#api shipping

[narolainfotechus]

6 Must Have WooCommerce Shipping APIs for Ecommerce

Shipping is crucial to every WooCommerce business, shaping how customers shop on your site. However, between technology and logistics, it can feel like a puzzle. Luckily, WordPress has many plugins to help business owners solve their problems.

This blog explores the best WooCommerce shipping API plugins to improve your customers' shopping experience. Before we recommend plugins, let's discuss the benefits of choosing the right shipping API plugin for your online store.

Why do you Need Shipping API Integration?

Seamless Integration

For small or large businesses, the WooCommerce shipping API plugin integrates easily with your store framework. It connects your store to external apps to facilitate data exchange.

Enhanced Automation

Say goodbye to manual labor! Automate tasks like inventory updates, order management, and customer data synchronization with the WooCommerce API plugin. Greetings from streamlined operations and more time to concentrate on expanding your company.

Customization Flexibility

Each online store is unique, and the WooCommerce API plugin knows that. Enjoy unmatched customization options to customize your store's functionality. From customized customer experiences to creative marketing, the possibilities are endless.

Real-time Data Sync

Stay up to date on the state of your store in real-time. Your ability to make informed decisions is enhanced by the WooCommerce API plugin, which synchronizes data across all platforms and applications.

Expand Your Reach

Maximize integrations to create new avenues for expansion. To quickly expand your customer base and break into new markets, integrate your store with the marketplaces, apps, and services offered by other businesses.

Boosted Productivity

E-commerce is a fast-paced industry, so efficiency is essential. Using the features provided by the WooCommerce API plugin will significantly boost your output. Say goodbye to repetitive tasks and hello to increased productivity with less effort.

Future-proof Your Business

Your online store has to be future-proofed because technology is constantly changing. You can stay ahead of the competition by using the WooCommerce API plugin to keep your store adaptable and ready to take on new concepts and styles.

However, integrating APIs can be a difficult process. Should you need expert help linking your WooCommerce store to external services, our talented developers can ensure a seamless and efficient Shipping API integration.

6 Best Shipping APIs for Your Ecommerce Store

Table Rate Shipping for WooCommerce

For stores with basic shipping requirements, the user-friendly Table rate shipping API WooCommerce plugin is perfect. It assists you in establishing precise shipping costs for each order by taking into account a variety of factors.

Example Use Case: Consider being the owner of a clothing store that specializes in sweaters, coats, and t-shirts. To entice customers to buy more, you can raise the price of heavier jackets and provide free shipping on orders over $100.

2. WooCommerce Advanced Shipping (Premium):

Advanced Woocommerce shipping Ideal for intricate shipping scenarios is the premium plugin for WooCommerce. It offers a comprehensive shipping management solution by integrating advanced features and systems from Table Rate Shipping.

Example Use Case: Your electronics store sells phone accessories and TVs. You can offer competitive shipping rates with real-time carrier quotes and conditional shipping rules. This includes free local pickups of bulky TVs and weight-based discounts on heavier items.

3. Flexible Shipping for WooCommerce (Free & Premium):

WooCommerce flexible shipping from WP Desk offers free and premium zone-based shipping control and customization. Stores looking to manage regional shipping costs should use it.

Example Use Case: An excellent option for retailers with a range of product sizes and a desire for zone-based shipping control (e.g., furniture stores with bulky items).

4. AfterShip Tracking (Free & Premium):

This free and premium WooCommerce plugin from AfterShip offers order-tracking features to improve customer experience. Maintaining delivery status updates builds client confidence and reduces shipping questions.

Consider performing an eCommerce migration to transfer your Shopify store to WooCommerce if your Shopify store is currently operational and you would like to utilize WooCommerce's AfterShip integration. The AfterShip API can then be used without any issues within the WooCommerce platform.

Example Use Case: provides order tracking features to improve the online shopping experience for all retailers.

5. ShipStation for WooCommerce (Free & Premium):

The ShipStation plugin, which links your WooCommerce store to the ShipStation shipping platform, offers this all-inclusive shipping solution (available in both free and premium versions). ShipStation expedites the entire shipping process, saving you both money and time.

Example Use Case: For large retailers or those looking for a comprehensive shipping solution, ShipStation is an effective tool. While the premium version automates, discounts, and manages inventory across platforms, the free version makes basic tasks simpler.

6. WooCommerce UPS Shipping Plugin with Print Label (Premium):

The premium UPS shipping plugin from PluginHive is designed for WooCommerce stores that ship with UPS or require direct UPS services. It removes the need for manual integration and expedites UPS shipping.

