GET/shipment/{shipmentId}/download_label_file
This method returns the shipping label file that was generated for the shipmentId value specified in the request. Call createFromShippingQuote to generate a shipment ID.
Note: The Logistics API only supports USPS shipping rates and labels.
Use the Accept HTTP header to specify the format of the returned file. The default file format is a PDF file.
Input
Resource URI
This method is supported in Sandbox environment. To access the endpoint, just replace the api.ebay.com root URI with api.sandbox.ebay.com
URI parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| shipmentId | string | This path parameter specifies the unique eBay-assigned identifier of the shipment associated with the shipping label you want to download. The shipmentId value is generated and returned by the createFromShippingQuote method. Occurrence: Required |
HTTP request headers
All requests made to eBay REST operations require you to provide the Authorization HTTP header for authentication authorization.
The table below shows additional HTTP request headers that are either required, conditionally required, or strongly recommended for this method. Other standard HTTP request headers- opens rest request components page (not in this table) can also be used, but they are optional.
OAuth scope
This request requires an access token created with the authorization code grant flow, using one or more scopes from the following list (please check your Application Keys page for a list of OAuth scopes available to your application):
https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.logistics
See OAuth access tokens for more information.
Request payload
This call has no payload.
Request fields
This call has no field definitions.
Output
HTTP response headers
This call has no response headers.
Response payload
This call has no payload.
Response fields
This call has no field definitions.
HTTP status codes
This call can return one of the following HTTP status codes. For an overview of the status codes, see HTTP status codes in Using eBay RESTful APIs.
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 200 | Success |
| 404 | Not Found |
| 500 | Internal Server Error |
Error codes
For more on errors, plus the codes of other common errors, see Handling errors.
| Code | Domain | Category | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90000 | API_LOGISTICS | APPLICATION | A system error has occurred. |
| 90005 | API_LOGISTICS | REQUEST | The resource could not be found. |
Warnings
This call has no warnings.
Samples
New to making API calls? Please see Making a Call.
Note: Identifiers, such as order IDs or user IDs, and personal data in these samples might be anonymized or may no longer be active on eBay. If necessary, substitute current, relevant eBay data in your requests.
Sample 1: Download a shipping label
When you create a shipment with createFromShippingLabel, a pre-paid shipping label is created that you can use to ship the package via the selected shipping carrier. Use this method to download the printing label for your shipment. Note that you can also download the label using the URL returned in the response body of your createFromShippingLabel call.
Input
Supply the shippingQuoteId as a path parameter in your request.
GEThttps://api.ebay.com/sell/logistics/v1_beta/shipment/S********1/download_label_file
Output
A successful call returns an HTTP status code of 200 OK and the label is downloaded to your system. This method has no response payload.