⚠️ ShipStation API V2 Is Now Available ⚠️

Use the content on this site if you need API V1 documentation only.

If you need documentation about the V2 endpoints available with ShipStation's Shipping API or Inventory API add-ons, go to our V2 API developer portal at https://docs.shipstation.com/.

Insurance Options

Name Data Type Description
provider string Preferred Insurance provider. Available options: "shipsurance", "carrier", "provider", "xcover", or "parcelguard". The "provider" option is used to indicate that a shipment was insured by a third party other than Shipsurance, XCover, ParcelGuard or the carrier. Billing for "provider" insurance is handled outside of ShipStation, and will not affect the cost of processing the label.
insureShipment boolean Indicates whether shipment should be insured.
insuredValue number Value to insure.