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Before you can begin interacting with our APIs, you first need to create a Sendcloud account and complete the basic account setup.
  1. Follow the steps in Getting started with Sendcloud to set up your account, add an invoice address, and add a sender address.
  2. Enable some carriers in your Sendcloud account
  3. Connect a direct carrier contract (optional)
  4. Create your API keys to start making API requests.

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Integrating with Sendcloud APIs

You can integrate with our APIs in various ways, depending on your specific needs. Sendcloud provides plug-and-play integrations with 100+ of the most popular e-commerce systems.
If your online store is already supported by our pre-built plugins then you can easily connect it to Sendcloud and begin taking advantage of our hassle-free shipping solutions by following the appropriate integration guideline.
If you’re looking to automate your current workflow, then our APIs provide you access to our core shipping products and features that are normally available through our UI interface (Sendcloud platform).

API v3 reference

Start building with our APIs

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Postman

The fastest way to begin testing and experimenting with our APIs is to grab one of our Postman collections. If you’re new to Postman, you can read the relevant guides on how to set it up and start developing with Sendcloud APIs in a matter of minutes!
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Postman

Quickly onboard with our Postman collections

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API tutorials

  1. Learn how to make an API call to create your first shipment
  2. Retrieve and compare rates across an extensive list of shipping options and choose the one that best suits you
  3. Now that you’ve created your parcel it’s time to download your label.
  4. Create a return parcel from anywhere in the world through the Returns API
  5. Track the status of your parcel via our Tracking API

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Need a little help?

Support

If you have additional questions or want to reach out to our support please visit this Help Center article to learn more.