Account Country
ShipEngine API currently supports shipping from the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
When you sign up for a ShipEngine account, you will select the country from which you will be shipping from the dropdown list.
API Host for your Account Country
Depending on your location, use one of the following for the best API response performance:
If you are based in or closest to Europe, use the API host:
Host: api.eu.shipengine.com
If you are based in or closest to North America, use the API host
Host: api.shipengine.com
ShipEngine allows the following functionalities in your selected account country:
- You can connect any carrier supported by ShipEngine no matter which account country you select.
- You will be able to ship to any country supported by your carrier.
- Your credit card billing address can be in a different country. The account country does not impact the credit card you may use to sign up.
- The ShipEngine API sandbox environment is available for any account country.