ShipBob API Reference
65
AI ReadinessAI-Aware (B)65/100
Official vendor OpenAPI document · agent-readyE CommerceOrder Managementbearer11 EndpointsREST
For Agents
Programmatically get channels, create order. Covers 11 operations with bearer authentication.
Use for: I need to channels, I want to order, Search for orders, Find all order
Not supported: Does not handle payments, communications, or crm - use for e-commerce only.
ShipBob fulfillment API for managing orders, shipments, channels, and shipping methods. The API exposes 11 endpoints secured with bearer authentication.
Install Jentic One Beta
Connect the ShipBob API Reference to your agent
Jentic One is a self-hosted execution layer for AI agents. It lets your agent call the ShipBob API Reference, or any other public or private API you need. You set the rules, the agent never sees your credentials, and every call is logged.
Two steps, two machines. Install the instance in a safe environment, then register your agent from wherever it runs.
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Step 1: Jentic One Host machine
# On the machine that will host your Jentic One instance:
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fshipbob.com%2Fshipbob" | sh2
Step 2: Agent machine
# On the machine where your agent runs (keep this separate from the instance):
curl -fsSL "https://jentic.com/install.sh?src=apis&api=%2Fapis%2Fshipbob.com%2Fshipbob" | sh
jentic register # connects your agent to your Jentic One instanceJentic One is in public beta. The setup above keeps your agent separate from the instance, which is what you want before using real credentials: an agent running as the same OS user as Jentic One can read its stored keys directly. Just evaluating? A single local install is fine to start. See the secure deployment guide for the tiers.
Capabilities
What an agent can do with ShipBob API Reference API.
Get Channels
Create Order
Cancel Order
Query and filter ShipBob API Reference records by parameters
Monitor ShipBob API Reference operational status and events
Use Cases
Patterns agents use ShipBob API Reference API for, with concrete tasks.
★ E-Commerce Operations
Use the ShipBob API Reference to perform e commerce operations programmatically. The API provides 11 endpoints covering core functionality including get channels, create order, get orders.
Call GET /2026-01/channel to get channels
Automated Channels Management
Automate channels operations by combining multiple ShipBob API Reference endpoints. Agents can create order and then get orders in a single workflow.
Call POST /2026-01/order to create order, then verify the result
AI Agent Integration via Jentic
AI agents discover and call ShipBob API Reference endpoints through Jentic without managing credentials directly. An agent searches for the required operation by intent, receives the matching endpoint schema, and executes the call with Jentic-managed authentication. This eliminates the need to read API documentation or handle bearer tokens manually.
Search Jentic for 'get channels', load the operation schema, and execute with Jentic-managed credentials
Key Endpoints
11 endpoints — shipbob fulfillment api for managing orders, shipments, channels, and shipping methods.
METHOD
PATH
DESCRIPTION
GET
/2026-01/channel
Get Channels
POST
/2026-01/order
Create Order
GET
/2026-01/order
Get Orders
GET
/2026-01/order/{orderId}
Get Order
POST
/2026-01/order/{orderId}:cancel
Cancel Order
GET
/2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}
Get Shipment
POST
/2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}:cancel
Cancel Shipment
GET
/2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}/timeline
Get Shipment Timeline
GET
/2026-01/channel
Get Channels
POST
/2026-01/order
Create Order
GET
/2026-01/order
Get Orders
GET
/2026-01/order/{orderId}
Get Order
POST
/2026-01/order/{orderId}:cancel
Cancel Order
GET
/2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}
Get Shipment
POST
/2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}:cancel
Cancel Shipment
GET
/2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}/timeline
Get Shipment Timeline
Jentic AI Readiness Score
This API is usable in Jentic One now. Its AI-readiness score against Jentic's framework shows where it stands today and where improvements would make it even easier for agents to use.
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ShipBob API Reference
- AI-Aware (B)65/100
100
Foundational Compliance63
Developer Experience & Jentic Compatibility44
AI-Readiness & Agent Experience94
Agent Usability60
Security81
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100
Foundational Compliance
Base layer of spec validity and structural soundness.
Grade: A+Signals: 4
98%
Lint Results
Aggregated quality score from linter diagnostics, weighted by severity.
100%
Resolution Completeness
Percentage of `$ref` references that resolve successfully.
