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Update Carrier Accounts

The ShipEngine API provides the ability to update the connection information for certain carriers. This allows you to update your authentication information without disconnecting and reconnecting the carrier.

Requirements

  • This lesson assumes you know how to List Your Carriers.
  • You will need a carrier_id for this request.

Update Carrier Account Information Model

PropertyDescription
nicknamestring, required
usernamestring, required
passwordstring, required

PUT /v1/connections/carriers/:carrier_name/:carrier_id

Example Request

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```http
PUT /v1/connections/carriers/stamps_com/se-12345678 HTTP/1.1
Host: api.shipengine.com
API-Key: __YOUR_API_KEY_HERE__
Content-Type: application/json


{
  "nickname": "new nickname",
  "username": "newusername",
  "password": "supersecretpassword"
}
```

Example Response

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{
  "carrier_id": "se-12345678"
}