Envia Shipping API
Overview
Welcome to the Envia Shipping API, your all-in-one solution for multi-carrier shipping. This API lets you connect your e-commerce platform or internal system to dozens of local and international carriers through a single integration.
What you can build
With the Shipping API you can:
- Compare rates across 100+ carriers with a single request per carrier
- Generate labels and download PDFs ready for printing
- Track packages in real time from pickup to delivery
- Schedule pickups, cancel shipments, and create manifests
- Handle international shipping with commercial invoices and HS code classification
Key Features
- Multi-carrier – choose from over 100 carriers without maintaining separate integrations.
- Flexible – ship domestically, internationally, handle returns, and even import shipments.
- Developer-friendly – consistent JSON schemas, clear documentation, sandbox and production environments, and interactive API explorer.
Core Workflow
Choose your shipping type to see the relevant workflow:
Ship within the same country — the most common flow.
- Get a quote – call Quote Shipment with origin, destination, and package details.
- Create a label – call Create Shipping Label with the chosen carrier and service.
- Track the shipment – use Track Shipments with the tracking number.
- Schedule a pickup (optional) – call Schedule Pickup if you need carrier collection.
- Cancel (if needed) – call Cancel Shipment to void the label.
Compare rates across carriers for your route. Each request returns available services, prices, and estimated delivery times.
Select a rate and purchase a shipping label. You get a tracking number and a downloadable PDF.
Monitor your package in real time from pickup to delivery using the tracking number.
Want the carrier to come to you? Schedule a pickup with the tracking numbers and your address.
Plans changed? Cancel the shipment to void the label and recover your balance.
Ship across borders — includes customs steps like HS codes and commercial invoices.
- Get a quote – call Quote Shipment with origin, destination, and package details.
- Classify HS code – use Classify HS Code to get the tariff code for customs.
- Create a label – call Create Shipping Label with the chosen carrier and service.
- Commercial invoice – generate the customs document via Create Commercial Invoice.
- Track – use Track Shipments to monitor through customs and delivery.
- Create a manifest (optional) – consolidate labels with Create Manifest for batch pickup.
- Schedule a pickup (optional) – call Schedule Pickup for carrier collection.
- Cancel (if needed) – call Cancel Shipment to void the label.
Compare international rates across carriers. Prices include estimated duties when available.
Get the correct tariff classification for your products. Required by customs for cross-border shipments.
Purchase the international shipping label with the selected carrier and service.
Generate the customs invoice PDF. Attach it to the package along with the shipping label.
Monitor your international package through customs and delivery.
Shipping multiple packages? Consolidate them into a single manifest for carrier handoff.
Schedule the carrier to collect your international parcels.
Cancel the shipment within the carrier's allowed window to void the label.
Environments
We provide two environments so you can develop and test safely before going live:
- Production:
https://api.envia.com/– live mode that generates real labels and charges. - Sandbox / Test:
https://api-test.envia.com/– safe environment to try endpoints and workflows.
Each endpoint page includes an environment selector so you can switch between these at any time. Make sure you have separate API tokens for each environment.
Authentication
All requests require a bearer token. Create separate tokens for the sandbox and production environments via your Envia dashboard. Include the token in the Authorization: Bearer <token> header for every call. For more information, see the Authentication guide.
Complement Shipping Integration Using the Queries API
The Envia Queries API complements the Shipping API by providing reference data you need before you create shipments. You can use it to fetch lists of countries, states, carriers, services, and pickup options. For example:
- Get Countries and States: determine which origin countries and states are supported, and retrieve the codes needed for your quote and label requests.
- Get Available Carriers and Services: discover which carriers and service levels operate in a given country or postal code before quoting shipments.
- Validate Addresses: ensure that your origin and destination addresses conform to the carrier's requirements in each country.
Refer to the Envia Queries API – Overview guide to learn more about these endpoints and how they enhance your shipping workflows.
With this overview and the endpoint pages, you'll have everything you need to build a seamless multi-carrier shipping experience into your application. Happy shipping!
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What to read next
- Start coding – The Core Workflow guide walks through every API call with full request/response examples.
- Plan your integration – The Integration Guide covers all three APIs from address validation to production.
- Set up webhooks – The Webhooks Guide covers real-time tracking notifications.
- International shipping? – See Duties & Taxes and HS Codes for customs handling.
Updated about 1 month ago