Set Up ShipEngine Carriers

ShipEngine accounts that are based in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, and Germany include access to services from ShipEngine Carriers automatically. However, these services are disabled until you activate them by adding your billing information.

Activate ShipEngine Carriers

Currently, you must activate ShipEngine Carriers via the ShipEngine Dashboard. There is no endpoint available for this process.

To activate ShipEngine Carriers:

Available Carriers

The following carriers are available to your account once you have activated ShipEngine Carriers, based on your account home country:

US accounts:

Canada accounts:

UK accounts:

Australia accounts:

Germany accounts:

We periodically add more carriers to the ShipEngine Carriers roster. When a new carrier is available, simply log into your ShipEngine Dashboard, go to the Carriers page, and click the Activate link next to the new carrier.

For accounts based in other countries, ShipEngine Carriers are coming soon!

Using Your ShipEngine Carriers

Once activated, you'll see the Carrier IDs for each carrier. These IDs are unique to your ShipEngine account and are what you'll use with various endpoints to do things like purchasing labels, comparing rates, and tracking packages.

To get started using your new carriers, check out our Postman collection.

ShipEngine Account Balance

Your ShipEngine account balance is a balance of funds you use to purchase ShipEngine Carrier labels. You can view your currently balance in your ShipEngine Dashboard and add funds either in the dashboard or using the add_funds endpoint.

Your account balance pays for:

Your account balance does not apply to:

Learn how to add funds to your ShipEngine account balance.