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Set up a connection to ShipStation

ShipStation is a web-based e-commerce shipping platform that helps customers to streamline their fulfillment process. It provides access to customers to the world's top carriers and to find the lowest shipping rate for their packages of different sizes and destinations.

Set up a connection

After you start the connection, configure it in the Create connection panel and complete all of the required * authentication settings:

Setting

Instructions

Name your connection * 

Enter a clear and distinguishable name. Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection. A unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting it from a list of the connections in your account.

API version  

Select your ShipStation account API version ( v1 or v2).

API key * 

Enter your ShipStation API key.

How to retrieve the API key

API secret * (only for API version v1)

Enter your ShipStation API secret.

Multiple layers of protection, including AES 256 encryption, are in place to keep your API secret. When editing this connection, you must re-enter this value each time; it is stored only when the connection is saved and never displayed as text.

How to retrieve the API secret

Tip

This connector documentation describes only the settings shown for the Simple view. For the corresponding HTTP settings, see basic auth universal connector documentation.

How to retrieve the API key and secret

For API version: v1

  1. Sign in to your ShipStation account.

  2. Navigate to My profile > Account > API settings > API keys .

  3. From API version, select V1 API.

  4. Click Generate API key.

  5. Copy the API key.

  6. Copy the API secret.

For API version: v2

  1. Sign in to your ShipStation account.

  2. Navigate to Settings > Account > API settings > API keys.

  3. From API version, select V2 API.

  4. Copy API key (Production key).