The createShippingQuote method returns a shipping quote in eBay Logistics
A documented eBay Logistics operation that changes something in your account. Describe the outcome you want in plain words — HumDay writes the program, proves it, and runs it.
What this operation does
The createShippingQuote method returns a shipping quote that contains a list of live "rates." Each rate represents an offer made by a shipping carrier for a specific service and e…
- POSTChanges data · shippingquote
api.ebay.com{basepath}/shipping_quote
How HumDay uses it
- You describe the outcome. Not this operation by name — what you want to happen. HumDay works out which operations it needs.
- The contract names it. Before anything is built, you see exactly which eBay Logistics operations the program may use, and this is one of them.
- You approve access. Because this one changes data, it cannot run until you have explicitly granted it.
Other eBay Logistics operations
- This method creates a "shipment" based on the shippingQuoteIdPOST · changes data
- This method cancels the shipment associatedPOST · changes data
- This method returns the shipping label file that was generatedGET · reads data
- This method retrieves the shipment detailsGET · reads data
- This method retrieves the complete details of the shipping quoteGET · reads data
Questions
- Can HumDay the createshippingquote method returns a shipping quote in eBay Logistics?
- Yes. This operation is published in eBay Logistics's own API description, so HumDay can use it without a hand-built connector — once you have approved it for your automation.
- Will this change my eBay Logistics data?
- Yes — this is a POST operation, so it changes something in eBay Logistics. HumDay holds anything that writes behind an approval you grant explicitly, and the contract you approve says what it may touch.
- Do I need to write code?
- No. You describe the outcome you want in plain words. HumDay agrees a contract with you, writes the program, and shows you a proof run before anything touches your eBay Logistics account.
Where this came from
Read from a published API description for eBay Logistics at developer.ebay.com/api-docs/master/sell/logistics/openapi/3/sell_logistics_v1_oas3.json. The description above is the provider’s own wording, not ours. Last published 2023-03-05.