Laravel Shipping

A modern Laravel package that provides a unified shipping abstraction for multiple shipping carriers. Inspired by Laravel's Storage and Mail systems — one clean API, multiple providers.

Supported Providers

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
• Laravel 11+

Installation

composer require luizsilva-dev/laravel-shipping

Publish the configuration file:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag=laravel-shipping-config

Configuration

Add the following variables to your .env file:

SHIPPING_DRIVER=shipstation

# ShipStation API v2
SHIPSTATION_API_KEY=your-shipstation-api-key
SHIPSTATION_SANDBOX=true

# Shippo
SHIPPO_API_KEY=your-shippo-api-key
SHIPPO_SANDBOX=true

# EasyPost
EASYPOST_API_KEY=your-easypost-api-key
EASYPOST_SANDBOX=true

The published config/shipping.php:

return [
    'default' => env('SHIPPING_DRIVER', 'shipstation'),

    'drivers' => [
        'shipstation' => [
            'driver'   => 'shipstation',
            'api_key'  => env('SHIPSTATION_API_KEY'),
            'sandbox'  => env('SHIPSTATION_SANDBOX', true),
            'base_url' => env('SHIPSTATION_BASE_URL', 'https://api.shipstation.com'),
        ],

        'shippo' => [
            'driver'   => 'shippo',
            'api_key'  => env('SHIPPO_API_KEY'),
            'sandbox'  => env('SHIPPO_SANDBOX', true),
            'base_url' => 'https://api.goshippo.com',
        ],

        'easypost' => [
            'driver'   => 'easypost',
            'api_key'  => env('EASYPOST_API_KEY'),
            'sandbox'  => env('EASYPOST_SANDBOX', true),
            'base_url' => 'https://api.easypost.com',
        ],
    ],
];

Sandbox mode: When sandbox=true, ShipStation routes to https://api-stage.shipstation.com. Shippo and EasyPost use their test API keys natively (no separate URL needed — use a test key).

Basic Usage

The package registers a Shipping facade. You can call any provider using driver():

use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Facades\Shipping;

// Use the default driver (from config)
Shipping::rates($shipment);

// Or specify a driver explicitly
Shipping::driver('shipstation')->rates($shipment);
Shipping::driver('shippo')->rates($shipment);
Shipping::driver('easypost')->rates($shipment);

DTOs

All methods accept and return strongly-typed DTOs.

AddressData

use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\DTOs\AddressData;

$address = new AddressData(
    name: 'John Doe',
    street1: '1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
    city: 'Washington',
    state: 'DC',
    postalCode: '20500',
    country: 'US',
    company: 'ACME Corp',       // optional
    street2: 'Suite 100',       // optional
    phone: '2025551234',        // optional
    email: 'john@example.com',  // optional
    isResidential: false,       // optional
);

// Or from array
$address = AddressData::fromArray([
    'name'        => 'John Doe',
    'street1'     => '1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
    'city'        => 'Washington',
    'state'       => 'DC',
    'postal_code' => '20500',  // also accepts 'zip'
    'country'     => 'US',
]);

ParcelData

use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\DTOs\ParcelData;

$parcel = new ParcelData(
    weight: 6.0,
    length: 10.0,
    width: 8.0,
    height: 4.0,
    weightUnit: 'ounce',   // 'ounce', 'pound', 'gram', 'kilogram'
    dimensionUnit: 'inch', // 'inch', 'centimeter'
);

ShipmentData

use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\DTOs\ShipmentData;

$shipment = new ShipmentData(
    shipFrom: $fromAddress,
    shipTo: $toAddress,
    parcel: $parcel,
    carrierId: 'se-123890',         // optional: filter by carrier
    serviceCode: 'usps_priority_mail', // optional: filter by service
);

Address Validation

use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Facades\Shipping;
use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\DTOs\AddressData;
use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Exceptions\InvalidAddressException;

$address = new AddressData(
    name: 'John Doe',
    street1: '1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW',
    city: 'Washington',
    state: 'DC',
    postalCode: '20500',
    country: 'US',
);

try {
    $validated = Shipping::driver('shipstation')->validateAddress($address);

    echo $validated->street1;    // normalized address
    echo $validated->postalCode; // may return ZIP+4 (e.g. 20500-0003)
} catch (InvalidAddressException $e) {
    echo 'Invalid address: ' . $e->getMessage();
}

Get Shipping Rates

use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Facades\Shipping;
use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\DTOs\AddressData;
use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\DTOs\ParcelData;
use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\DTOs\ShipmentData;
use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Exceptions\RateException;

$shipment = new ShipmentData(
    shipFrom: new AddressData(
        name: 'Warehouse',
        street1: '4301 Bull Creek Road',
        city: 'Austin',
        state: 'TX',
        postalCode: '78731',
        country: 'US',
    ),
    shipTo: new AddressData(
        name: 'Customer',
        street1: '179 N Harbor Dr',
        city: 'Redondo Beach',
        state: 'CA',
        postalCode: '90277',
        country: 'US',
    ),
    parcel: new ParcelData(
        weight: 6.0,
        length: 10.0,
        width: 8.0,
        height: 4.0,
    ),
    carrierId: 'se-123890', // optional
);

try {
    $rates = Shipping::driver('shipstation')->rates($shipment);

    foreach ($rates as $rate) {
        echo "{$rate->serviceType}: \${$rate->amount} ({$rate->deliveryDays} days)\n";
    }
} catch (RateException $e) {
    echo 'No rates available: ' . $e->getMessage();
}