Example Use Case: Imagine that you run a posh electronics store and that UPS is your main source for reliable and secure delivery. You can offer real-time UPS by using this plugin.

How to Choose the Best Shipping API & Plugins for WooCommerce?

After reading about the best WooCommerce shipping plugins, let's discuss what to look for in a shipping API plugin for your ecommerce store.

Compatibility and Integration

Make sure the WooCommerce API plugin you choose works with WordPress, WooCommerce, any other plugins, and your store configuration. Find plugins that integrate easily with popular third-party services and applications like shipping companies, accounting software, and payment gateways.

Functionality and Features

Examine WooCommerce API plugin features. Business needs include order management, inventory synchronization, customer data management, and reporting. Look for plugins with complete features that match your business goals and workflows.

Performance and Reliability

Choosing a WooCommerce API plugin requires performance and reliability. Select stable, updated plugins. To evaluate the plugin's real-world performance and find usability bugs, read user reviews and ratings.

Security and Compliance

WooCommerce API plugins handle sensitive customer data and financial transactions, so security is crucial. Choose plugins that encrypt data transmission, use secure authentication, and comply with payment processing standards like PCI DSS.

Scalability and Flexibility

WooCommerce API plugins handle sensitive customer data and financial transactions, so security is crucial. Choose plugins that encrypt data transmission, use secure authentication, and comply with payment processing standards like PCI DSS.

Partner with us for Shipping API Integration

We conclude that WooCommerce stores need shipping plugins to prioritize sales and scaling over logistics. These shipping automation tools let businesses handle more orders without sacrificing quality.

Are you in need of assistance? Our e-commerce software development team possesses a wide range of expertise in the areas of API development, integration implementation, and testing. To ensure that the process goes smoothly, we can integrate your WooCommerce store with the ideal shipping API.

[gelu-the-babosa-multiversal]

Finally finished some comfort art! Love the brothers!

Patreon//Kofi//Teezr//💚

[dkettchen]

not me finding out that fandom wikis do not have an api (which is like a specialised ui for programmers that a lot of websites have where you can more directly access resources off the website with programming tools, f.e. if one piece wiki had one, you could tell your coding languages like "hey get all the strawhat pirates' names and heights off their character pages and put them in my database here please" and it would be able to get that info off the wiki for you) so I will have to learn web scraping to get data off there for visualising ship stats project I have planned for my data analysis portfolio instead now smh

[bee-apis]

Elected to do some practice, and ofc I had to do it with my favorites or I would literally never do any practice whatsoever

[ahmetmertugrul]

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[autisticlio]

Can't believe I have to say this, but please don't drag voice actors or performers into your dumbass ship drama. Most of them are just there to get paid.

[ms-demeanor]

I had a straight up delightful moment at work yesterday when a new member of the management team asked me how we were tracking warranties and I explained that we kind of aren't and he asked why we aren't and that meant he got a 30-minute rundown of how top-to-bottom fucked the procurement process is here.

First I explained the process for sending a quote (i am assigned a ticket in system A1, I create an opportunity in system A2, from the opportunity i can generate a quote in system B - if I start with the quote I can't associate it back to the opportunity or the ticket, if we need to change the quote after it was approved we need to generate a new quote from the opportunity to overwrite the old one - and send the quote from system B.)

Then I explained the process of getting approval (system B sends the quote and receives the approvals but does not communicate that to system A, so until it is manually updated system A sends a daily reminder about the quote to the client and after three days with no response will close the ticket even if the client approved the quote in system B. System B will send an email if a quote is approved but it comes from our generic support email so to make sure that I don't miss approvals I have filtering rules set up and a folder I check twice a day. Because there are 4 people who use this system I also check twice daily in system B to see if anyone else's quotes were approved).

Then I explained how I place the orders (easy! I'm a pro! We have a standardized PO pattern that tracks date, vendor and client, it's handy)

Then I explained how I document the orders (neither system A nor B has a way of storing information about orders in progress, only orders that are complete; as such I have created a PO Documentation spreadsheet that lists the PO number, vendor, line of business, client, items ordered, order total, order date, ETA, tracking numbers, serial numbers, delivery confirmation, ticket number for install, ticket title for install, shippong cost, and close confirmation, which all have to be entered individually and which require a minimum of three visits to the spreadsheet per order: entering initial info, entering tracking and SN info, then once more to get that info to close the opportunity)

Then I explained how we close an order (confirm hardware delivery or activate software, use system A2 to code hardware/software/non-taxable products appropriately, run wizard to add charges from A2 to ticket in A1; because the A2 charges were locked by approval in system B, use system A3 to add shipping or other fees or to remove any parts that were approved but not actually needed or ordered - THIS WEEK I got permission to do this bit on my initial A1 procurement ticket instead of generating an A1 post-procurement ticket for fees and shipping. Once all of that is done it's moved into system A4 and is no longer my problem).

