{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "ship24", "name": "Ship24", "vendor": "Ship24 Limited", "vendorUrl": "https://www.ship24.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "shipping", "summary": "Ship24 is a parcel tracking API from Ship24 Limited in Hong Kong. Its REST API and hosted MCP server create trackers, return normalised tracking events across couriers and push updates by webhook.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/ship24.json", "repo": "https://github.com/ship24/ship24-node", "license": "Proprietary service under Ship24's Terms and Conditions. The Node SDK and the AI plugin on GitHub are MIT", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.ship24.com/public/v1", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "ship24" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "A self-serve API key, sent as `Authorization: Bearer apik_...`. A default key is created once a plan (free or paid) is chosen in the dashboard, and an account can hold up to 20 active keys. Keys have no scopes. The hosted MCP server takes the same key in the same header. No OAuth, partner review or sales approval is needed for the listed plans.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free for 10 shipments a month on the Tracking API, blocked at the limit, so an agent can start without a contract. Paid per-shipment plans start at $39 a month for 1,000 shipments with $0.045 for each extra. Per-call plans start at $99 a month for 10,000 calls with $0.015 for each extra. Above 1,000,000 shipments a month pricing is by sales. Whether the free plan needs a card wasn't established (checked 2026-10-08).", "priceSummary": "$39 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the docs, the OpenAPI spec or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 12, "popularity": { "githubStars": 0, "npmWeekly": 79, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.ship24.com", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.ship24.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.ship24.com/assets/openapi/ship24-tracking-api.yaml", "registryName": "com.ship24/tracking-mcp", "capabilities": [ "shipping.tracking" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "closed-source", "api-key", "openapi", "llms-txt", "mcp", "webhooks", "free-tier", "typescript", "tracking" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-06", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 55, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 522, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 6, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 30, "reliability": 45, "schema": 81, "security": 37, "transparency": 52 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "The REST API and the hosted MCP server share one public OpenAPI 3.1 spec, numbered rate limits with Retry-After, and tracker creation that is idempotent by payload. No status page, SLA or security certification was found, API keys carry no scopes, and the API agreement and data processing agreement named in the terms aren't published.", "bestFor": "An agent that only needs tracking events across many couriers, by webhook or by lookup, from a tracking number alone.", "strengths": [ "Public OpenAPI 3.1 spec with 12 operations and two webhook definitions, plus llms.txt and a hosted `SKILL.md` integration guide", "Hosted MCP server at `https://api.ship24.com/mcp` with 12 tools, each carrying read-only, destructive and idempotent annotations and an output schema", "Rate limits are published per endpoint (1 to 10 requests a second) with `RateLimit-*`, `X-RateLimit-*` and `Retry-After` headers", "`POST /trackers` and `POST /trackers/track` are idempotent for an identical payload, and `clientTrackerId` is checked for uniqueness", "Prices are public for both billing models, with a free API plan of 10 shipments a month and sample tracking numbers for each status" ], "weaknesses": [ "No status page was found. `status.ship24.com` doesn't resolve, and neither the site nor the docs link to one", "The terms supply the service as is, with no uptime commitment, and allow account termination and data deletion without notice", "API keys have no scopes or read-only mode. The docs describe up to 20 keys an account, managed in the dashboard", "Webhooks are authenticated by a static secret in the `Authorization` header, with no payload signature", "The API agreement and the data processing agreement named in the terms, and a subprocessor list, were not found on the site" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send `Authorization: Bearer apik_...` to `https://api.ship24.com/public/v1`. The same key works on the MCP server, which lists tools without a key but answers 401 on calls", "Store the `trackerId` or set a unique `clientTrackerId`. Tracking numbers aren't unique, and any changed field on a repeat `POST /trackers` creates a second tracker that uses quota", "Allow up to 60 seconds for the first `POST /trackers/track` or `POST /tracking/search` call, since results are fetched from the courier synchronously", "Cache `GET /couriers`. It is limited to one request a second and returns the whole courier list, and courier auto-detection usually makes `courierCode` unnecessary", "Check for `quota_limit_reached` and `no_active_subscription`. `POST /tracking/search` needs a separate per-call plan, and the free plan blocks at 10 shipments a month" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 55 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 68, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 30, "reliability": 45, "schema": 81, "security": 37, "transparency": 38 }, "provenanceScore": 65 }, "connect": { "install": "npm install ship24", "http": "curl -sS -X POST https://api.ship24.com/public/v1/trackers/track \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer $SHIP24_API_KEY\" \\\n -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{ \"trackingNumber\": \"SHIP24_SAMPLE_DELIVERED_000\" }'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http ship24-tracking https://api.ship24.com/mcp -H \"Authorization: Bearer