{"id":80162,"date":"2026-02-20T12:09:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/fulfillment\/api\/order-consolidation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T11:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:34:22","slug":"order-consolidation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/en-gb\/fulfillment\/api\/order-consolidation\/","title":{"rendered":"Order Consolidation for Smarter Shipping"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-shipstation-hero block not-prose padding-top--sm padding-bottom--lg\">\n    <div class=\"\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"hero items-start\">\n                <div class=\"hero-content \">\n                                                                    <h1>Order consolidation for smarter shipping and happier customers<\/h1>\n                                                    <div class=\"lead\"><p>Merge multiple orders into one shipment to cut shipping 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Better customer experience.<\/h2>\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"lead\"><p>Customers don\u2019t want multiple boxes\u2014and you shouldn\u2019t pay for them. Send orders going to the same place into one shipment to improve margins and simplify fulfilment from checkout to doorstep.<\/p><\/div>\n                                \n                                \n                            <\/div>\n                        \n                                                <!-- Grid Mode -->\n                    <div class=\"cards icon-top columns-3 layout-grid\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"card card-icon card-solid card--centered card--text-centered bg-white\">\n                                \n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/02\/icon-bbe346b15ef9.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"icon\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card-content h-full\">\n        <div class=\"card-text\">\n                    <!-- Standard heading\/eyebrow for all other card types -->\n            \n                                                <h3 class=\"h5\">Cut shipping costs without cutting service<\/h3>\n                                            \n                    <div class=\"body\"><p>Every extra label, carton, and pickup adds cost. Combine orders by customer or address so you ship fewer packages and avoid unnecessary surcharges. Reduce dimensional weight exposure, lower carrier fees, and protect costs.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"card card-icon card-solid card--centered card--text-centered bg-white\">\n                                \n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/02\/icon-0847ee25c01f.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"icon\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card-content h-full\">\n        <div class=\"card-text\">\n                    <!-- Standard heading\/eyebrow for all other card types -->\n            \n                                                <h3 class=\"h5\">Deliver a better customer experience<\/h3>\n                                            \n                    <div class=\"body\"><p>Deliver multiple orders from the same customer\u2014 together. Ship compatible items in one box with one tracking experience\u2014reducing confusion and minimizing \u201cWhere is the rest of my order?\u201d contacts.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                            <div class=\"card card-icon card-solid card--centered card--text-centered bg-white\">\n                                \n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2026\/02\/icon-5652bdc14ed0.png.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"icon\" loading=\"eager\" \/>\n    \n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"card-content h-full\">\n        <div class=\"card-text\">\n                    <!-- Standard heading\/eyebrow for all other card types -->\n            \n                                                <h3 class=\"h5\">Simplify fulfilment operations<\/h3>\n                                            \n                    <div class=\"body\"><p>Avoid risking errors and lagging with manual order consolidation. ShipStation API automates the logic within your existing OMS, creating a consistent, repeatable workflow across teams and fulfilment locations.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n                            \n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"block block-zig-zag wp-block-shipstation-zig-zag block not-prose\">\n    <div class=\"bg-grey-lightest background--full content-theme--light content--lg \">\n        <div class=\"zig-zag-block\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"content content-align-center items-center content-width-md\">\n                                        \n                                            <h2>Order consolidation features built for real-world fulfilment<\/h2>\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"lead\">Use ShipStation APIs to create consolidated shipments based on rules defined within your order management system. Programmatically group eligible sales order items into a single shipment while maintaining control over delivery promises and service levels.<\/div>\n                                        \n                                        \n                                    <\/div>\n                <div class=\"columns flex-col-reverse items-center zig-zag-row\" data-row=\"1\">\n            \n            <!-- Text Column -->\n            <div class=\"column-content w-full md:col-span-6 md:order-1 content-align-left mobile-align-left\">\n                                \n                                    <h3>Combine multiple orders into one shipment<\/h3>\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"lead max-w-[54rem]\">\n                        <p>Programmatically group eligible sales orders that share a customer or destination. Your system evaluates address, timing, inventory availability, fulfilment location, and service levels\u2014then creates consolidated shipments via the ShipStation API when it improves efficiency, or keeps orders separate when speed or inventory requires it.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                                \n                                \n                            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Media Column -->\n            <div class=\"column-media w-full md:col-span-6 md:order-2\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/combine-multiple-orders-into-one-shipment-260220-1206.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"rounded-xl\" \/>\n                            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"columns flex-col-reverse items-center zig-zag-row\" data-row=\"2\">\n            \n            <!