Size and Weight

The Basics

Weight

Weight inside of a shipment's packages object is required.

Property	Description
unit	enumerated string, required `ounce`, `pound`, `gram`, `kilogram`
value	decimal, required Weight in the `unit` specified.

Dimensions

Optionally, you can specify the dimensions of each package in the shipment.

Property	Description
unit	enumerated string, required `inch`, `centimeter`
length	decimal, required Length in the `unit` specified.
width	decimal, required Width in the `unit` specified.
height	decimal, required Height in the `unit` specified.

Add the objects directly into the shipment object. Use this same format to get shipping rates as well.

Example

POST /v1/labels/

This example shows how to ship a package with a shipping weight of 9.6 ounces, and box dimensions of 12.0 x 7.1 x 6.0 inches.

Example Request

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POST /v1/labels HTTP/1.1
Host: api.shipengine.com
API-Key: __YOUR_API_KEY_HERE__
Content-Type: application/json
{
  "shipment": {
    "packages": [
      {
        "weight": {
          "value": 9.6,
          "unit": "ounce"
        },
        "dimensions": {
          "unit": "inch",
          "length": 12.0,
          "width": 7.1,
          "height": 6.0
        }
      }
    ],
    "service_code": "usps_priority_mail",
    "ship_to": {
      "name": "Amanda Miller",
      "phone": "555-555-5555",
      "address_line1": "525 S Winchester Blvd",
      "city_locality": "San Jose",
      "state_province": "CA",
      "postal_code": "95128",
      "country_code": "US",
      "address_residential_indicator": "yes"
    },
    "ship_from": {
      "company_name": "Example Corp.",
      "name": "John Doe",
      "phone": "111-111-1111",
      "address_line1": "4009 Marathon Blvd",
      "address_line2": "Suite 300",
      "city_locality": "Austin",
      "state_province": "TX",
      "postal_code": "78756",
      "country_code": "US",
      "address_residential_indicator": "no"
    }
  }
}

Example Response

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{
  "label_id": "se-test-202923521",
  "status": "processing",
  "shipment_id": "se-202923521",
  "ship_date": "2019-07-25T05:00:00.000Z",
  "created_at": "2019-07-25T15:24:46.657Z",
  "shipment_cost": {
    "currency": "usd",
    "amount": 0.0
  },
  "insurance_cost": {
    "currency": "usd",
    "amount": 0.0
  },
  "tracking_number": "9999999999999",
  "is_return_label": false,
  "is_international": false,
  "batch_id": "",
  "carrier_id": "se-123890",
  "service_code": "usps_priority_mail",
  "package_code": "package",
  "voided": false,
  "voided_at": null,
  "label_format": "pdf",
  "label_layout": "4x6",
  "trackable": true,
  "carrier_code": "stamps_com",
  "tracking_status": "unknown",
  "label_download": {
    "pdf": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/6/Q2OLdnGaqk-UzkN6pFH0lg/testlabel-202923521.pdf",
    "png": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/6/Q2OLdnGaqk-UzkN6pFH0lg/testlabel-202923521.png",
    "zpl": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/6/Q2OLdnGaqk-UzkN6pFH0lg/testlabel-202923521.zpl",
    "href": "https://api.shipengine.com/v1/downloads/6/Q2OLdnGaqk-UzkN6pFH0lg/testlabel-202923521.pdf"
  },
  "form_download": null,
  "insurance_claim": null
}

Step 2: Ship It!

You can now print your label and ship! Find your label by going to label_download.href.