Shopify App and API Overview: How We Simplify Global Shipping for Your eCommerce Business
Running an international eCommerce business comes with exciting growth opportunities, but international shipping and logistics can quickly become a challenging part of the job as you juggle time zones, customs paperwork, high shipping costs, unreliable couriers, and scattered inventory.
Add manual fulfillment tasks and slow turnaround times, and the whole operation becomes hard to scale.
Fortunately, there’s a partner that helps take out all the guesswork for you — and that’s us here at Shipito.
We’re known for giving international businesses access to U.S. addresses, discounted shipping rates, and reliable global delivery to over 220 countries. We also provide businesses like yours with two powerful tools that make the logistics side of selling much easier:
The Shipito for Business Shopify App and the API.
We’ve designed both to simplify international business shipping from the U.S., cut fulfillment times, and help you grow without the usual friction.
Stick around as we break down how each one works, what benefits they bring, and why so many eCommerce businesses trust Shipito to handle their global shipments.
How Shipito Can Help
Let’s start with the basics.
Shipito is a logistics and parcel forwarding company that helps international businesses ship products to customers all over the world. Additionally, you can purchase business supplies, parts, and products and ship them to your own country. We even provide drop shipping services. When you sign up, you get a U.S.-based mailing address, which you can use to send and receive packages.
From these warehouses, we then forward your orders based on your chosen shipping method.
But we’re not just middlemen in the international shipping game.
As an international parcel forwarding company, we offer package consolidation to reduce costs, assisted purchasing for hard-to-buy items, customs documentation support, and storage for up to 90 days.
For businesses, we also offer bulk fulfillment, discounted shipping rates, returns processing, and multilingual customer support in 13 languages.
If your eCommerce business sources or stores products in the U.S., Shipito acts as your operational partner. And with the Shopify App and Business API, that partnership becomes even more seamless.
The Shipito Shopify App
If your store runs on Shopify, setting up the Shipito App is one of the fastest ways to streamline your shipping workflow.
This app connects your Shopify store directly to Shipito’s warehouses. Once installed, it allows you to automate order fulfillment from start to finish.
When a customer places an order, Shipito handles everything — from pulling the item from storage to packing it and shipping it to the destination.
All of this happens in the background without you having to do anything manually.
How To Get Started
You don’t need technical skills or a background in logistics. Getting started on the Shipito Shopify app is as easy as adding any other tool to your Shopify store.
Follow these easy steps:
- Install the app from the Shopify App Store.
- Connect it to your Shipito account.
- Sync your inventory so the app knows what’s available in Shipito’s warehouses.
- Set up shipping preferences based on your business needs and target destinations.
- Start fulfilling orders automatically.
Once installed, the app runs quietly in the background. Orders placed on your site are sent directly to Shipito for fulfillment. You don’t have to re-enter customer information, print labels, or manually track deliveries.
The app does it all for you — accurately and efficiently.
What It Delivers for Your Business
The real advantage of using the Shopify App is automation. It saves you time, reduces errors, and gives you peace of mind.
You’ll be able to:
- Keep inventory in sync across your Shopify store and Shipito’s warehouse.
- Reduce fulfillment time by sending orders directly to Shipito’s team.
- Offer global shipping options from over 20 trusted carriers.
- Cut costs through discounted rates and package consolidation.
- Simplify your operations by eliminating manual tasks.
And because Shipito offers up to 90 days of free storage, you can plan your inventory strategically — all without the pressure to move products quickly just to avoid fees.
The Shipito Business API
While the Shopify App is ideal for businesses using Shopify’s platform, the Shipito Business API is designed for companies that need a more customized or flexible solution.
An API (Application Programming Interface) allows two systems to communicate with each other automatically. In this case, it lets your online store or order management system talk directly to Shipito’s systems.
That means you can automate shipping, fulfillment, customs paperwork, and more without having to manually trigger any part of the process.
Who the API Is For
The API is ideal for international sellers who:
- Use a platform other than Shopify.
- Have their own custom-built storefront.
- Sell across multiple channels.
- Handle a high volume of orders and want deeper integration.
If you’re not technical, don’t worry. You don’t need to build the integration yourself.
