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  "data": {
    "a": {
      "slug": "sendcloud",
      "name": "Sendcloud",
      "vendor": "Sendcloud B.V.",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.sendcloud.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "shipping",
      "summary": "Shipping platform for European online shops from Sendcloud B.V. in Eindhoven. Its API v3 and hosted MCP server quote carrier rates, create labels, validate addresses, track parcels and handle returns across the carriers an account has enabled.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/sendcloud.json",
      "license": "Proprietary service under Sendcloud's terms and conditions",
      "transports": [
        "http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "mixed",
      "authNotes": "Self-serve. A person signs up at account.sendcloud.com, adds an invoice and sender address, then creates a Sendcloud API integration in the panel, which issues a public and secret key pair. The pair works as HTTP Basic or is exchanged at https://account.sendcloud.com/oauth2/token for a one-hour Bearer token (client credentials, scope `api`). The MCP server uses an OAuth 2.0 sign-in at account.sendcloud.com, found through RFC 9728 metadata, with the same single scope. No partner or sales approval is needed for API v3.",
      "pricing": "freemium",
      "pricingNotes": "Free plan at €0 for up to 20 parcels a month at Sendcloud's carrier rates, and a 14-day trial of paid plans with no card per the pricing page. Lite is €28 a month plus €0.10 a label, Growth €87 plus €0.09, Premium €175 plus €0.08, Pro €639 plus €0.07, Enterprise on request, with 20 per cent off for yearly billing. Carrier postage is extra. There is no sandbox, but 50 Unstamped letter test labels are free. The pricing table has an API access row whose per-plan marks we couldn't read (https://www.sendcloud.com/pricing/).",
      "priceSummary": "$31.30 / mo",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs, the OpenAPI specs or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-07).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-07"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://sendcloud.dev",
      "llmsTxt": "https://sendcloud.dev/llms.txt",
      "openapi": "https://sendcloud.dev/.openapi/v3/shipments/openapi.yaml",
      "capabilities": [
        "shipping.rates",
        "shipping.labels",
        "shipping.tracking",
        "shipping.address-validation",
        "shipping.returns"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "freemium",
        "free-tier",
        "mcp",
        "oauth",
        "api-key",
        "openapi",
        "llms-txt",
        "webhooks",
        "status-page",
        "europe",
        "iso27001"
      ],
      "lastRelease": "2026-10-05",
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 62,
        "grade": "B",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 407,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 842,
        "categoryRank": 2,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 71,
          "maintenance": 67,
          "payments": 37,
          "reliability": 68,
          "schema": 89,
          "security": 49,
          "transparency": 72
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-07"
        },
        "negative": -3,
        "negativeNotes": [
          "21 and 25 September 2026. The API v3 changelog records `insurance.currency` and `insurance.value` removed from POST /parcels/tracking, and `status_code`, `status_description` and `sub_status_code` removed from tracking event responses, with no earlier deprecation entry for those fields. The changes are documented on the day, so the deduction is the minimum (https://sendcloud.dev/api/v3/changelog.md)"
        ],
        "verdict": "API v3 has 29 public OpenAPI 3.1 specs, an llms.txt index, a dated changelog and a hosted MCP server with toolset filtering. OAuth has one scope, `api`, so a credential can't be limited to reading. The changelog records response fields removed from tracking events on 25 September 2026 with no earlier deprecation entry.",
        "bestFor": "An agent shipping parcels for a European shop that wants many carriers behind one account, including its own carrier contracts on paid plans.",
        "strengths": [
          "29 public OpenAPI 3.1 specs covering 104 API v3 operations, with an llms.txt index and Markdown copies of every docs page",
          "Hosted MCP server at mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp with 24 toolsets, a `?toolsets=` filter and read-only, idempotent and destructive annotations per the docs",
          "A repeated `external_reference_id` on shipment creation returns the existing shipment with a 409 instead of buying a second label",
          "Free test labels through the `sendcloud:letter` and `sendcloud:letterreturn` shipping options, up to 50 before charges apply",