If there is a warranty involved it *should* automatically have the expiration tracked in system C, but system C doesn't have any way to pull order info so there's no way it can track warranty *start* dates without somebody manually entering it or without using API data from the manufacturer, which some manufacturers don't provide (fuck you, Apple).

But me and my trainee are happy to add the start date to the configuration once a tech tells us that the device is enrolled in system C. If the techs will tell us that we can add that info no problem.

Until then, I have unfortunately been forced to start a spreadsheet.

The manager was appalled, it was great. I got to say the words "part of the reason things sometimes fall through the cracks is because we have so many cracks" and his response was "no shit." I'm talking to vendors about a procurement system now :) :) :) :)

[beaulesbian]

I've started going through some of the fillers now that I'm caught up with the main manga story, and this first one about the dragon and lost island (eps 54-60) is pretty interesting - especially how Luffy could hear the dragon's thoughts, (in a way it reminded me of him hearing Zunesha on Zou, though it is different)

and how Zoro could pretty quickly tell when someone dangerous was nearby (with a sense that seems very similar to observation haki 🤔)

but also this fun zolu part:

I've seen it in some clips or screenshots before (gifs and screenshots really don't do justice to the amazing voice acting here lol "Zoorooooooooooooooo") but I haven't seen it with the context of this Apis girl being worried about Zoro before, (who stayed behind to let the crew get away with the dragon, and they managed that, and her concern made Luffy search out for Zoro to get him back to their ship. (Thankfully, because otherwise he would have totally get so lost on that small island)

and even in one scene before this clip she was worried if Zoro was going to be alright - and Luffy could reassure her with his absolute certainty that Zoro would be just fine.

It's pretty fun how this scenario repeats all the way thoughout the story (with at least two very similar scenes being in Dressrosa) where other people question if Zoro would be fine and Luffy has the full trust in his capabilites and strength.

[wip]

Hi!

Are there any plans to improve how users can prune a reblog chain before reblogging it themselves?

Right now, we either have to remove all the additional posts, or find a reblog from before a particular part was added. That's tricky, and being able to just snip the rest of the chain off at more points would make life a lot easier.

Answer: Hey, @tartrazeen!

Good news! This is already supported in the API via the “exclude_trail_items” parameter when creating or editing a reblog. However, it only really works for posts stored in our Neue Post Format (NPF), which excludes all posts made before 2016 and many posts on web before August 2023. For that reason, we don’t expect this will ever be made a “real” feature that you can access in our official clients. It wouldn’t be too wise of us to design, build, and ship an interface for something we know won’t even work on the majority of posts.

If you don’t fancy doing this via the API yourself, there are other solutions to leverage this feature—namely, third-party browser extensions. For example, XKit Rewritten has something called “Trim Reblogs,” which allows you to do exactly what you ask… though with all the caveats about availability mentioned above.

Thanks for your question. We hope this helps!

[narolainfotechus]

Shipping APIs: Streamlining Your Business's Shipping Operations

Smooth shipping operations are key to success. One of the game-changers in this arena is the Shipping API, a powerful tool that simplifies shipping processes for online businesses. Let's dive into what Shipping APIs are, their benefits, and why integrating them is a smart move for ecommerce owners.

What is a Shipping API?

A Shipping API, short for Application Programming Interface, is like a bridge that connects your ecommerce platform with shipping carriers like UPS, FedEx, or USPS. It enables automated communication between your online store and these carriers, streamlining shipping tasks such as generating labels, calculating shipping rates, tracking shipments, and more.

Why Shipping API Integration Matters

Imagine manually entering shipping details for each order – time-consuming, error-prone, and not scalable. Here's where Shipping API integration comes in handy:

Efficiency: Automating shipping tasks saves time and reduces human errors, leading to faster order processing and happier customers.

Cost-Effectiveness: Accurate shipping rate calculations help you offer competitive shipping prices without eating into your margins.