Each RateData contains:

Create Label

use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Facades\Shipping;
use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Exceptions\LabelException;

try {
    $label = Shipping::driver('shipstation')->createLabel($shipment);

    echo $label->labelId;        // provider label ID
    echo $label->trackingNumber; // tracking number
    echo $label->labelUrl;       // PDF/PNG download URL
    echo $label->cost;           // shipping cost paid
} catch (LabelException $e) {
    echo 'Label creation failed: ' . $e->getMessage();
}

Each LabelData contains:

Track Shipment

use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Facades\Shipping;

// ShipStation: pass the label_id
$tracking = Shipping::driver('shipstation')->track('se-label-xyz789');

// Shippo: pass tracking number + carrier code
$tracking = Shipping::driver('shippo')->track('1Z999AA10123456784', 'ups');

// EasyPost: pass tracking number + optional carrier
$tracking = Shipping::driver('easypost')->track('1Z999AA10123456784', 'UPS');

echo $tracking->status;              // e.g. 'DE' (Delivered)
echo $tracking->statusDescription;  // e.g. 'Delivered'
echo $tracking->estimatedDeliveryDate;

foreach ($tracking->events as $event) {
    echo "{$event['occurred_at']}: {$event['description']} ({$event['city']}, {$event['state']})\n";
}

Refund / Void a Label

$voided = Shipping::driver('shipstation')->refundLabel('se-label-xyz789');

if ($voided) {
    echo 'Label voided successfully.';
}

List Carriers

$carriers = Shipping::driver('shipstation')->listCarriers();

foreach ($carriers as $carrier) {
    echo "{$carrier['carrier_code']}: {$carrier['friendly_name']}\n";
}

Webhook Handling

use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Webhooks\WebhookHandler;

// In your controller
public function handleShipStation(Request $request): JsonResponse
{
    $handler = new WebhookHandler('shipstation');

    // Optional: verify HMAC signature
    if (! $handler->verify($request, config('shipping.drivers.shipstation.webhook_secret'))) {
        abort(401, 'Invalid webhook signature.');
    }

    $event = $handler->handle($request);

    // $event['event']   => event type string
    // $event['payload'] => raw payload array

    return response()->json(['received' => true]);
}

Exception Handling

use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Exceptions\ProviderException;
use LuizSilvaDev\LaravelShipping\Exceptions\ShippingException;

try {
    $label = Shipping::driver('shipstation')->createLabel($shipment);
} catch (ProviderException $e) {
    // Provider-specific error with status code
    logger()->error($e->getMessage(), $e->getContext());
} catch (ShippingException $e) {
    // General shipping error
    logger()->error($e->getMessage());
}

Adding a New Provider

1. Create src/Providers/MyCarrierProvider.php extending AbstractProvider
2. Implement all methods from ShippingProviderInterface
3. Register in ShippingManager:

protected function createMycarrierDriver(): ShippingProviderInterface
{
    return new MyCarrierProvider($this->getDriverConfig('mycarrier'));
}

1. Add config entry in config/shipping.php:

'mycarrier' => [
    'driver'  => 'mycarrier',
    'api_key' => env('MYCARRIER_API_KEY'),
    'sandbox' => env('MYCARRIER_SANDBOX', true),
    'base_url' => 'https://api.mycarrier.com',
],

1. Use it:

Shipping::driver('mycarrier')->rates($shipment);

Running Tests

composer install
vendor/bin/phpunit

Provider Notes

ShipStation (API v2)

• Auth: API-Key header
• Sandbox URL: https://api-stage.shipstation.com
• Tracking uses label_id (not raw tracking number) via GET /v2/labels/{label_id}/track
• Address validation: POST /v2/addresses/validate
• createLabel() without serviceCode in ShipmentData automatically selects the cheapest available rate
• Docs: https://docs.shipstation.com

Shippo

• Auth: ShippoToken <token> header
• Use a test token (starts with shippo_test_) for sandbox — no separate URL
• Tracking: GET /tracks/{carrier}/{tracking_number}
• track() requires $carrierId as the second argument (e.g. 'ups', 'usps', 'fedex')
• createLabel() without serviceCode automatically selects the cheapest available rate
• Docs: https://docs.goshippo.com

EasyPost

• Auth: HTTP Basic Auth (API key as username, empty password)
• Use an EZT (test) API key for sandbox — no separate URL
• Label creation requires two API calls internally (create shipment → buy label) — this is handled transparently by the package
• createLabel() without serviceCode automatically selects the cheapest available rate
• Docs: https://docs.easypost.com

License

MIT — see LICENSE.