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Overview

To authenticate with ShipStation (v1), you need:
  1. API Key - A unique identifier used to identify your integration when making API requests.
  2. Secret Key - Used together with your API Key to authenticate and authorize requests to the ShipStation (v1) API.
This guide will walk you through generating these credentials within ShipStation.

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Prerequisites:

  • You must set up an account with ShipStation.

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Step 1: Generating an API Key

  1. Sign in to your ShipStation account.
  2. Navigate to My Profile > Account > API Settings, then select V1 API from the Select API Version dropdown.
  1. Click Generate API Key and set the expiration time.
  2. Click Generate to generate your API Key and Secret Key.
You can have a maximum of two API Key pairs at a time.

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Step 2: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your API Key and Secret Key:
  1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with ShipStation (v1).
  2. Enter your API Key and Secret Key in their respective fields.
  3. Submit the form to complete authentication.
You are now connected to ShipStation (v1).