{ "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": "2026-10-08T22:39:58.65233238Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 244, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 254, "p95ms24h": 369, "samples24h": 36, "samples30d": 36, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 36, "ok": 36 } ] }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T22:39:58.65233238Z" } }, "answer": "ShipStation API scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.", "b": { "slug": "shipstation", "name": "ShipStation API", "vendor": "Auctane LLC d/b/a ShipStation", "vendorUrl": "https://www.shipstation.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "shipping", "summary": "Multi-carrier shipping API from ShipStation, an Auctane brand. API v2 at api.shipstation.com/v2 quotes rates, buys and voids labels, validates addresses, tracks parcels and creates return labels, with batches, manifests, pickups and inventory.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipstation", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipstation.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipstation.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/shipstation.json", "repo": "https://github.com/ShipEngine/shipengine-openapi", "license": "Proprietary service under ShipStation's terms of service. The v2 OpenAPI file is marked MIT and the SDKs on GitHub are Apache 2.0", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.shipstation.com/v2", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "shipengine" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "shipengine" } ], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "Self-serve API key sent in an `API-Key` header, with no partner or sales approval. Two routes lead to a v2 key. A ShipStation API account (formerly ShipEngine) gets production keys and `TEST_` sandbox keys from api-portal.shipstation.com on every plan, Free included. A ShipStation platform account needs the Standard or Premium plan and generates one v2 key at a time in API Settings, shown once. The docs say the key gives full access to the account. No OAuth, scopes or read-only keys were found.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "ShipStation API (formerly ShipEngine) has a Free plan at $0 with a sandbox and, by the pricing page, no card. Advanced is $75 a month for 1,000 labels ($0.075 a label over), $325 for 5,000 ($0.065) or $600 for 10,000 ($0.060), and Enterprise is by quote from 25,000 shipments a month. On the ShipStation platform the API comes with Standard (from $29.99 a month for 50 shipments) and Premium (from $349.99), after a 30-day trial with no card, and has no sandbox. Postage is charged separately at carrier rates (checked 2026-10-07).", "priceSummary": "$75 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the v2 docs, the OpenAPI spec or the pricing pages (checked 2026-10-07).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": 6835, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-07" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.shipstation.com/api-overview", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.shipstation.com/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://docs.shipstation.com/_bundle/apis/@shipstation-v2/openapi.yaml", "capabilities": [ "shipping.rates", "shipping.labels", "shipping.tracking", "shipping.address-validation", "shipping.returns" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "freemium", "free-tier", "sandbox", "api-key", "openapi", "llms-txt", "webhooks", "python", "javascript", "dotnet", "status-page" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-01", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 59.3, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 433, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 722, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 73, "payments": 40, "reliability": 64, "schema": 83, "security": 32, "transparency": 64 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-07" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "A public OpenAPI 3.1 contract with 173 operations, Markdown docs for agents and a free ShipStation API plan with a sandbox make a first rate quote or test label reachable without a contract. One API key carries full account access, with no scopes, read-only mode or idempotency keys on label purchases.", "bestFor": "An agent working inside a merchant's existing ShipStation account (orders, batches, inventory, labels), or a developer who wants a free sandbox through the ShipStation API plans.", "strengths": [ "Public OpenAPI 3.1 spec for v2 with 173 operations and 372 schemas, plus llms.txt and a Markdown copy of every docs page", "ShipStation API Free plan at $0 with no card stated, and a sandbox on every ShipStation API plan through `TEST_` keys", "200 requests a minute by default, with `Retry-After` on 429 responses", "Errors carry `error_source`, `error_type`, `error_code` and a `request_id`, and separate carrier faults from ShipStation's own", "Release notes show new v2 endpoints in every month from June to October 2026" ], "weaknesses": [ "One API key with full account access. No scopes, read-only keys or approval step before a label is bought", "No idempotency key on label purchase, so a retry after a timeout can buy a second label", "ShipStation platform accounts have no sandbox, and API access needs the Standard plan (from $29.99 a month) or Premium", "The official SDKs call api.shipengine.com/v1, and the JavaScript SDK was last tagged on 31 January 2024", "No security.txt, certification, disclosure policy, DPA or named subprocessor list found on the pages we read" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the key in an `API-Key` header to https://api.shipstation.com/v2. A key that starts `TEST_` runs in the sandbox on the same host", "Call GET /v2/carriers first. Rate and label calls need `carrier_ids` or a `carrier_id` and a `service_code` from that account", "Don't blindly retry POST /v2/labels after a timeout. List labels first, then void a duplicate with PUT /v2/labels/{label_id}/void", "Check the `errors` array on 2XX responses too, and read `error_source` to tell a carrier fault from a ShipStation one", "On a platform (Standard or Premium) key every label is real and charged. Ask the owner before buying, and void test labels at once" ], "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": 59.3 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 64, "maintenance": 73, "payments": 40, "reliability": 64, "schema": 83, "security": 32, "transparency": 42 }, "provenanceScore": 85 }, "connect": { "http": "curl -iX GET