          "Dated API v3 changelog with 37 entries between 9 July and 5 October 2026"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "One OAuth scope, `api`, and key pairs with full account access. No read-only credential was found in the reviewed documentation",
          "Changelog entries of 21 and 25 September 2026 record removed request and response fields on parcel tracking with no earlier deprecation entry",
          "No Retry-After header or backoff guidance was found for 429 responses",
          "No official SDK was found in the reviewed documentation, and the MCP server isn't in the official MCP registry",
          "No test environment. Labels other than the Unstamped letter options are charged unless the carrier accepts a cancellation"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Use API v3 at https://panel.sendcloud.sc/api/v3. The v2 create-parcel endpoint is closed to accounts created from April 2026",
          "Test with `shipping_option_code` `sendcloud:letter` (returns use `sendcloud:letterreturn`). Any other label is billed unless cancelled within the carrier's deadline",
          "Set `external_reference_id` on every shipment so a retry returns the existing shipment (409) instead of a second label",
          "Read the `errors` array on synchronous announce responses. A carrier failure can arrive inside a success status",
          "Connect MCP with `?toolsets=shipments,shipping-options,parcel-tracking,returns` to keep the tool list short. Create and cancel tools act on the live account"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "B",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 62
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 71,
          "maintenance": 67,
          "payments": 37,
          "reliability": 68,
          "schema": 89,
          "security": 49,
          "transparency": 62
        },
        "provenanceScore": 81
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST --location \"https://account.sendcloud.com/oauth2/token\" \\\n  --header \"Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded\" \\\n  -d \"grant_type=client_credentials\u0026scope=api\" \\\n  --basic --user your_sendcloud_public_key:your_sendcloud_private_key",
        "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http sendcloud https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp",
        "config": {
          "mcpServers": {
            "sendcloud": {
              "type": "http",
              "url": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.rates",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/sendcloud"
      },
      "area": "business",
      "unitPrices": [
        {
          "item": "Lite plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 31.3,
          "note": "€28, 400 labels a month, plus €0.10 a label"
        },
        {
          "item": "Growth plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 97.24,
          "note": "€87, 1,000 labels a month, plus €0.09 a label"
        },
        {
          "item": "Premium plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 195.6,
          "note": "€175, 10,000 labels a month, plus €0.08 a label"
        },
        {
          "item": "Pro plan",
          "unit": "month",
          "usd": 714.21,
          "note": "€639, 30,000 labels a month, plus €0.07 a label"
        },
        {
          "item": "Label fee on Lite",
          "unit": "tx",
          "usd": 0.11,
          "note": "€0.10 a label on top of carrier postage, €0.25 above the monthly limit"
        }
      ],
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Sendcloud B.V.",
        "domain": "sendcloud.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2008-07-29",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.sendcloud.com/terms-conditions/",
        "privacy": "https://www.sendcloud.com/privacy-policy/",
        "statusPage": "https://status.sendcloud.com",
        "changelog": "https://sendcloud.dev/api/v3/changelog",
        "securityTxt": "none",
        "checked": "2026-10-07",
        "notes": [
          "The terms, last updated 1 September 2026, name Sendcloud B.V., registration 66572959, Stadhuisplein 10, 5611 EM Eindhoven, with Sendcloud GmbH, Ltd., SAS and Srl for Germany and Austria, the UK, France and Italy. Dutch law applies.",
          "The MCP server answers at mcp.sendcloud.com and tokens come from account.sendcloud.com. The REST API answers at panel.sendcloud.sc, a second Sendcloud domain.",
          "www.sendcloud.com/.well-known/security.txt and /security.txt return 404. The bug bounty page sends reports to security@sendcloud.com.",
          "RDAP for sendcloud.com gives a registration date of 2008-07-29.",
          "Unit prices are converted from euros at the ECB reference rate of 1.1177 for 7 October 2026, read through api.frankfurter.dev."
