ParcelBee
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One API for quotes, labels and tracking

Connect your store, warehouse system or own software to ParcelBee. The API covers the whole shipment, from the first quote to the last tracking update, across the carriers on your account.

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How a shipment runs

Six calls, start to finish

  1. 01

    List carriers

    Every carrier service open to your account, each with a stable channel code.

    GET /carriers

  2. 02

    Get quotes

    Prices for the parcel on each service, lowest first, with fuel, surcharges and tax broken out.

    POST /quote

  3. 03

    Create the order

    Book the service you picked. The price is re-checked and paid from your wallet.

    POST /orders

  4. 04

    Download the label

    Fetch the label for printing once the carrier has issued it.

  5. 05

    Track it

    Carrier updates for the shipment, piece by piece for multi-piece orders.

  6. 06

    Cancel if needed

    Cancel an order you no longer need, under the carrier’s rules.

Details

What to know before you build

The API docs have every field, error code and example.

Format
REST over HTTPS with JSON. Base URL https://api.parcelbee.ca/v1.
Authentication
API key and secret on every request, with optional HMAC-SHA256 request signing.
Safe retries
An idempotency key on order creation, so a retried request never books or charges twice.
Shipments
Single parcels and multi-piece shipments. Up to 68 kg and 274 cm per side for each piece.
Coverage
Shipments within Canada, from a sender address saved in your account.
Billing
Orders are paid from your ParcelBee wallet, the same balance you use in the dashboard.
Docs
Endpoint reference with request and response examples, in English and Chinese.

Prefer not to write code?

Orders can also come in from Shopify, LingXing WMS, ILS WMS or a CSV or Excel upload.

See the other integrations