https://api.shipstation.com/v2/carriers \\\n-H 'API-Key: __YOUR_API_KEY_HERE__'", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http shipstation-api https://docs.shipstation.com/mcp" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/shipping.rates", "tool": "https://letme.dev/shipstation" }, "area": "business", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "ShipStation API Free", "unit": "month", "usd": 0, "note": "sandbox included, postage extra" }, { "item": "ShipStation API Advanced, 1,000 labels", "unit": "month", "usd": 75, "note": "$325 for 5,000 labels, $600 for 10,000" }, { "item": "Label over the Advanced 1,000 allowance", "unit": "tx", "usd": 0.075, "note": "$0.065 on the 5,000 tier, $0.060 on the 10,000 tier" }, { "item": "ShipStation platform Standard, 50 shipments", "unit": "month", "usd": 29.99, "note": "lowest platform plan with API access" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Auctane LLC d/b/a ShipStation", "domain": "shipstation.com", "domainRegistered": "2005-04-14", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.shipstation.com/terms-of-service/", "privacy": "https://www.shipstationglobal.com/legal/privacy-policy/", "statusPage": "https://status.shipstation.com", "changelog": "https://docs.shipstation.com/apis/release-notes", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-07", "notes": [ "The terms of service, effective 16 July 2026, name Auctane LLC d/b/a ShipStation and its affiliates, with Auctane, Inc. as parent.", "www.shipstation.com/privacy-policy/ redirects through auctane.com to www.shipstationglobal.com/legal/privacy-policy/, Auctane, Inc.'s policy for ShipStation, ShipEngine, Stamps.com and its other brands, effective 18 March 2026.", "/.well-known/security.txt returns 404 on www.shipstation.com, api.shipstation.com, docs.shipstation.com and www.shipstationglobal.com.", "The v2 API answers at api.shipstation.com. Webhook signing keys and the older v1 endpoints sit on api.shipengine.com, and the docs link a dashboard at dashboard.shipengine.com.", "RDAP for shipstation.com gives a registration date of 2005-04-14." ], "score": 85 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipstation.json", "live": { "slug": "shipstation", "probe": { "target": "https://api.shipstation.com/v2", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-08T22:39:58.81100989Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 340, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 339, "p95ms24h": 392, "samples24h": 79, "samples30d": 79, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-08", "probes": 79, "ok": 79 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.shipstation.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T22:39:40.632078551Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "shipengine", "version": "1.0.7", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:29:10.143981506Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "shipengine", "version": "2.1.1", "released": "2026-05-06", "seenAt": "2026-10-08T16:29:10.99861941Z" } ], "githubStars": 29, "npmWeekly": 6835, "pypiWeekly": 3230, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://shipstation.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T15:38:39.702773194Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.shipstation.com/apis/release-notes", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:19:24.519853433Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "0c732bd7a0dc" }, { "url": "https://www.shipstationglobal.com/legal/privacy-policy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:24.90838573Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "6fef845000ca" }, { "url": "https://www.shipstation.com/terms-of-service/", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-08T18:30:23.462749118Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "d03451a2fa29" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-08T22:39:58.81100989Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "HTTP API", "b": "HTTP API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Ship24 Limited", "b": "Auctane LLC d/b/a ShipStation", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://api.ship24.com/public/v1", "b": "https://api.shipstation.com/v2", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Freemium", "b": "Freemium", "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 ShipStation's terms of service. The v2 OpenAPI file is marked MIT and the SDKs on GitHub are Apache 2.0", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "12", "b": "none", "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": "2026-10-01", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "no date given", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-08-01", "b": "2026-03-18", "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": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "0 stars, 79 npm/wk", "b": "6.8k npm/wk", "name": "Popularity" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "ShipStation API scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Ship24 or ShipStation API?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Ship24 and ShipStation API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "Yes. Ship24 has a hosted endpoint at https://api.ship24.com/public/v1 and ShipStation API at https://api.shipstation.com/v2.", "question": "Can an agent call Ship24 and ShipStation API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Security \u0026 auth, 37 against 32", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 73" ], "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, 64 against 45", "Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 30", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 64 against 52" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "An agent working inside a merchant's existing ShipStation account (orders, batches, inventory, labels), or a developer who wants a free sandbox through the ShipStation API plans.", "slug": "shipstation", "watchFor": "One API key with full account access. No scopes, read-only keys or approval step before a label is bought" } ], "job": { "capability": "shipping.tracking", "name": "Shipping tracking" }, "others": [ { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "EasyPost vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easypost-vs-shipstation" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "Easyship vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/easyship-vs-shipstation" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "Karrio vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/karrio-vs-shipstation" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "Sendcloud vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/sendcloud-vs-shipstation" }, { "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/shippo-vs-shipstation.json", "title": "Shippo vs ShipStation API", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/shippo-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-shipbob.json", "title": "Ship24 vs ShipBob", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipbob" }, { "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shippo.json", "title": "Ship24 vs Shippo", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shippo" } ], "scores": [ { "by": 19, "edge": "shipstation", "key": "reliability", "name": "Reliability", "ship24": 45, "shipstation": 64, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 2, "edge": "shipstation", "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "ship24": 81, "shipstation": 83, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 4, "edge": "ship24", "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "ship24": 68, "shipstation": 64, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 5, "edge": "ship24", "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "ship24": 37, "shipstation": 32, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 10, "edge": "shipstation", "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "ship24": 30, "shipstation": 40, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 7, "edge": "ship24", "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "ship24": 80, "shipstation": 73, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 12, "edge": "shipstation", "key": "transparency", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "ship24": 52, "shipstation": 64, "weight": 7 } ], "summary": "ShipStation API scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on security \u0026 auth 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.", "shipstation": "A public OpenAPI 3.1 contract with 173 operations, Markdown docs for agents and a free ShipStation API plan with a sandbox make a first rate quote or test label reachable without a contract. One API key carries full account access, with no scopes, read-only mode or idempotency keys on label purchases." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipstation", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipstation.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipstation.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/ship24-vs-shipstation.min.md" }, "markdown": "ShipStation API scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on security \u0026 auth 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- ShipStation API: grade C, 59.3/100, rank #433 of 722. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/shipstation.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/shipstation.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- Security \u0026 auth, 37 against 32\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 73\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### ShipStation API (C)\n\nGood for: An agent working inside a merchant's existing ShipStation account (orders, batches, inventory, labels), or a developer who wants a free sandbox through the ShipStation API plans.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 64 against 45\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 40 against 30\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 64 against 52\n\nWatch for: One API key with full account access. No scopes, read-only keys or approval step before a label is bought\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Ship24 | ShipStation API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 64 | ShipStation API +19 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 81 | 83 | ShipStation API +2 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 68 | 64 | Ship24 +4 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 37 | 32 | Ship24 +5 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 40 | ShipStation API +10 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 73 | Ship24 +7 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 52 | 64 | ShipStation API +12 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **55 · C** | **59.3 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Ship24 | ShipStation API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Ship24 Limited | Auctane LLC d/b/a ShipStation |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.ship24.com/public/v1` | `https://api.shipstation.com/v2` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\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 ShipStation's terms of service. The v2 OpenAPI file is marked MIT and the SDKs on GitHub are Apache 2.0 |\n| Tools exposed | 12 | none |\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 | 2026-10-01 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-01 | 2026-03-18 |\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 | yes |\n| Popularity | 0 stars, 79 npm/wk | 6.8k npm/wk |\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**ShipStation API.** A public OpenAPI 3.1 contract with 173 operations, Markdown docs for agents and a free ShipStation API plan with a sandbox make a first rate quote or test label reachable without a contract. One API key carries full account access, with no scopes, read-only mode or idempotency keys on label purchases.\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### ShipStation API\n\n1. Send the key in an `API-Key` header to https://api.shipstation.com/v2. A key that starts `TEST_` runs in the sandbox on the same host\n2. Call GET /v2/carriers first. Rate and label calls need `carrier_ids` or a `carrier_id` and a `service_code` from that account\n3. Don't blindly retry POST /v2/labels after a timeout. List labels first, then void a duplicate with PUT /v2/labels/{label_id}/void\n4. Check the `errors` array on 2XX responses too, and read `error_source` to tell a carrier fault from a ShipStation one\n5. On a platform (Standard or Premium) key every label is real and charged. Ask the owner before buying, and void test labels at once\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Ship24 or ShipStation API?\n\nShipStation API scores 59.3 (C) on agent readiness against Ship24's 55 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Ship24 leads on security \u0026 auth and maintenance \u0026 community.\n\n### Do Ship24 and ShipStation API need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Ship24 and ShipStation API without installing anything?\n\nYes. 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