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Set up a connection to ShipBob

ShipBob is a leading e-commerce fulfillment company that streamlines order processing, warehousing, and shipping, empowering businesses to deliver efficient, reliable experiences to customers worldwide.

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

Instruction

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.

Environment * 

Select your ShipBob account environment:

  • Sandbox: if your account URL is https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/

  • Production: if your account URL is https://api.shipbob.com/

Environment type: Sandbox 

Token * 

Enter your ShipBob token.

Multiple layers of protection, including AES 256 encryption, are in place to keep your token safe. 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.

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Environment type: Production 

Scopes * 

Scopes are OAuth 2.0 permissions that ShipBob defines to limit access to your account.

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Tip

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

How to retrieve the token

  1. Sign in to your ShipBob account.

  2. Navigate to Integrations > API tokens.

  3. Click Generate new token.

  4. Enter Token name and Description.

  5. Copy the Token.

How to configure scopes

  1. Click Scope.

  2. To access all of the scopes in the API, click the » button.

    – or – 

    Check the scopes you want to add and click the > button.

  3. Click Save.

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