apik_your_key_here\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "ship24-tracking": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer apik_your_key_here" }, "type": "http", "url": "https://api.ship24.com/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.tracking", "tool": "https://letme.dev/ship24" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Tracking API Pro, 1,000 shipments", "unit": "month", "usd": 39, "note": "$0.039 a shipment; tiers up to 1,000,000 a month" }, { "item": "Extra tracked shipment", "unit": "tx", "usd": 0.045, "note": "on the 1,000 tier; $0.010 on the 1,000,000 tier" }, { "item": "Per-call plan, 10,000 calls", "unit": "month", "usd": 99, "note": "separate subscription for `POST /tracking/search`" }, { "item": "Extra per-call lookup", "unit": "call", "usd": 0.015, "note": "on the 10,000 tier; $0.007 on the 1.5 million tier" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Ship24 Limited", "domain": "ship24.com", "domainRegistered": "2005-09-18", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.ship24.com/terms", "privacy": "https://www.ship24.com/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Terms and Conditions say Ship24 Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, is the party called Ship24, and place disputes with the courts of Hong Kong. They carry no date or version.", "The terms govern accounts, fees and the API, and say an Application developer and API agreement and a Data Processing Agreement also apply. Neither document was found on the site.", "The privacy policy was last updated in August 2026 and has a section on the MCP integration. It names UAB Clefino of Lithuania as a group company for the IOSS service.", "The about page lists offices in Hong Kong, Tremblay-en-France and Vilnius.", "www.ship24.com, docs.ship24.com and api.ship24.com have no security.txt. SECURITY.md in ship24-ai-plugin gives contact@ship24.com for reports.", "No status page and no API changelog were found. The Node SDK and the plugin each keep a CHANGELOG.md on GitHub.", "RDAP for ship24.com gives a registration date of 2005-09-18." ], "score": 65 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.json", "live": { "slug": "ship24", "probe": { "target": "https://api.ship24.com/public/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:21.34039578Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 246, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 259, "p95ms24h": 354, "samples24h": 21, "samples30d": 21, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 21, "ok": 21 } ] }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:21.34039578Z" } }, "answer": "ShipBob scores 60.8 (C) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on agent ergonomics, payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.", "b": { "slug": "shipbob", "name": "ShipBob", "vendor": "ShipBob, Inc.", "vendorUrl": "https://www.shipbob.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "shipping", "summary": "Outsourced fulfilment service from ShipBob, Inc. of Chicago. Merchants send orders, products, inbound stock and returns to its warehouse network through a REST API with date-based versions, a hosted MCP server and webhooks, with a separate sandbox.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/shipbob.json", "repo": "https://github.com/ShipBob/mcp-ai-tutorials", "license": "Proprietary service under ShipBob's Terms of Service. The MCP tutorials repository on GitHub has no licence file", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.shipbob.com", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Self-serve, with no review. A person signs up in a browser and creates a Personal Access Token in the dashboard under Integrations, API Tokens, sent as `Authorization: Bearer \u003ctoken\u003e`. These tokens have every scope, don't expire, act as the account's root user and can be revoked. Multi-user apps use the OAuth 2.0 authorisation code grant with PKCE at auth.shipbob.com, with read and write scopes per domain, one-hour access tokens and 30-day refresh tokens. The hosted MCP server uses OAuth with dynamic client registration, or a token as Bearer. Writes need a `shipbob_channel_id` header. Logistics API credentials come from a ShipBob representative.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Quote only. The pricing page names the fee types (implementation, receiving, storage, and pick, pack and ship) with no figures and a form for a quote. The developer docs say an account is free until physical inventory arrives and that the sandbox is free, so an agent can build and test without a contract. The API and MCP server carry no separate charge (https://www.shipbob.com/pricing/, https://developer.shipbob.com/introduction).", "priceSummary": "Paid", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the developer docs, the OpenAPI spec or the pricing page (checked 2026-10-08).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 73, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-08" }, "docsUrl": "https://developer.shipbob.com", "llmsTxt": "https://developer.shipbob.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://marketplaceapi.shipbob.com/docs/2026-07.json", "capabilities": [ "shipping.rates", "shipping.tracking", "shipping.returns", "shipping.labels" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "paid", "sales-led", "api-key", "oauth", "mcp", "openapi", "llms-txt", "webhooks", "sandbox", "status-page", "soc2" ], "lastRelease": "2026-07-31", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 60.8, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 387, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 4, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 56, "maintenance": 41, "payments": 20, "reliability": 77, "schema": 85, "security": 55, "transparency": 77 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-08" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "OAuth with PKCE and read and write scopes per domain, a free sandbox, a public OpenAPI spec per version and a 24-month support window for each API version are documented. Fulfilment prices are by quote only, the