
Build an Automated Order Fulfilment Workflow in Shopify with These 3 APIs
(Fulfilment? Fulfillment?) Anyways, since I started with Shopify clients, I have observed many of them fulfill orders the same way: They log into the dashboard Check the order Manually copy the address into a separate shipping portal like Shippo Generate a shipping label Download it Print it Finally, manually send a confirmation email to the customer Repeat for every order. It works, until it doesn't. When you're doing 50 orders a day, one person can't keep up, and mistakes start to cost you real money. Here's how you can automate the whole thing with 3 APIs. The workflow Order placed on Shopify → Shippo generates the shipping label automatically → Resend sends the customer a confirmation email with tracking info. Log in once or twice a day to review your dashboard. Everything else has already been done for you. API #1 — Shopify (your system of record) Shopify is where the order lives. Rather than polling for new orders, you subscribe to the orders/create webhook topic , which fires a
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