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Unable to purchase shipping label in Shippo via Zapier after creating order

  • January 24, 2025
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Hi Zapier Community,

I’ve set up a Zap that successfully creates an order in Shippo, but I’m stuck at actually purchasing the shipping label. In the Zap, I’m using data from Google Sheets to create an order in Shippo, and I’ve included all the necessary fields like recipient name, address, order weight, shipping method (e.g., UPS 2nd Day Air), and the status is set to PAID. The order creation works fine.

However, I don’t see any option in Zapier to purchase the shipping label after the order is created. I also can’t find a way to include package dimensions (length, width, height) or select a predefined package in Shippo, which seems necessary for generating and purchasing the label.

How can I proceed to purchase the shipping label in the same Zap? If package dimensions are required but not supported directly, is there any workaround to automate this process fully? My goal is to automate the workflow from order creation to purchasing the shipping label. Once the label is generated and purchased, I’d like to upload the label file to Google Drive and add its URL back to my Google Sheet for tracking purposes.

Thanks for your help!

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JammerS
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  • Zapier Staff
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  • January 24, 2025

Hi ​@33het,

 

Welcome to the Community.

 

Zapier's Shippo integration doesn't support purchasing shipping labels directly, but you can use Shippo's API with the Webhooks by Zapier app to send a POST request. If you're unfamiliar with APIs, consider seeking help from a developer. To add the label URL back to your Google Sheet, include a Google Sheets step in your Zap using the Update Spreadsheet Row action, referencing the trigger step's row ID.

 

I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.