        ],
        "score": 81
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sendcloud.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "sendcloud",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-09T10:14:26.877392382Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 405,
          "lastMs": 77,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 82,
          "p95ms24h": 112,
          "samples24h": 202,
          "samples30d": 202,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-10-08",
              "probes": 93,
              "ok": 93
            },
            {
              "date": "2026-10-09",
              "probes": 109,
              "ok": 109
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.sendcloud.com",
          "indicator": "none",
          "summary": "All Systems Operational",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T10:11:18.457729397Z"
        },
        "securityTxt": {
          "url": "https://sendcloud.com/.well-known/security.txt",
          "state": "none",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:40.272539649Z"
        },
        "pages": [
          {
            "url": "https://sendcloud.dev/api/v3/changelog",
            "kind": "changelog",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:24:08.110707574Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "6b29c4fd1275"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.sendcloud.com/pricing/",
            "kind": "pricing",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:21.328528089Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "5f1544b931db"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.sendcloud.com/privacy-policy/",
            "kind": "privacy",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:23.449806516Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "1a787a780068"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.sendcloud.com/terms-conditions/",
            "kind": "terms",
            "status": 200,
            "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:25.410182173Z",
            "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "fingerprint": "eef98aa87449"
          }
        ],
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T10:14:26.877392382Z"
      }
    },
    "answer": "Sendcloud scores 62 (B) on agent readiness against ShippyPro's 48.7 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.",
    "b": {
      "slug": "shippypro",
      "name": "ShippyPro",
      "vendor": "Italian Valley S.r.l.",
      "vendorUrl": "https://www.shippypro.com",
      "kind": "http-api",
      "category": "shipping",
      "summary": "Multi-carrier shipping platform from ShippyPro (Italian Valley S.r.l., Florence). Its REST API quotes rates on a customer's own carrier contracts, creates labels and returns, validates addresses, books pickups and tracks parcels. API access is sold with the Enterprise plan.",
      "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shippypro",
      "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shippypro.md",
      "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shippypro.min.md",
      "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/shippypro.json",
      "license": "Proprietary service under ShippyPro's Terms \u0026 Conditions. Both OpenAPI files state the licence as Proprietary",
      "transports": [
        "http"
      ],
      "remoteUrl": "https://api.shippypro.com",
      "packages": [],
      "auth": "api-key",
      "authNotes": "Sales approval, then a key. The help centre says APIs can only be activated with an Enterprise plan and tells users to contact sales. Keys are created in the account panel under API, more than one per account, as Full Access, Maps (pickup-point map only) or PII Excluded (personal data hidden). Calls send `Authorization: Bearer \u003cAPI key\u003e`, per both OpenAPI files. The help centre article still describes the key as a Basic auth username with a blank password. No expiry or rotation was found in the reviewed documentation.",
      "pricing": "paid",
      "pricingNotes": "Enterprise plan, custom price through sales, billed annually. It is the only plan the pricing page lists with full access to the Multicarrier APIs. The self-serve plans (49 to 259 EUR a month at regular monthly prices, up to 4,000 shipments) are marked UI only. A 14-day, 30-order trial needs no card per the terms, and whether a trial account can call the API was not established. No sandbox. The Generic carrier creates test labels and rates. A higher rate limit costs extra (https://www.shippypro.com/en/pricing).",
      "priceSummary": "Paid",
      "where": "hosted",
      "x402": {
        "level": "no",
        "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the OpenAPI files, the API page or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-09).",
        "endpoints": []
      },
      "toolCount": null,
      "popularity": {
        "githubStars": null,
        "npmWeekly": null,
        "pypiWeekly": null,
        "asOf": "2026-10-09"
      },
      "docsUrl": "https://api.shippypro.com/docs",
      "openapi": "https://api.shippypro.com/docs/v1.json",
      "capabilities": [
        "shipping.rates",
        "shipping.labels",
        "shipping.tracking",
        "shipping.address-validation",
        "shipping.returns"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "hosted",
        "paid",
        "sales-led",
        "enterprise",
        "api-key",
        "openapi",
        "webhooks",
        "soap",
        "status-page",
        "sla",
        "europe"
      ],
      "graded": true,
      "anchor": {
        "graded": true,
        "score": 48.7,
        "grade": "D",
        "agentReady": false,
        "rank": 718,
        "ranked": true,
        "rankOf": 842,
        "categoryRank": 9,
        "methodology": "0.4",