Most businesses work with a developer or IT consultant who can handle the setup for them. Once it’s connected, it runs in the background just like the app.
What the API Can Do
The API gives you far more control over how your fulfillment works. Here’s what it unlocks:
- Real-time order syncing: Orders are automatically sent to Shipito the moment a customer completes checkout.
- Address validation: The system double-checks delivery details to prevent shipping issues.
- Customs documentation generation: Required forms are created automatically based on destination country rules.
- Package consolidation: Multiple incoming packages can be grouped into one outbound shipment, saving you on total costs.
- Returns processing: You can automate the handling of returns from international customers.
You can also control how items are stored, when they’re shipped, and which carriers to use.
Built for Business Growth
Whether you use the Shopify App or the API, both tools are designed to grow with your business.
Shipito for Business memberships come in multiple tiers, each offering increasing levels of benefits based on how many shipments you send each month. As your business scales, you can access lower processing fees, longer storage periods, and deeper shipping discounts. This makes it easier to keep your overhead low even as your order volume increases.
What matters most is that both tools were created with global eCommerce in mind — they’re not one-size-fits-all solutions. Rather, we’ve tailored the Shopify app and API to businesses that sell across borders and need fulfillment that’s reliable, affordable, and easy to manage.
What the Shipito API and Shopify App Can Do for Your Business
When you’re managing international orders, every hour matters. Every dollar saved on shipping adds up. And every process you automate gives you back time to focus on strategy and not shipping labels.
Automation is a breeze through the Shopify App or Business API. Here’s what you can look forward to when you make these tools part of your eCommerce business.
Faster Fulfillment, Happier Customers
Automating your fulfillment process means orders go out quicker without waiting for you to manually approve, print, or coordinate anything. With faster processing and reliable shipping partners, your customers receive their products on time, which builds trust and repeat business.
Lower Operational Overhead
When Shipito handles picking, packing, and global shipping from their warehouses, you no longer need your own fulfillment team or facility in the U.S. Our one-stop-shop international shipping and warehousing solution translates into reduced labor costs, lower warehousing expenses, and less time spent managing the day-to-day logistics of your orders.
Fewer Errors and Delivery Issues
Manual entry leads to mistakes. Think wrong addresses, missed customs declarations, or mismatched inventory.
With either the app or API handling order details, address validation, and customs paperwork automatically, the risk of human error goes down and delivery accuracy goes up.
Greater Flexibility and Scalability
Whether you’re shipping five orders a week or five hundred, Shipito’s system adjusts to your volume. As your business grows, the same automation tools continue working in the background, so you’re never bottlenecked by fulfillment challenges.
More Time for High-Value Work
Instead of spending hours each week on tracking shipments or coordinating with couriers, you can focus on product development, marketing campaigns, or expanding into new markets. With Shipito handling logistics, you gain the bandwidth to lead your business and not just run it.
A Toolset for International Sellers
If you’re running an international eCommerce store, there’s a good chance you’ve run into one or more of these problems:
- Limited access to U.S. suppliers due to shipping restrictions.
- High shipping fees for international orders.
- Long delivery times that frustrate customers.
- Tedious manual fulfillment workflows.
- Delays caused by customs or incorrect documentation.
- Lack of reliable warehouse partners in the U.S.
Shipito is built to solve these problems.
It gives you access to U.S. logistics without the need for a physical presence in the country. You can store your inventory in Shipito’s warehouses, fulfill orders through their automated systems, and ship worldwide using discounted rates with leading carriers.
And with the Shopify App and Business API, those logistics are no longer something you need to manage day-to-day. They’re handled for you — quietly, reliably, and at scale.
Want to Learn More? All It Takes Is One Consultation.
If you’re ready to simplify your U.S.-to-global shipping process, Shipito can help you make the transition with confidence.
Whether you’re looking for a fast, no-code solution like the Shopify App or a more custom setup through the API, our team is here to guide you through the options. We’ll help you identify the right tools for your business, walk you through implementation, and make sure you’re getting the most value from your international fulfillment strategy.
Schedule your consultation today and find out how Shipito can make business shipping easier, faster, and more cost-effective no matter where your customers are.