100%
Specification Validity
Checks whether the API description parses successfully and conforms to its declared specification (e.g., OpenAPI).
100%
Structural Integrity
Structural correctness score based on schema issues using logarithmic dampening.
63
Developer Experience & Jentic Compatibility
Clarity, completeness, and ingestion readiness for developers and tooling.
Grade: B-Signals: 4
0%
Example Density
How richly the API is illustrated with examples.
100%
Example Validity
Percentage of examples that conform to their schemas.
50%
Response Coverage
Percentage of operations with complete response definitions (success, client error, server error).
100%
Tooling Readiness
Health of API ingestion, bundling, and resolution within Jentic pipelines.
44
AI-Readiness & Agent Experience
Semantic breadth, depth, and agent comprehension for AI systems.
Grade: DSignals: 4
25%
Description Coverage
Coverage of descriptions across API elements.
0%
Error Standardization
Coverage of RFC 9457 Problem Details for error responses.
100%
OperationId Quality
Coverage, uniqueness, and casing consistency of operationIds for AI inference.
50%
Summary Coverage
Coverage of summaries across operations/tags/info.
94
Agent Usability
Functional utility, complexity comfort, and AI orchestration readiness.
Grade: A+Signals: 1
94%
Complexity Comfort
Agent comfort level based on API operational and structural complexity.
60
Security
Trust, risk posture, and security compliance.
Grade: B-Signals: 1
60%
Authentication Strength
Average quality of security schemes based on authentication method strength (weakest link for OAuth2).
81
AI Discoverability
Findability, semantic richness, and reasoning readiness.
Grade: ASignals: 1
81%
Descriptive Richness
Clarity and depth of descriptions across API elements.
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npx @jentic/api-scorecard-cli score <openapi-url>Why Jentic?
What agents get from Jentic-routed access to this vendor.
Setup
Wiring the ShipBob API by hand means setting its bearer token, pinning each call to the versioned path on the api.shipbob.com host, and managing order and shipment lifecycle calls yourself. Through Jentic you install once, import the ShipBob API from the API Directory, store the token once, and your agent calls it.
Permission scoping
ShipBob puts the order and shipment ids in the URL path (/2026-01/order/{orderId}, /2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}), so a rule can pin your agent to one order or shipment. You choose the operations it may call, so a destructive one like canceling an order is not included unless you add it.
Credential isolation
Your ShipBob token is stored once, encrypted, by your own Jentic One instance and injected at execution time. It never enters the agent's prompt, logs, or context.
Intent-based discovery
Agents search Jentic by intent such as 'get channels' or 'get an order's shipment timeline', and Jentic returns the matching ShipBob operation with its input schema so the agent calls the right endpoint without browsing the reference docs.
Related APIs
Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.
Alternative
Stripe
Alternative e commerce API
Choose Stripe when you need a different approach to e commerce operations
FAQs
Specific to using ShipBob API Reference API through Jentic.
What authentication does the ShipBob API Reference use?
The ShipBob API Reference uses a Bearer token in the Authorization header. Through Jentic, these credentials are stored encrypted in your Jentic One instance and injected at execution time, so raw secrets never enter the agent context.
Can I get channels with the ShipBob API Reference?
Yes. Use the GET /2026-01/channel endpoint. The API returns structured JSON responses that agents can parse and act on directly.
What are the rate limits for the ShipBob API Reference?
Rate limits are not specified in the OpenAPI spec. Check the vendor documentation for current limits. Through Jentic, rate limiting is handled automatically with retry logic built into the execution layer.
How do I get channels through Jentic?
Install the Jentic SDK with pip install jentic, authenticate through Jentic One, the self-hosted execution layer, then search for 'get channels'. Jentic returns the matching ShipBob API Reference operation with its input schema. Load the schema and execute the call - credentials are injected automatically.
How many endpoints does the ShipBob API Reference have?
The ShipBob API Reference exposes 11 endpoints covering channels, orders, shipments operations.
Can I limit what my agent is allowed to do with the ShipBob API?
Yes. Jentic One is self-hosted by you, so your own rules decide which ShipBob operations and credentials the agent may use. Because ShipBob carries the order and shipment ids in the URL path (/2026-01/order/{orderId}, /2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}), a rule can pin the agent to a single order or shipment. You also choose the operations it may call, so a destructive one like canceling an order or shipment is excluded unless you explicitly add it.
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