Real-Time Tracking: Provide customers with tracking information, enhancing their shopping experience and trust in your brand.

Scalability: As your business grows, Shipping APIs scale seamlessly to handle increased shipping volumes efficiently.

Flexibility: Choose the best shipping carriers for your needs and easily switch between them as needed.

Understanding the Best Shipping API Options

When it comes to Shipping APIs, there are several options available. Here's a glimpse into some of the best ones:

EasyPost: Known for its user-friendly interface and robust features, EasyPost simplifies shipping processes for businesses of all sizes.

ShipEngine: Offering a wide range of carrier integrations and advanced shipping capabilities, ShipEngine is a popular choice among e-commerce businesses.

Shippo: With its focus on simplicity and cost-effectiveness, Shippo is a great choice for small to medium-sized businesses looking to streamline shipping.

ShipStation: Ideal for multichannel sellers, ShipStation offers powerful automation tools and integrations with major e-commerce platforms.

Choosing the Right Shipping API for Your Business

Selecting the best Shipping API depends on your specific business needs, shipping volume, budget, and integration requirements. Evaluate factors like carrier options, pricing, ease of integration, customer support, and scalability before making a decision.

Conclusion

In the competitive world of ecommerce development, leveraging Shipping APIs is a strategic move that can boost efficiency, reduce costs, and improve customer satisfaction. Whether you're a small online boutique or a growing ecommerce giant, integrating a Shipping API like EasyPost, ShipEngine, Shippo, or ShipStation can take your shipping operations to the next level.

For a detailed guide on Shipping APIs and how they can benefit your ecommerce business, check out this insightful blog post. Unlock the power of seamless shipping and propel your business towards greater success!

[gelu-the-babosa-multiversal]

I know this isn't really a ship, considering one of them is my oc,

ship bingo: ramses and wepwawet

I just wanted to see what you think of the ship

You should make more content of them if you want!

[clouds-of-wings]

Bizarre Google blog announcement: they have a "Shipping Network Design API", and operators of container ships can use it to optimise their trade routes?! This feels like a very old-school Google project, by which I mean a group of engineers put it together as an interesting side project, a very small number of people will come to totally rely on it, and Google will shut it down without warning in a few years' time when those engineers have moved on.

-- from Tom Scott's newsletter

[mariacallous]

Palantir, facing mounting public scrutiny for its work with the Trump administration, took an increasingly defensive stance toward journalists and perceived critics this week, both at a defense conference in Washington, DC, and on social media.

On Tuesday, a Palantir employee threatened to call the police on a WIRED journalist who was watching software demonstrations at its booth at AI+ Expo. The conference, which is hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project, a think tank founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt, is free and open to the public, including journalists.

Later that day, Palantir had conference security remove at least three other journalists—Jack Poulson, writer of the All-Source Intelligence Substack; Max Blumenthal, who writes and publishes The Grayzone; and Jessica Le Masurier, a reporter at France 24—from the conference hall, Poulson says. The reporters were later able to reenter the hall, Poulson adds.

The move came after Palantir spokespeople began publicly condemning a recent New York Times report titled “Trump Taps Palantir to Compile Data on Americans” published on May 30. WIRED previously reported that Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was building a master database to surveil and track immigrants. WIRED has also reported that the company was helping DOGE with an IRS data project, collaborating to build a “mega-API.”

The public criticism from Palantir is unusual, as the company does not typically issue statements pushing back on individual news stories.

Prior to being kicked out of Palantir’s booth, the WIRED journalist, who is also the author of this article, was taking photos, videos, and written notes during software demos of Palantir FedStart partners, which use the company’s cloud systems to get certified for government work. The booth’s walls had phrases like “REAWAKEN THE GIANT” and “DON’T GIVE UP THE SHIP!” printed on the outside. When the reporter briefly stepped away from the booth and attempted to re-enter, she was stopped by Eliano Younes, Palantir’s head of strategic engagement, who said that WIRED was not allowed to be there. The reporter asked why, and Younes repeated himself, adding that if WIRED tried to return, he would call the police.

After the conference ended, Younes responded to a photo from the conference that the reporter posted on X. “hey caroline, great seeing you at the expo yesterday,” he wrote. “can't wait to read your coverage of the event.” Palantir did not respond to WIRED’s request for comment.Got a Tip?Are you a current or former government employee who wants to talk about what's happening? We'd like to hear from you. Using a nonwork phone or computer, contact the reporter securely on Signal at 785-813-1084.

