The following shipping methods are supported by the API where a “shipping_method” parameter is used. Some services may not be available on your account or in your area but all services are listed for completeness.

FedEx Services

CodeDescription
fedex_FIRST_OVERNIGHTFedEx First Overnight®
fedex_PRIORITY_OVERNIGHTFedEx Priority Overnight®
fedex_STANDARD_OVERNIGHTFedEx Standard Overnight®
fedex_FEDEX_2_DAY_AMFedEx 2Day® A.M.
fedex_FEDEX_2_DAYFedEx 2Day®
fedex_FEDEX_EXPRESS_SAVERFedEx Express Saver®
fedex_FEDEX_GROUNDFedEx Ground®
fedex_GROUND_HOME_DELIVERYFedEx Home Delivery®
fedex_SMART_POSTFedEx SmartPost®
fedex_INTERNATIONAL_FIRSTFedEx International First®
fedex_INTERNATIONAL_PRIORITYFedEx International Priority®
fedex_INTERNATIONAL_ECONOMYFedEx International Economy®
fedex_INTERNATIONAL_GROUNDFedEx International Ground®

UPS Services

CodeDescription
ups_01UPS Next Day Air
ups_14UPS Next Day Air Early
ups_13UPS Next Day Air Saver
ups_02UPS 2nd Day Air
ups_59UPS 2nd Day Air A.M.
ups_12UPS 3 Day Select
ups_03UPS Ground
ups_11UPS Standard
ups_08UPS Worldwide Expedited
ups_07UPS Worldwide Express
ups_54UPS Worldwide Express Plus
ups_65UPS Worldwide Saver
ups_72UPS Worldwide Economy DDP
ups_17UPS Worldwide Economy DDU
ups_SPUPS SurePost
ups_M2UPS First Class Mail Innovations
ups_M3UPS Priority Mail Innovations
ups_M4UPS Parcel Select Mail Innovations
ups_M5UPS Priority Mail Innovations International
ups_M6UPS Economy Mail Innovations International
ups_70UPS Access Point™ Economy

USPS Methods

CodeDescription
usps_US-FCUSPS First-Class
usps_US-FCIUSPS First-Class International
usps_US-LMUSPS Library Mail
usps_US-MMUSPS Media Mail
usps_US-PSUSPS Ground Advantage
usps_US-PMUSPS Priority Mail
usps_US-PMIUSPS Priority Mail International
usps_US-XMUSPS Priority Mail Express
usps_US-EMIUSPS Priority Mail Express International

Amazon Merchant Fulfillment

CodeDescription
amazon_ANYAmazon Merchant Fulfillment
amazon_StandardAmazon Standard Delivery
amazon_FreeEconomyAmazon Free Economy
amazon_SecondDayAmazon Two-Day Delivery
amazon_NextDayAmazon One-Day Delivery
amazon_ExpeditedAmazon Expedited Delivery

OnTrac Services

CodeDescription
ontrac_SOnTrac Sunrise
ontrac_COnTrac Ground
ontrac_DCOnTrac Same Day

LaserShip Services

CodeDescription
lasership_NextDayLaserShip NextDay

GLS Services

CodeDescription
gls_GroundGLS Ground
gls_PriorityOvernightGLS Priority Overnight
gls_EarlyPriorityOvernightGLS Early Priority Overnight
gls_EarlySaturdayGLS Early Saturday
gls_SaturdayDeliveryGLS Saturday Delivery

”Cheapest” Methods

CodeDescription
cheapest_ALLCheapest method overall
cheapest_GROUNDCheapest ground shipping method
cheapest_POSTALCheapest USPS or USPS last-mile shipping method
cheapest_THREE_DAYCheapest 3-day shipping method
cheapest_TWO_DAYCheapest 2-day shippng method
cheapest_OVERNIGHTCheapest overnight shipping method
cheapest_ON_TIMECheapest shipping method to arrive on-time. This requires valid “desired_delivery_date” as well.

Other

The External Shipping Methods are user defined whithin ShipStream. This list is not exhaustive, but instead exemplifies how all External Shipping Method codes are prefixed with external_ . For External Shipping Method codes used by your 3PL please contact your represintative.
CodeDescription
external_ltlLTL
external_ltl_thirdpartyLTL - Third Party