status page has no API component, no official SDK was found, and Personal Access Tokens never expire and carry full account access.", "bestFor": "An agent working for a merchant that already stores stock with ShipBob, to create and track orders, check inventory, book inbound stock and handle returns.", "strengths": [ "OAuth 2.0 with PKCE, separate read and write scopes for nine domains, one-hour access tokens and 30-day refresh tokens", "Free sandbox at `sandbox-api.shipbob.com` with its own accounts, a test card number and a simulation terminal for shipments, receiving and stock changes", "OpenAPI 3.0 spec for each API version with 89 operations and 504 examples in 2026-07, plus llms.txt and a Markdown copy of each docs page", "A new API version each January and July, each supported for 24 months, with an upgrade guide per step", "Hosted MCP server with 73 tools, OAuth with dynamic client registration, and writes limited to the channel created at consent", "Rate limit of 150 requests a minute published, with `x-retry-after` and `x-remaining-calls` response headers" ], "weaknesses": [ "No public price. Receiving, storage and pick, pack and ship fees come only in a quote from sales", "The status page lists the merchant dashboard and two warehouse systems, with no component for the API and no incident posted", "Personal Access Tokens don't expire and carry every scope, with no read-only option", "No official SDK was found, and the MCP server is not in the official MCP registry", "No idempotency key. A retried create is caught only by the unique `reference_id`, which returns 422", "No security.txt, disclosure policy or bug bounty was found, and no API uptime SLA is published" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `GET /2026-07/channel` first and send the ID of the channel with `_write` scopes in the `shipbob_channel_id` header on every write", "Build against `https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com` with a sandbox account. Sandbox and production accounts, tokens and data are separate", "Set a stable `reference_id` on each order, product and return. A duplicate returns 422, which is the only guard against a double create", "Stay under 150 requests a minute per user and application, and wait the seconds given in `x-retry-after` after a 429", "Over MCP, writes work only on records in the channel created at consent. A 403 or 404 on a cancel usually means the record belongs to another channel" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 60.8 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 56, "maintenance": 41, "payments": 20, "reliability": 77, "schema": 85, "security": 55, "transparency": 69 }, "provenanceScore": 85 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X GET \"https://api.shipbob.com/2026-07/channel\" \\\n -H \"Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http shipbob-mcp --scope user https://api.shipbob.com/developer-api/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "shipbob": { "url": "https://api.shipbob.com/developer-api/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.rates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/shipbob" }, "area": "business", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "ShipBob, Inc.", "domain": "shipbob.com", "domainRegistered": "2014-03-12", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.shipbob.com/terms-of-service/", "privacy": "https://www.shipbob.com/privacy-policy/", "statusPage": "https://status.shipbob.com", "changelog": "https://developer.shipbob.com/release-notes", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-08", "notes": [ "The Terms of Service (updated 22 May 2026) define ShipBob as ShipBob, Inc. and its affiliates, give 120 N Racine Ave, Suite 100, Chicago, IL 60607, and are governed by Illinois law. They are the agreement for the fulfilment service and its platform, and no separate API terms were found.", "The privacy policy (last updated 29 March 2024) names ShipBob, Inc. and says it doesn't apply where commercial contracts govern the processing. Merchant data is covered by the DPA dated April 2026, which the terms incorporate.", "The API answers at api.shipbob.com and sandbox-api.shipbob.com, OAuth at auth.shipbob.com, and the MCP server at api.shipbob.com/developer-api/mcp. Sandbox accounts are created at webstage.shipbob.dev.", "security.txt returns 404 on www.shipbob.com, developer.shipbob.com and api.shipbob.com. No disclosure address was found on the trust page.", "RDAP for shipbob.com gives a registration date of 2014-03-12.", "The status page has components for the merchant dashboard and two warehouse systems, and none for the API." ], "score": 85 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob.json", "live": { "slug": "shipbob", "probe": { "target": "https://api.shipbob.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:21.341790184Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 122, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 134, "p95ms24h": 233, "samples24h": 21, "samples30d": 21, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 21, "ok": 21 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.shipbob.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T21:06:25.746291947Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T21:12:21.341790184Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Ship24 Limited", "b": "ShipBob, Inc.", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.ship24.com/public/v1", "b": "https://api.shipbob.com", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "$0.045 per transaction", "b": "not published", "name": "Price for shipping tracking" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary service under Ship24's Terms and Conditions. The Node SDK and the AI plugin on GitHub are MIT", "b": "Proprietary service under ShipBob's Terms of Service. The MCP tutorials repository on GitHub has no licence file", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "12", "b": "73", "name": "Tools exposed" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "com.ship24/tracking-mcp", "b": "not listed", "name": "MCP