Receiving a Webhook Notification

Overview

When you make an API request to AfterShip Shipping, you can include the async=true parameter to receive a webhook notification once the response is ready. To receive the webhook, you must first enable the webhook setting.

This is how you can set it up in your API request:

API Request Example

The webhook data will be sent as a JSON payload in the POST request body.

The webhook envelope contains the following structure:

Webhook Envelope Example

Events

Example: Calculated rate webhook

Updated on: 03/02/2025

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