Need to integrate your shopping cart with ShipStation?
- Are you struggling to integrate ShipStation with your e-commerce store?
- Are you spending hours keeping product listings updated?
- Is order tracking for your customers difficult?
ShipStation Integration Details
- Integration Method: API
- Setup Fee: Free
- Categories: Shipping Software
Instant ShipStation Integration & Automation
Product Data
- Load complete product listings with rich attributes.
Inventory and Pricing:
- Sync stock and pricing automatically.
- Maintain MAP compliance.
- Prevent overselling.
Orders and Tracking:
- Route orders directly to ShipStation.
- Receive tracking updates back to your shopping cart automatically.
How to Connect ShipStation to Your Shopping Cart
- Log in to your vendor’s dealer portal and look for a section labeled API, Integrations, or Data Feeds. If unavailable, contact your vendor representative to request their API keys or FTP credentials.
- In your Spark Shipping dashboard, go to Vendors.
- Click Add Vendor, then select ShipStation from the list of integrations.
- Enter the credentials you retrieved in Step 1 (such as API Keys, FTP details, or Client IDs) into the corresponding fields.
- Click the Test Connection button to confirm that Spark Shipping can communicate with ShipStation’s system.
- Once validated, the connection is live. Spark Shipping will begin downloading the product catalog (the initial sync time varies by vendor).
- You can now configure your automation rules to automatically sync inventory, pricing, and route orders.
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Technical Specifications
Synchronize Products
- Create ShipStation products in your cart
- Show ShipStation products not currently in your cart
- Learn more about Full Product Data Upload
Update Inventory
- Get inventory quantity updates from ShipStation
- Update the quantities in your cart
Send Orders
- Get new orders from your cart
- Send order fulfillment requests to ShipStation
Update Tracking
- Get tracking updates from ShipStation
- Send shipment data to your cart
- Your cart will notify the buyer that their item has shipped
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can you give me more information about ShipStation?
- URL: https://www.shipstation.com/partners/spark-shipping/
- Headquarters: Austin, TX US
- Category: Shipping Software
What is the ShipStation API and how does it work?
The ShipStation API allows ecommerce platforms and automation tools to connect directly to ShipStation systems. Through the API, your store can access live product data, inventory levels, pricing, fitment information, and order status updates. This enables fully automated workflows, including product publishing, inventory synchronization, real-time availability checks, and automated order routing.
How does ShipStation automation help ecommerce stores?
ShipStation automation eliminates manual data entry and reduces errors by keeping your store updated automatically. With a proper integration, your ecommerce store can sync products, pricing, inventory, and tracking directly from ShipStation. This improves accuracy, prevents overselling, increases fulfillment speed, and reduces the operational workload for ShipStation retailers and resellers.
Which ecommerce platforms support ShipStation integration?
ShipStation integrations are supported across major ecommerce platforms through tools such as Spark Shipping. Supported platforms include Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento, WooCommerce, Amazon, eBay, Walmart Marketplace, and others. A platform that integrates through the ShipStation API can automatically handle product creation, stock updates, order routing, and tracking updates without manual work.
What types of products are included in the ShipStation catalog?
ShipStation integrations are supported across major ecommerce platforms through tools such as Spark Shipping. Supported platforms include Shopify, BigCommerce, Magento, WooCommerce, Amazon, eBay, Walmart Marketplace, and others. A platform that integrates through the ShipStation API can automatically handle product creation, stock updates, order routing, and tracking updates without manual work.
Can I link one ShipStation product to multiple different suppliers?
Absolutely. If multiple ShipStation distributors carry the same item, you can link them all to a single listing on your site. Spark Shipping will then automatically route orders to the supplier with the best price or the closest proximity to the customer, ensuring you always get the best margins and fastest shipping times for your ShipStation products.
How does Spark Shipping manage ShipStation pricing and profit margins?
Our software includes powerful pricing automation tools that protect your margins. You can set rules to automatically adjust your retail prices whenever a ShipStation supplier changes their wholesale cost. Whether you want to maintain a specific dollar markup or a percentage margin, Spark Shipping ensures your store remains profitable 24/7 without you having to manually check price lists.