registry" }, { "a": "2026-10-06", "b": "2026-07-31", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "2026-05-22", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-01", "b": "2024-03-29", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "not found in the text", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "0 stars, 79 npm/wk", "b": "none", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "ShipBob scores 60.8 (C) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on agent ergonomics, payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Ship24 or ShipBob?" }, { "answer": "Ship24 needs an API key. ShipBob takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do Ship24 and ShipBob need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Ship24 has a hosted endpoint at https://api.ship24.com/public/v1 and ShipBob at https://api.shipbob.com.", "question": "Can an agent call Ship24 and ShipBob without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 68 against 56", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 41" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent that only needs tracking events across many couriers, by webhook or by lookup, from a tracking number alone.", "slug": "ship24", "watchFor": "No status page was found. `status.ship24.com` doesn't resolve, and neither the site nor the docs link to one" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 77 against 45", "Security \u0026 auth, 55 against 37", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 77 against 52" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent working for a merchant that already stores stock with ShipBob, to create and track orders, check inventory, book inbound stock and handle returns.", "slug": "shipbob", "watchFor": "No public price. Receiving, storage and pick, pack and ship fees come only in a quote from sales" } ], "job": { "capability": "shipping.tracking", "name": "Shipping tracking" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-shipbob.json", "title": "EasyPost vs ShipBob", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-shipbob" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-shipbob.json", "title": "Easyship vs ShipBob", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-shipbob" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-shipbob.json", "title": "Karrio vs ShipBob", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-shipbob" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shipbob.json", "title": "Sendcloud vs ShipBob", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shipbob" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shipbob-vs-shippo.json", "title": "ShipBob vs Shippo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shipbob-vs-shippo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shipbob-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "ShipBob vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shipbob-vs-shipstation" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-ship24.json", "title": "EasyPost vs Ship24", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-ship24" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-ship24.json", "title": "Easyship vs Ship24", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-ship24" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-ship24.json", "title": "Karrio vs Ship24", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-ship24" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-ship24.json", "title": "Sendcloud vs Ship24", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-ship24" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shippo.json", "title": "Ship24 vs Shippo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shippo" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "Ship24 vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipstation" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 32, "edge": "shipbob", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "ship24": 45, "shipbob": 77, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "shipbob", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "ship24": 81, "shipbob": 85, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "ship24", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "ship24": 68, "shipbob": 56, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 18, "edge": "shipbob", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "ship24": 37, "shipbob": 55, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "ship24", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "ship24": 30, "shipbob": 20, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 39, "edge": "ship24", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "ship24": 80, "shipbob": 41, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 25, "edge": "shipbob", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "ship24": 52, "shipbob": 77, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "ShipBob scores 60.8 (C) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on agent ergonomics, payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do shipping tracking.", "verdicts": { "ship24": "The REST API and the hosted MCP server share one public OpenAPI 3.1 spec, numbered rate limits with Retry-After, and tracker creation that is idempotent by payload. No status page, SLA or security certification was found, API keys carry no scopes, and the API agreement and data processing agreement named in the terms aren't published.", "shipbob": "OAuth with PKCE and read and write scopes per domain, a free sandbox, a public OpenAPI spec per version and a 24-month support window for each API version are documented. Fulfilment prices are by quote only, the status page has no API component, no official SDK was found, and Personal Access Tokens never expire and carry full account access." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipbob", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipbob.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipbob.