Integrate BackerKit With Your Shipping Software

Yes. BackerKit pushes your orders into ShipStation so you can create labels and ship them. That gives you one place to manage fulfillment after campaign orders come through. Instead of working order by order in separate systems, your team can organize, label, and ship from the ShipStation dashboard.

Setup follows a short sequence inside ShipStation first, then inside BackerKit.

• Go to Account Settings
• Select Account, then API Settings
• Choose your API Version and click Generate API Key
• Verify your email from the link ShipStation sends
• Generate the keys again, set the expiration, and copy the key
• Enter the key and secret in your BackerKit account

**Tip:** Copy and store the key and secret as soon as they appear. They won’t stay visible in ShipStation after you leave the page.

Yes. BackerKit orders need a manual store in your ShipStation account as their destination. ShipStation includes a manual store by default, so many accounts are already set up. If that store was deactivated, or if you want a new one, set up a manual store first so BackerKit has the right place to send orders.

Only the Account Owner can generate API keys in ShipStation. That person also needs to verify their email address to access the API Key Generator. If you’re not sure who owns the account, sort that out before setup starts. It prevents delays when your team is ready to connect BackerKit and begin shipping.

ShipStation only shows the API key and API secret when they are generated, and only to the person who generated them. After you leave the page, they’re hidden from view in the interface. That means you should copy both items and save them securely the moment they appear. If you miss that window, you’ll need to generate fresh credentials.

If BackerKit asks for extra store details, ShipStation gives you a few paths.

• For a GUID, go to Settings > Store Setup > Selling Channels and click Edit for the store. The GUID appears in your browser URL.
• For a Store ID, contact ShipStation support and provide the manual store name.
• If you have a store developer, they can make a List Stores API call to return Store IDs for connected stores.

ShipStation turns basic BackerKit shipping into a more complete fulfillment workflow. Once orders land in ShipStation, your team can create labels, use automation to cut repetitive work, process orders with batch printing, and send branded tracking updates. ShipStation also connects to 200+ global carriers and ships to over 195 countries, which helps when your backers are spread across the world.