        "run": "2026-10-01",
        "scores": {
          "ergonomics": 46,
          "maintenance": 25,
          "payments": 5,
          "reliability": 70,
          "schema": 64,
          "security": 51,
          "transparency": 58
        },
        "pending": [
          "performance",
          "tasks"
        ],
        "assessment": {
          "confidence": "medium",
          "date": "2026-10-09"
        },
        "negative": 0,
        "verdict": "Two OpenAPI 3.1 files, a published limit of 20 calls per 10 seconds and a 99.5 per cent monthly SLA with service credits are public. API access needs an Enterprise plan arranged through sales, no changelog or SDK was found, and label creation on v1 has no idempotency key.",
        "bestFor": "A European shipper or logistics platform with its own carrier contracts that already holds a ShippyPro Enterprise plan and wants rates, labels, pickups and tracking across many regional carriers through one API.",
        "strengths": [
          "OpenAPI 3.1 files for v1 (55 operations) and v2 (17 operations) are public at api.shippypro.com/docs, with 812 examples in the v1 file",
          "Published SLA of 99.5 per cent monthly availability with service credits of 0.5 to 5 per cent",
          "API keys come in three types, Full Access, Maps and PII Excluded, and an account can hold several",
          "The account panel keeps API request and response logs, an API error history and webhook logs",
          "The Generic carrier creates test labels and rates without a real carrier or tracking number",
          "The privacy policy lists sub-processors per product area and says customer data is never sold"
        ],
        "weaknesses": [
          "The help centre says APIs can only be activated with an Enterprise plan, which has no public price and starts with sales",
          "No API changelog, release notes or deprecation policy was found, and the terms allow changes without notice",
          "`POST /v1/Ship` takes no idempotency key. Only the 17 v2 operations accept `Idempotency-Key`",
          "Carrier label incidents marked critical appear on the status page on most days from August to October 2026",
          "No official SDK, MCP server or llms.txt was found on the pages read",
          "v1 answers some failures with HTTP 200 and `Status` 2, and `LabelURL` can be a string or an array"
        ],
        "agentNotes": [
          "Send `Authorization: Bearer \u003cAPI key\u003e` and POST a JSON body with `Method` and `Params` to `https://api.shippypro.com/v1/\u003cMethod\u003e`. Parameter names are case-sensitive",
          "Check `Status` and `ErrorMessage` in every `Ship` response. HTTP 200 with `Status` 2 means no label was created",
          "Before retrying a failed `Ship` call, look the order up by `TransactionID`. v1 has no idempotency key, and each label counts against the plan",
          "Test with the Generic carrier. `Ship` and `Edit` calls on a real carrier create real labels",
          "Stay under 20 calls per 10 seconds, and use webhooks for tracking. The docs advise against `GetTracking` in bulk"
        ],
        "metrics": {
          "kind": "remote",
          "measured": false
        },
        "reviewCount": 0,
        "avgRating": 0,
        "history": [
          {
            "basis": "public evidence",
            "confidence": "medium",
            "grade": "D",
            "methodology": "0.4",
            "pending": [
              "performance",
              "tasks"
            ],
            "run": "2026-10-01",
            "runLabel": "October 2026 research run",
            "score": 48.7
          }
        ],
        "editorialScores": {
          "ergonomics": 46,
          "maintenance": 25,
          "payments": 5,
          "reliability": 70,
          "schema": 64,
          "security": 51,
          "transparency": 48
        },
        "provenanceScore": 68
      },
      "connect": {
        "http": "curl -X POST https://api.shippypro.com/v1/Ping \\\n  -H \"Authorization: Bearer \u003cAPI_KEY\u003e\" \\\n  -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n  -d '{\"Method\": \"Ping\", \"Params\": {}}'"
      },
      "letme": {
        "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.rates",
        "tool": "https://letme.dev/shippypro"
      },
      "area": "business",
      "provenance": {
        "legalEntity": "Italian Valley S.r.l.",
        "domain": "shippypro.com",
        "domainRegistered": "2016-10-24",
        "endpointOnVendorDomain": true,
        "terms": "https://www.shippypro.com/en/legal/terms",
        "privacy": "https://www.shippypro.com/en/legal/privacy",
        "statusPage": "https://status.shippypro.com",
        "changelog": "",
        "securityTxt": "unknown",
        "checked": "2026-10-09",
        "notes": [
          "The Terms \u0026 Conditions name Italian Valley Srl, registered number 06587610483, Piazza Francesca Morvillo 15, 50144 Firenze, Italy, as owner of the ShippyPro software. They cover every ShippyPro product and service, the API included, and carry no date or version.",
          "The privacy policy names ShippyPro by Italian Valley S.r.l. as data controller and covers shipment sender and recipient data handled by the product, not only the website.",
          "RDAP for shippypro.com gives a registration date of 2016-10-24.",
          "The API answers at api.shippypro.com and the reference is served from the same host.",
          "www.shippypro.com/robots.txt disallows every path outside the language folders, the blog and a short list, so /.well-known/security.txt and /llms.txt were not requested.",
          "No API changelog or release notes page was found on the API page, the reference or the help centre's API section.",
          "The SLA at https://www.shippypro.com/en/legal/sla is stated to be part of the agreement with the customer."