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipbob.min.md" }, "markdown": "ShipBob scores 60.8 (C) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on agent ergonomics, payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community. Both do shipping tracking.\n\n- Ship24: grade C, 55/100, rank #522 of 722. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ship24.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/ship24.json\n- ShipBob: grade C, 60.8/100, rank #387 of 722. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipbob.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/shipbob.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Ship24 (C)\n\nGood for: An agent that only needs tracking events across many couriers, by webhook or by lookup, from a tracking number alone.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 68 against 56\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 30 against 20\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 41\n\nWatch for: No status page was found. `status.ship24.com` doesn't resolve, and neither the site nor the docs link to one\n\n### ShipBob (C)\n\nGood for: An agent working for a merchant that already stores stock with ShipBob, to create and track orders, check inventory, book inbound stock and handle returns.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 77 against 45\n- Security \u0026 auth, 55 against 37\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 77 against 52\n\nWatch for: No public price. Receiving, storage and pick, pack and ship fees come only in a quote from sales\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Ship24 | ShipBob | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 77 | ShipBob +32 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 85 | ShipBob +4 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 68 | 56 | Ship24 +12 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 37 | 55 | ShipBob +18 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 20 | Ship24 +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 41 | Ship24 +39 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 52 | 77 | ShipBob +25 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **55 · C** | **60.8 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Ship24 | ShipBob |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Ship24 Limited | ShipBob, Inc. |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.ship24.com/public/v1` | `https://api.shipbob.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |\n| Price for shipping tracking | $0.045 per transaction | not published |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary service under Ship24's Terms and Conditions. The Node SDK and the AI plugin on GitHub are MIT | Proprietary service under ShipBob's Terms of Service. The MCP tutorials repository on GitHub has no licence file |\n| Tools exposed | 12 | 73 |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `com.ship24/tracking-mcp` | not listed |\n| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-07-31 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-05-22 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-01 | 2024-03-29 |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | not found in the text |\n| Popularity | 0 stars, 79 npm/wk | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Ship24.** The REST API and the hosted MCP server share one public OpenAPI 3.1 spec, numbered rate limits with Retry-After, and tracker creation that is idempotent by payload. No status page, SLA or security certification was found, API keys carry no scopes, and the API agreement and data processing agreement named in the terms aren't published.\n\n**ShipBob.** OAuth with PKCE and read and write scopes per domain, a free sandbox, a public OpenAPI spec per version and a 24-month support window for each API version are documented. Fulfilment prices are by quote only, the status page has no API component, no official SDK was found, and Personal Access Tokens never expire and carry full account access.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Ship24\n\n1. Send `Authorization: Bearer apik_...` to `https://api.ship24.com/public/v1`. The same key works on the MCP server, which lists tools without a key but answers 401 on calls\n2. Store the `trackerId` or set a unique `clientTrackerId`. Tracking numbers aren't unique, and any changed field on a repeat `POST /trackers` creates a second tracker that uses quota\n3. Allow up to 60 seconds for the first `POST /trackers/track` or `POST /tracking/search` call, since results are fetched from the courier synchronously\n4. Cache `GET /couriers`. It is limited to one request a second and returns the whole courier list, and courier auto-detection usually makes `courierCode` unnecessary\n5. Check for `quota_limit_reached` and `no_active_subscription`. `POST /tracking/search` needs a separate per-call plan, and the free plan blocks at 10 shipments a month\n\n### ShipBob\n\n1. Call `GET /2026-07/channel` first and send the ID of the channel with `_write` scopes in the `shipbob_channel_id` header on every write\n2. Build against `https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com` with a sandbox account. Sandbox and production accounts, tokens and data are separate\n3. Set a stable `reference_id` on each order, product and return. A duplicate returns 422, which is the only guard against a double create\n4. Stay under 150 requests a minute per user and application, and wait the seconds given in `x-retry-after` after a 429\n5. Over MCP, writes work only on records in the channel created at consent. A 403 or 404 on a cancel usually means the record belongs to another channel\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Ship24 or ShipBob?\n\nShipBob scores 60.8 (C) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on agent ergonomics, payments \u0026 pricing and maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Do Ship24 and ShipBob need an API key?\n\nShip24 needs an API key. ShipBob takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call Ship24 and ShipBob without installing anything?\n\nYes. 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