @"application/json"
};

[request setAllHTTPHeaderFields:headers];
NSData *postData = [[NSData alloc] initWithData:[@"{\n  \"orderId\": 93348442,\n  \"carrierCode\": \"fedex\",\n  \"serviceCode\": \"fedex_2day\",\n  \"packageCode\": \"package\",\n  \"confirmation\": null,\n  \"shipDate\": \"2014-04-03\",\n  \"weight\": {\n    \"value\": 2,\n    \"units\": \"pounds\"\n  },\n  \"dimensions\": null,\n  \"insuranceOptions\": null,\n  \"internationalOptions\": null,\n  \"advancedOptions\": null,\n  \"testLabel\": false\n}" dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
[request setHTTPBody:postData];

[request setHTTPMethod:@"POST"];

NSURLSession *session = [NSURLSession sharedSession];
NSURLSessionDataTask *dataTask = [session dataTaskWithRequest:request
completionHandler:^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {
  if (error) {
    NSLog(@"%@", error);
  } else {
    NSHTTPURLResponse *httpResponse = (NSHTTPURLResponse *) response;
    NSError *parseError = nil;
    NSDictionary *responseDictionary = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:0 error:&parseError];
    NSLog(@"%@",responseDictionary);
    dispatch_semaphore_signal(sema);
  }
}];
[dataTask resume];
dispatch_semaphore_wait(sema, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);

import Foundation

var semaphore = DispatchSemaphore (value: 0)

let parameters = "{\n  \"orderId\": 93348442,\n  \"carrierCode\": \"fedex\",\n  \"serviceCode\": \"fedex_2day\",\n  \"packageCode\": \"package\",\n  \"confirmation\": null,\n  \"shipDate\": \"2014-04-03\",\n  \"weight\": {\n    \"value\": 2,\n    \"units\": \"pounds\"\n  },\n  \"dimensions\": null,\n  \"insuranceOptions\": null,\n  \"internationalOptions\": null,\n  \"advancedOptions\": null,\n  \"testLabel\": false\n}"
let postData = parameters.data(using: .utf8)

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://ssapi.shipstation.com/orders/createlabelfororder")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.addValue("ssapi.shipstation.com", forHTTPHeaderField: "Host")
request.addValue("__YOUR_AUTH_HERE__", forHTTPHeaderField: "Authorization")
request.addValue("application/json", forHTTPHeaderField: "Content-Type")

request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.httpBody = postData

let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in 
  guard let data = data else {
    print(String(describing: error))
    return
  }
  print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
  semaphore.signal()
}

task.resume()
semaphore.wait()

Example Response

{
  "shipmentId": 72513480,
  "shipmentCost": 7.3,
  "insuranceCost": 0,
  "trackingNumber": "248201115029520",
  "labelData": "JVBERi0xLjQKJeLjz9MKMiAwIG9iago8PC9MZW5ndGggNjIvRmlsdGVyL0ZsYXRlRGVjb2RlPj5zdHJlYW0KeJwr5HIK4TI2UzC2NFMISeFyDeEK5CpUMFQwAEJDBV0jCz0LBV1jY0M9I4XkXAX9iDRDBZd8hUAuAEdGC7cKZW5kc3RyZWFtCmVuZG9iago0IDAgb2JqCjw8L1R5cGUvUGFnZS9NZWRpYUJveFswIDAgMjg4IDQzMl0vUmVzb3VyY2VzPDwvUHJvY1NldCBbL1BERiAvVGV4dCAvSW1hZ2VCIC9JbWFnZUMgL0ltYWdlSV0vWE9iamVjdDw8L1hmMSAxIDAgUj4+Pj4vQ29udGVudHMgMiAwIFIvUGFyZW50....",
  "formData": null
}