        ],
        "score": 68
      },
      "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shippypro.json",
      "live": {
        "slug": "shippypro",
        "probe": {
          "target": "https://api.shippypro.com",
          "method": "get",
          "lastAt": "2026-10-09T10:14:27.221150975Z",
          "lastOk": true,
          "lastStatus": 404,
          "lastMs": 50,
          "authRequired": false,
          "uptime24h": 100,
          "uptime30d": 100,
          "p50ms24h": 54,
          "p95ms24h": 152,
          "samples24h": 28,
          "samples30d": 28,
          "days": [
            {
              "date": "2026-10-09",
              "probes": 28,
              "ok": 28
            }
          ]
        },
        "vendorStatus": {
          "page": "https://status.shippypro.com",
          "indicator": "major",
          "summary": "Partial System Outage",
          "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T10:11:18.703373732Z"
        },
        "updatedAt": "2026-10-09T10:14:27.221150975Z"
      }
    },
    "facts": [
      {
        "a": "HTTP API",
        "b": "HTTP API",
        "name": "Kind"
      },
      {
        "a": "Sendcloud B.V.",
        "b": "Italian Valley S.r.l.",
        "name": "Vendor"
      },
      {
        "a": "https://mcp.sendcloud.com/mcp",
        "b": "https://api.shippypro.com",
        "name": "Hosted endpoint"
      },
      {
        "a": "HTTP",
        "b": "HTTP",
        "name": "Transports"
      },
      {
        "a": "OAuth or key",
        "b": "API key",
        "name": "Auth"
      },
      {
        "a": "Freemium",
        "b": "Paid",
        "name": "Pricing"
      },
      {
        "a": "no",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "x402"
      },
      {
        "a": "Proprietary service under Sendcloud's terms and conditions",
        "b": "Proprietary service under ShippyPro's Terms \u0026 Conditions. Both OpenAPI files state the licence as Proprietary",
        "name": "Licence"
      },
      {
        "a": "yes",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "Read-only variant documented"
      },
      {
        "a": "yes",
        "b": "no",
        "name": "llms.txt"
      },
      {
        "a": "2026-10-05",
        "b": "none",
        "name": "Last release"
      },
      {
        "a": "no date given",
        "b": "no date given",
        "name": "Terms last updated"
      },
      {
        "a": "no date given",
        "b": "no date given",
        "name": "Privacy policy last updated"
      },
      {
        "a": "not found in the text",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Customer content may train models"
      },
      {
        "a": "yes",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict automated access"
      },
      {
        "a": "yes",
        "b": "not found in the text",
        "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking"
      },
      {
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shippypro.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/shippypro.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Sendcloud (B)\n\nGood for: An agent shipping parcels for a European shop that wants many carriers behind one account, including its own carrier contracts on paid plans.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 89 against 64\n- Agent ergonomics, 71 against 46\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 37 against 5\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 67 against 25\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 72 against 58\n\nWatch for: One OAuth scope, `api`, and key pairs with full account access. 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Both OpenAPI files state the licence as Proprietary |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-05 | none |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Sendcloud.** API v3 has 29 public OpenAPI 3.1 specs, an llms.txt index, a dated changelog and a hosted MCP server with toolset filtering. OAuth has one scope, `api`, so a credential can't be limited to reading. The changelog records response fields removed from tracking events on 25 September 2026 with no earlier deprecation entry.\n\n**ShippyPro.** Two OpenAPI 3.1 files, a published limit of 20 calls per 10 seconds and a 99.5 per cent monthly SLA with service credits are public. API access needs an Enterprise plan arranged through sales, no changelog or SDK was found, and label creation on v1 has no idempotency key.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Sendcloud\n\n1. Use API v3 at https://panel.sendcloud.sc/api/v3. The v2 create-parcel endpoint is closed to accounts created from April 2026\n2. Test with `shipping_option_code` `sendcloud:letter` (returns use `sendcloud:letterreturn`). Any other label is billed unless cancelled within the carrier's deadline\n3. Set `external_reference_id` on every shipment so a retry returns the existing shipment (409) instead of a second label\n4. Read the `errors` array on synchronous announce responses. A carrier failure can arrive inside a success status\n5. Connect MCP with `?toolsets=shipments,shipping-options,parcel-tracking,returns` to keep the tool list short. Create and cancel tools act on the live account\n\n### ShippyPro\n\n1. Send `Authorization: Bearer \u003cAPI key\u003e` and POST a JSON body with `Method` and `Params` to `https://api.shippypro.com/v1/\u003cMethod\u003e`. Parameter names are case-sensitive\n2. Check `Status` and `ErrorMessage` in every `Ship` response. HTTP 200 with `Status` 2 means no label was created\n3. Before retrying a failed `Ship` call, look the order up by `TransactionID`. v1 has no idempotency key, and each label counts against the plan\n4. Test with the Generic carrier. `Ship` and `Edit` calls on a real carrier create real labels\n5. Stay under 20 calls per 10 seconds, and use webhooks for tracking. 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