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ShipStation API MCP Server

list_shipments

Retrieve and filter shipment data from ShipStation with options for pagination, date ranges, recipient names, and order IDs.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema
NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
pageNoPage number
pageSizeNoNumber of shipments per page (max 500)
sortByNoSort shipments by a specific field
sortDirNoSort direction
recipientNameNoFilter by recipient name
createDateStartNoFilter by creation date (start)
createDateEndNoFilter by creation date (end)
shipDateStartNoFilter by ship date (start)
shipDateEndNoFilter by ship date (end)
orderIdNoFilter by order ID

Implementation Reference

  • The main handler function for the 'list_shipments' tool, which calls the ShipStation API client to fetch shipments and returns formatted JSON response or error.
    handler: async (params) => {
      try {
        const shipments = await shipStationClient.getShipments(params);
        return {
          content: [{ type: "text", text: JSON.stringify(shipments, null, 2) }]
        };
      } catch (error) {
        return {
          content: [{ type: "text", text: error.message }],
          isError: true
        };
      }
    }
  • Zod-based input schema defining optional parameters for pagination, sorting, and filtering shipments.
    schema: {
      page: z.number().optional().describe("Page number"),
      pageSize: z.number().optional().describe("Number of shipments per page (max 500)"),
      sortBy: z.string().optional().describe("Sort shipments by a specific field"),
      sortDir: z.enum(["ASC", "DESC"]).optional().describe("Sort direction"),
      recipientName: z.string().optional().describe("Filter by recipient name"),
      createDateStart: z.string().optional().describe("Filter by creation date (start)"),
      createDateEnd: z.string().optional().describe("Filter by creation date (end)"),
      shipDateStart: z.string().optional().describe("Filter by ship date (start)"),
      shipDateEnd: z.string().optional().describe("Filter by ship date (end)"),
      orderId: z.number().optional().describe("Filter by order ID")
    },
  • src/server.js:174-191 (registration)
    Registration code that iterates over all tool arrays (including shipmentTools containing 'list_shipments') and registers each tool with the MCP server using server.tool().
    [
      ...orderTools,
      ...shipmentTools,
      ...carrierTools,
      ...warehouseTools,
      ...productTools,
      ...customerTools,
      ...storeTools,
      ...webhookTools,
      ...fulfillmentTools
    ].forEach(tool => {
      server.tool(
        tool.name,
        tool.schema,
        tool.handler,
        { description: tool.description }
      );
    });
  • Supporting method in ShipStationClient that makes the actual GET request to /shipments endpoint with parameters.
    async getShipments(params) {
      return this.request('GET', '/shipments', null, params);
    }
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