POST/order/{orderId}/shipping_fulfillment
When you group an order's line items into one or more packages, each package requires a corresponding plan for handling, addressing, and shipping; this is a shipping fulfillment. For each package, execute this call once to generate a shipping fulfillment associated with that package.
Note: A single line item in an order can consist of multiple units of a purchased item, and one unit can consist of multiple parts or components. Although these components might be provided by the manufacturer in separate packaging, the seller must include all components of a given line item in the same package.
Before using this call for a given package, you must determine which line items are in the package. If the package has been shipped, you should provide the date of shipment in the request. If not provided, it will default to the current date and time.
Input
Resource URI
This method is supported in Sandbox environment. To access the endpoint, just replace the api.ebay.com root URI with api.sandbox.ebay.com
URI parameters
HTTP request headers
All requests made to eBay REST operations require you to provide the Authorization HTTP header for authentication authorization.
The table below shows additional HTTP request headers that are either required, conditionally required, or strongly recommended for this method. Other standard HTTP request headers- opens rest request components page (not in this table) can also be used, but they are optional.
| Header | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content-Type | string | This header indicates the format of the request body provided by the client. It's value should be set to application/json. For more information, refer to HTTP request headers. Occurrence: Required |
OAuth scope
This request requires an access token created with the authorization code grant flow, using one or more scopes from the following list (please check your Application Keys page for a list of OAuth scopes available to your application):
https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.fulfillment
See OAuth access tokens for more information.
Request payload
Copy complete valid JSON to clipboardRequest fields
| Input container/field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| lineItems | array of LineItemReference | This array contains a list of or more line items and the quantity that will be shipped in the same package. Occurrence: Required |
| lineItems.lineItemId | string | This is the unique identifier of the eBay order line item that is part of the shipping fulfillment. The line item ID is created as soon as there is a commitment to buy from the seller. Occurrence: Required |
| lineItems.quantity | integer | This is the number of lineItems associated with the trackingNumber specified by the seller. This must be a whole number greater than zero (0). Occurrence: Required |
| shippedDate | string | This is the actual date and time that the fulfillment package was shipped. This timestamp is in ISO 8601 format, which uses the 24-hour Universal Coordinated Time (UTC) clock. The seller should use the actual date/time that the package was shipped, but if this field is omitted, it will default to the current date/time. Occurrence: Optional |
| shippingCarrierCode | string | The unique identifier of the shipping carrier being used to ship the line item(s). Technically, the shippingCarrierCode and trackingNumber fields are optional, but generally these fields will be provided if the shipping carrier and tracking number are known. Occurrence: Conditional |
| trackingNumber | string | The tracking number provided by the shipping carrier for this fulfillment. The seller should be careful that this tracking number is accurate since the buyer will use this tracking number to track shipment, and eBay has no way to verify the accuracy of this number. Occurrence: Conditional |
Output
HTTP response headers
See HTTP response headers for details.
| Header | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Location | A successful call returns the following location code: {ENV}/sell/fulfillment/v1/order/{ORDERID}/shipping_fulfillment/{FULFILLMENTID} The ENV string is the HTTPS path to the same eBay supported environment in which this call was issued. The ORDERID parameter is the unique identifier of the order addressed by this call; for example, 01-03955-36441. The FULFILLMENTID parameter identifies the newly created fulfillment; for example, 9405509699937003457459. Use this Get Fulfillment URI to retrieve the contents of the new fulfillment. |
Response payload
This call has no payload.
Response fields
This call has no field definitions.
HTTP status codes
This call can return one of the following HTTP status codes. For an overview of the status codes, see HTTP status codes in Using eBay RESTful APIs.
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 201 | Created. The call also returns the following location code: {ENV}/sell/fulfillment/v1/order/{ORDERID}/shipping_fulfillment/{FULFILLMENTID} The ENV string is the HTTPS path to the same eBay supported environment in which this call was issued. The ORDERID parameter is the unique identifier of the order addressed by this call; for example, 01-03955-36441. The FULFILLMENTID parameter identifies the newly created fulfillment; for example, 9405509699937003457459. Use this Get Fulfillment URI to retrieve the contents of the new fulfillment. |
| 400 | Bad Request |
| 409 | Conflict |
| 500 | Internal Server Error. Note: In some cases, this call may succeed if you issue it once more after receiving this error. |
Error codes
For more on errors, plus the codes of other common errors, see Handling errors.
| Code | Domain | Category | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30500 | API_FULFILLMENT | APPLICATION | System error |
| 32100 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Invalid Order Id: {orderId} |
| 32200 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Invalid line item id: {lineItemId} |
| 32210 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Duplicate line item in the request |
| 32300 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Invalid shipment tracking number or carrier |
| 32400 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Requested user is suspended |
| 32500 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Invalid shipped date |
| 32600 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Invalid input data |
| 34100 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Maximum tracking number for order is exceeded |
| 34200 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Line Items contain Global Shipping Program and non-Global Shipping Program orders |
| 34300 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Mark As Shipped for multiple Global Shipping Program line items is not supported |
| 34500 | API_FULFILLMENT | REQUEST | Please use PUT operation for updating shipping fulfillment |
Warnings
This call has no warnings.
Samples
New to making API calls? Please see Making a Call.
Note: Identifiers, such as order IDs or user IDs, and personal data in these samples might be anonymized or may no longer be active on eBay. If necessary, substitute current, relevant eBay data in your requests.
Sample 1: Create a Shipping Fulfillment
This sample creates a new shipping fulfillment with an eBay-generated fulfillment ID, containing the specified line items.
Input
Use the orderid parameter to specify the order for which you are creating a shipping fulfillment. Identify the lineItems included in the package, as well as the shipping information if the package has been shipped.
POSThttps://api.ebay.com/sell/fulfillment/v1/order/6********5!2********1/shipping_fulfillment
Output
A successful call returns an HTTP status code of 201 (Created). It also returns a location code for the newly created shipping fulfillment resource, including its fulfillment ID:
https://api.ebay.com/sell/fulfillment/v1/order/6********5!2********1/shipping_fulfillment/1********6Note: Currently, eBay uses the value of the submitted tracking number as the new fulfillment ID, but don't depend on this behavior. The fulfillment ID format is subject to change in the future.This call has no response payload.