Magento is the leading shopping cart provider for eCommerce sellers ranging from small businesses who want to launch a flexible and customizable cart to enterprise retailers who need to create a robust and scalable online store.
Connection Requirements:
An active store using Magento.
Order Import Requirements:
Include a Ship To address.
Include at least one physical product.
Connecting a Magento store to ShipStation first requires setup within your Magento account. The steps will vary depending on whether you use Magento 1.x or Magento 2 (instructions for both included below). Once you have completed the steps in your Magento account, you can then follow the steps to connect the store in ShipStation..
Before you can connect your Magento 1.x store to ShipStation, you'll need to install and enable Auctane extension file. We also recommend you create a new Magento user specifically for the communication with ShipStation. Follow the steps below for a step by step guide:
Download the Auctane-ShipStation module for Magento 1.x and install it using Magento Connect.
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In your Magento Admin site, select System > Web Services > SOAP/XML-RPC – Users.
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Click Add New User.
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Fill in the required user details.
You'll enter the Username and API Key into ShipStation in a later step.
Note
You generate your own API Key for the user. Usually, these are 40-character strings that include both letters and numbers, but you can make yours whatever you wish.
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Click Save User.
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Navigate back to System, then choose Configuration.
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Find the ShipStation section and click General Settings.
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Click the small arrow to display available settings.
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Set the following settings as desired:
Setting Name
Description
Values
Price Export Type
Controls whether ShipStation will receive the price and cost based on what the currency your customer saw at checkout, or the price and cost based on your account currency.
Store Price: Storefront-specific currency (the price your customer sees at checkout).
Base Price: Default account currency (price before conversion to customer currency).
Import Discounts
Controls whether coupons and discounts are sent from Magento to ShipStation.
Yes
No
Export custom attributes as custom options
Controls which Custom Attributes will be sent to ShipStation as Item Options.
One of these can also be mapped as Warehouse Location when you're connecting the store in ShipStation.
Varies: List of Custom Attributes created in your Magento account
Import Child Products
Controls how ShipStation will receive bundled products.
Yes: Both the main bundle SKU and the individual bundle component SKUs will be received.
No: Only the main bundle SKU will be received.
Child Only: Only the bundle component SKUs will be received.
Click Save Config to update the settings.
Before you can connect your Magento 2 store to ShipStation, you'll need to install and enable Auctane extension file. We also recommend you create a new Magento user specifically for the communication with ShipStation. Follow the steps below for a step by step guide:
Download the Auctane-ShipStation module for Magento 2.x and extract the contacts to your Magento Folder.
Login to the Magento Admin site as your Administration User.
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Click System on the left, then Cache Management under Tools.
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Select Flush Magento Cache.
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Click System, and choose Web Setup Wizard from the left navigation panel.
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Select Component Manager or Extension Manager and continue with Manage your components.
Go to the Auctane_API module from Listing and select the Enable option from the Actions column.
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Click Next.
Important
We recommend making a backup of existing Code, Media and Database files.
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Click Enable.
Click Systems, then All Users.
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Create a new admin user user to be used with ShipStation only. You'll need the Username and Password later to connect with ShipStation.
Tip
This step is optional, but keeps ShipStation working even if you need to change your primary admin user's password in the future.
After you've set up the Auctane module in your Magento site and created the admin user, you're ready to connect the Magento store to ShipStation.
Login to your ShipStation account.
Scroll or search for the Magento tile and click it.
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Use the Select Magento Version drop-down to select your Magento version.
Enter the Magento Username and API Key (1.x) or Password (2.x) in the corresponding fields.
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Enter the Store URL of your store in the connection window. Use HTTPS if possible. (e.g. https://www.mystore.com)
Tip
In Magento 1.x, the Store URL can be found in
System > Configuration > General - Web > Secure(or Unsecure for http configuration)In Magento 2.x, the Store URL can be found in
Stores > Configuration > General > Web > Base URLs (Secure)(or Base URLs for http configuration)Note
If you manage multiple stores in Magento and want the ShipStation store connection to be store-specific, you can include the Store View code within the URL to limit ShipStation's order request to the specific store.
The structure of the URL will depend on your Magento version and whether your site allows direct access to PHP files. Here's a few examples:
Magento 1.x
https://[websitedomain.com]/api/auctane/index/store/[store view code]
https://[websitedomain.com]/index.php/api/auctane/index/store/[store view code]
Magento 2.x
https://[websitedomain.com]/[store view code]/api/auctane/index/store/[store view code]
https://[websitedomain.com]/[store view code]/api/auctane
Note: The Magento setting to Add Store Codes to Urls must be set to Yes. See this article from Magento for more information on where to locate this setting.
Click Test Connection to see if the steps you followed worked correctly.
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Adjust your custom status mappings, if needed.
ShipStation will automatically fill in the most common Magento status mappings, but if you're using any custom status mappings, update them in the provided status fields.
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Choose an option in the connection window for Warehouse Location Attribute, Invoice after shipping, Product Weight Units, and Enable Partial Shipping.
The Warehouse Location Attribute field requires you to have configured this as a custom attribute in Magento.
If you add this as a custom attribute at a later time, you will need to reconfigure your store connection in ShipStation before the attribute will import correctly.
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Click Connect to make this store active in ShipStation!
After you've completed the above steps, your store will be connected to ShipStation. You'll be taken to the store's Settings page to adjust the store-specific settings like branding, notification preferences, and product handling.
ShipStation's integration to Magento supports for the following standard features:
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Common ShipStation Features |
Status Mappings
Sent with Shipment Update
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Additional Features
ShipStation's integration to Magento allows for the following additional features:
Feature |
Description |
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Invoice on Shipping |
When configuring your Magento store connection, you can choose whether your store invoices when the order is placed or when the order is shipped. If your store invoiced upon shipment, ShipStation will include an action to invoice the order when we send the shipment update to Magento. |
Partial Shipping |
When configuring your Magento store connection, you can choose to enable Partial Shipping. If Partial Shipping is enabled, the shipment notification ShipStation will send to Magento will include specific product information so that only the products in the shipment will be updated as Shipped on Magento. |
Support Enabled Features
In addition to the features listed above, the following settings can be enabled for your Magento store by the ShipStation User Success team or your Account Manager.
Feature |
Description |
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Custom Fields |
Up to three Custom Fields can be mapped for an Magento store. Available custom fields are as follows:
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Suppress Internal Notes |
If enabled, this setting will prevent ShipStation from importing Internal Notes from your Magento store. |
Here are some things you should keep in mind about ShipStation's integration with Magento:
If selling in multiple currencies, ShipStation will import the price and totals as numbers and will not convert currency values. The currency symbol displayed in ShipStation is based on your account's home country code.
If using ShipStation Classic, Magento orders that have been split must retain their original order number. If the order number is changed, such as by adding a suffix, ShipStation will not be able to correctly update Magento with the shipment information.
Here are some common issues experienced by users, potential causes, and available troubleshooting tips.
Issue |
How to troubleshoot or resolve |
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Store Connection Error: We received an error testing the Magento store: Invalid data returned from API |
This may be caused by entering an incorrect username when connecting the store to ShipStation. Reconfigure your store connection in ShipStation and be sure to enter the username created for the ShipStation user in Magento. |
Shipment Notification Error: Order does not exist. |
Reconfigure your Magento store connection in ShipStation. Check that you are using the correct secure or unsecure connection option. |