Add a Amazon Shipping account

Required roles:
AdminAccount Manager
Updated June 20, 20263 min read GlobalExpress shipping.amazon.com

This guide walks through setting up a Amazon Shipping account in the Carriyo Dashboard. It covers the required roles, the credentials to collect, and every field Amazon Shipping expects.

At a glance

Cross-border
International
Returns
Supported
Shipping rates
Live carrier rates
Document upload
Not supported
Real-time status
Push · manual setup
Labels
PDF · ZPL

Before you start

  • A Amazon Shipping account in good standing, plus its API credentials. The required fields are listed in All Amazon Shipping settings below.
  • Decide the account country and the default service and label format this account uses.
1

Open the carrier accounts page

In the Carriyo Dashboard, open Settings in the left sidebar. Under Carrier Management, choose Carrier Accounts, then click the + add icon to start a new account.

Open settings

Go to Carrier Accounts

Add a new carrier account

2

Pick Amazon Shipping

In the carrier picker, search for Amazon Shipping and click Select. Carriyo creates a Amazon Shipping account and opens the credential step.

Search for the carrier

3

Enter the basics

The first wizard page collects two fields:

Account name
A label that's meaningful to your team (e.g. Amazon Shipping your country). Keep it short and unique.
Account country
The country this account ships from. Determines the routes and services available.

Fill in the account name and country.

  1. 1Account Name
  2. 2Account Country
4

Enter your Amazon Shipping account details

Enter the required Amazon Shipping account details, then click Next. Every field is documented in All Amazon Shipping settings below, with examples and accepted values.

Fill in the Amazon Shipping account details.

  1. 1Client ID
  2. 2Client Secret
  3. 3Refresh Token

Fill in the Amazon Shipping account details.

  1. 1Marketplace
  2. 2EU Marketplace Country
  3. 3Business ID
  4. 4Service ID
5

Configure the account

The new account opens on its detail page. General settings work the same way for every carrier: the Active toggle, default label and service, and currency. See Add a carrier account for the full reference to these shared settings — default label, merchant access, going live, and common mistakes.

Go to the account page

View the account details

Set the default label format

Merchant access

On multi-merchant tenants, restrict the account to specific merchants via the Permissions tab, then Save.

Add merchants to this carrier account

All Amazon Shipping settings

Every field Amazon Shipping exposes in the carrier account, grouped by section. Carriyo stores secrets encrypted and never shows them after saving.

Authentication

3 fields

Account identifiers and API credentials used to connect to the carrier.

FieldTypeWhat to enter
Client IDRequiredTextLWA client ID from your Amazon Shipping developer application (Seller/Developer Central).
Example: amzn1.application-oa2-client.8f1…
Client SecretRequiredSecretLWA client secret paired with the Client ID from your Amazon Shipping developer application.
Example: amzn1.oa2-cs.v1.68149e2246b08b37…
Refresh TokenRequiredSecretLWA refresh token obtained when authorising the application against your Amazon account.
Example: Atzr|IwEBIJ3kF9nQ2pXvR7sT1uW8yZ0…

Account Details

4 fields

Account-level configuration and defaults applied to shipments.

FieldTypeWhat to enter
MarketplaceRequiredSelectSelect the Amazon region your account belongs to; this determines which SP-API endpoint is used.
Example: EU (UK, FR, IT, ES) Marketplace
EU (UK, FR, IT, ES) MarketplaceUS Marketplace
EU Marketplace CountryRequiredSelectSelect your specific country within the EU marketplace; sets the LWA authentication endpoint used.
Example: United Kingdom
United KingdomFranceItalySpain
Business IDRequiredSecretAmazon Shipping business ID, sent as the x-amzn-shipping-business-id header.
Example: AmazonShipping_UK
Service IDRequiredSelectSelect the Amazon Shipping service used to rate and create your shipments.
Example: ON Amazon UK - Amazon Shipping Two-Day Tracked
Amazon Shipping One-Day Tracked (UK)ON Amazon UK - Amazon Shipping Two-Day TrackedON Amazon UK - Amazon Shipping Standard TrackedOFF Amazon UK - Amazon Shipping One DayOFF Amazon UK - Amazon Shipping Two DayON Amazon IT - Spedizione nazionale expressa

Label

3 fields

Format and size of the shipping label returned by Amazon Shipping.

FieldTypeWhat to enter
Label SizeOptionalSelectSelect the label dimensions returned by Amazon Shipping.
Example: 4 x 6
4 x 64 x 86 x 4A4100 x 150
Label FormatOptionalSelectSelect the file format for the label: PDF for standard printers or ZPL for thermal label printers.
Example: PDF
PDFZPL
Label DPIOptionalTextPrint resolution applied to ZPL labels.
Example: 300
300

Reference Mappings

1 field

Map Carriyo fields to the reference values the carrier expects.

FieldTypeWhat to enter
Amazon Shipping Order ReferenceOptionalSelectChoose which Carriyo reference (order or shipment) is sent as the Amazon Shipping order reference.
Order ReferenceShipment Reference

Capability notes

Behavior that follows from Amazon Shipping's capabilities. Read these before you go live.

Real-time tracking · webhook setup needed
Shipment events (shipped, in_transit, delivered…) arrive by webhook, but Amazon Shipping has to register it on their side. Share the callback details from the account page with your Amazon Shipping contact (see step 5) — a one-time setup.
ZPL labels available
Returns ZPL in addition to PDF. Set the label format to print to thermal printers.

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