-- Text Column -->\n            <div class=\"column-content w-full md:col-span-6 md:order-2 content-align-left mobile-align-left\">\n                                \n                                    <h3>Define flexible consolidation rules<\/h3>\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"lead max-w-[54rem]\">\n                        <p>Configure consolidation logic within your existing systems\u2014such as time windows, order value thresholds, product exclusions, service levels, and warehouse eligibility. Once your business rules are set in your OMS, ShipStation APIs execute those decisions in real time as shipments are created.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                                \n                                \n                            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Media Column -->\n            <div class=\"column-media w-full md:col-span-6 md:order-1\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/define-flexible-consolidation-rules-260220-1206.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"rounded-xl\" \/>\n                            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"columns flex-col-reverse items-center zig-zag-row\" data-row=\"3\">\n            \n            <!-- Text Column -->\n            <div class=\"column-content w-full md:col-span-6 md:order-1 content-align-left mobile-align-left\">\n                                \n                                    <h3>Reduce packaging waste and carrier fees<\/h3>\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"lead max-w-[54rem]\">\n                        <p>Fewer boxes mean fewer labels, cartons, pickups, and surcharges. Order consolidation can lower dimensional weight exposure, reduce carrier spend, and support sustainability goals\u2014improving cost control while minimizing packaging waste across your fulfilment network.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                                \n                                \n                            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Media Column -->\n            <div class=\"column-media w-full md:col-span-6 md:order-2\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/reduce-packaging-waste-and-carrier-fees-260220-1206.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"rounded-xl\" \/>\n                            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"columns flex-col-reverse items-center zig-zag-row\" data-row=\"4\">\n            \n            <!-- Text Column -->\n            <div class=\"column-content w-full md:col-span-6 md:order-2 content-align-left mobile-align-left\">\n                                \n                                    <h3>Keep orders moving together across locations<\/h3>\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"lead max-w-[54rem]\">\n                        <p>Operating multiple warehouses or 3PLs? ShipStation evaluates inventory location, cutoff times, routing logic, and SLA requirements before consolidating\u2014helping you avoid unnecessary split shipments while maintaining inventory accuracy and protecting delivery promises.<\/p>                    <\/div>\n                                \n                                \n                            <\/div>\n\n            <!-- Media Column -->\n            <div class=\"column-media w-full md:col-span-6 md:order-1\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/keep-orders-moving-together-across-locations-260220-1206.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"rounded-xl\" \/>\n                            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"columns flex-col-reverse items-center zig-zag-row\" data-row=\"5\">\n            \n            <!-- Text Column -->\n            <div class=\"column-content w-full md:col-span-6 md:order-1 content-align-left mobile-align-left\">\n                                \n                                    <h3>Centralize orders before consolidation begins<\/h3>\n                                \n                                    <div class=\"lead max-w-[54rem]\">\n                        <p>Unify order data from multiple carts, marketplaces, and systems into a single stream before items are grouped together\u2014so every shipment is evaluated consistently across channels, inventory locations, and service levels. One source of truth. 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Scale your business with our industry-leading API, comprehensive documentation, and vast carrier network.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-group\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipengine.com\/signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn\">Start Shipping Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipengine.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn outline\">Talk to an Expert<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-shipstation-faqs block not-prose\">\n    <div class=\"background--full content--md\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-block\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"content content-align-center items-center content-width-md\">\n                                        \n                                            <h3>Order Consolidation FAQs<\/h3>\n                                        \n                                        \n                                        \n                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"accordions\">\n                                            <div class=\"accordion\">\n                            <div class=\"question\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                <h5>What is an order consolidation API?<\/h5>\n                                <div class=\"icon\">\n                                    <svg class=\"span-2\" width=\"16\" height=\"17\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M19.5 8.25l-7.5 7.5-7.5-7.5\" \/>\n                                    <\/svg>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"body-content\">\n                                <div class=\"prose\"><p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/fulfillment\/api\/order-consolidation\/\">order consolidation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shipstation.com\/fulfillment\/api\/shipping\/\">API<\/a> identifies multiple orders going to the same customer or address and combines them into a single shipment. Instead of processing each order separately, your system creates one bundled delivery\u2014reducing cost and simplifying fulfillment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"accordion\">\n                            <div class=\"question\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                                <h5>How does consolidation reduce shipping costs?<\/h5>\n                                <div class=\"icon\">\n                                    <svg class=\"span-2\" width=\"16\" height=\"17\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\">\n                                        <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M19.5 8.25l-7.5 7.5-7.5-7.5\" \/>\n                                    <\/svg>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"body-content\">\n                                <div class=\"prose\"><p>By reducing the number of labels, cartons, and pickups per customer. 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