Poulson tells WIRED that he, Blumenthal, and Le Masurier were also watching demos at Palantir’s booth prior to being kicked out. After a Tuesday panel with Younes and Palantir engineer Ryan Fox, Poulson says Le Masurier approached Younes near Palantir’s booth and asked about the company’s work for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. A Palantir employee stepped between them and claimed that Palantir had asked her to leave “multiple times,” according to a video of the interaction viewed by WIRED, and she was escorted out of the conference hall shortly after.

“Apparently, Palantir was so annoyed that they not only kicked her out, but demanded that Max and I be kicked out as well,” Poulson says. “So the security guards came and got us.”

The group was allowed back inside the conference hall after explaining their situation to friendly security guards, Poulson says. The guards asked them to respect any requests from attendees to stop filming.

Some conference organizers appeared to be on high alert after a pro-Palestine demonstrator interrupted a panel with Palantir’s head of defense, Mike Gallagher, on Monday. The demonstrator was subsequently ejected from the conference, Poulson reported. A handful of pro-Palestine activists were also thrown out on Tuesday after disrupting a panel with Eric Schmidt and Thom Shanker, a former Pentagon reporter at the The New York Times. (Palantir formed a partnership with the Israeli military in January 2024, and Google is part of a $1.2 billion cloud contract with the Israeli government.) Poulson tells WIRED that on Wednesday, the conference began mandatory bag-checks at at least one talk.

During Younes’ Tuesday panel with fellow Palantir employee Fox, which was focused on what the two men do at Palantir and why they like working there, Younes made passing references to perceived critics of the company. When talking about the reasons he joined Palantir, he said, “I was sick and tired of people with bad intentions,” Younes said, “many of them who are actually here.” He later added that he’s a “big believer” in the views of Palantir’s cofounders, particularly those of CEO Alex Karp. (Karp is known for his nonapologetic stance toward Palantir’s work with military and defense agencies and immigration authorities.) “Playing a role in helping them, to prove the doubters and the haters wrong, that just feels really good,” Younes said.

On Tuesday, Palantir posted on X claiming the Times article was “blatantly untrue” and said that the company “never collects data to unlawfully surveil Americans.” The Times article did not claim that Palantir buys or collects its own data, though it’s a common misconception that the company does so.

The New York Times did not immediately respond to a request for comment by WIRED.

On Wednesday, Palantir’s official X account continued posting about the Times article on X. “Want to meet Dr. Karp?” the post read. “In 90 seconds, identify the technical errors in this article. DM us a video in the next 24 hours - whoever finds the most inaccuracies gets an interview with him.”

[l1fting4ever]

@starlyft here’s the post!

i didn’t lift anything with security tags but i did remove the tag and put it back on just to see if it would work

links!

hook - http://api-shein.shein.com/h5/sharejump/appjump?link=Vt85D4kIrpA&localcountry=US&url_from=GM7537754990018707456

magnet - https://a.co/d/0gUIJMKa

⚠️ WARNINGS ABOUT THE MAGNET ⚠️

IT IS A VERY STRONG MAGNET ITS WILL STICK TO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. IF YOU WANT TO BUY TWO BUY THEM SEPARATE AND KEEP THEM SEPARATE BECAUSE IF THEY CONNECT THEY WILL POSSIBLY BREAK AND/OR EXPLODE.

story time - i was in dollar tree and the magnet stuck to the checkout desk. so from now on i will be keeping my magnet on body.

i might be going to some stores with my lifting buddy to make sure they have the products for back to school shopping and my two shein orders just got shipped!

[pilot-boi]

Armored Apis: The idea of them having a brain cell and 4 person yearning is fun, but what about the revelation that 3 people love them for who they are. The "Oh...ohhhhhh" moment as a writer such as myself likes to call it.

Pyrrha gets it when Jaune, Blake, and Yang let her just be normal on a day off from training and sponsor work.

Yang gets it when she gets texts from them supporting her and checking in when she's having near breakdown.

Jaune gets it after they tell him that they know he's a better leader than he thinks he is.

Blake gets hit the hardest with the revelation after seeing Jaune, Yang, and Pyrrha rise up to defend her from Adam.

This ship is cute, I’m not gonna lie

It’s because they all react to their relationships similarly, but with their own twist based on their backgrounds. They all feel like they’re not good enough for the people they love, that they have to be MORE to be worthy of them

It’s good shit

Also, are you thinking of this in a Pyrrha lives AU? Cause there’s good content either way