Integration · Shipping

Connect Claude & ChatGPT to shipcloud

Ask your AI what it costs to send a 3 kg parcel, to create a shipment with a label, or where a parcel is right now. It works with shipcloud's carriers and services: it gets quotes, creates, updates and deletes shipments, books pickups, tracks parcels, finds drop-off locations and manages saved addresses and orders.

Connect shipcloud free

Free plan, no credit card. Takes about a minute.

Try asking

“What does it cost to send a 3 kg parcel, 40x30x20 cm, from Hamburg to Munich?”
The AI checks your carriers and services, then gets a price quote for the package and addresses.
“Create a shipment to Anna Schmidt, Hauptstrasse 5, 10115 Berlin, with a label.”
It creates the shipment for the carrier you pick and, if you ask for a label, a paid carrier label.
“Where is parcel 00340434161094042557?”
It starts tracking the parcel with the carrier and shows its status and events.

What your AI can do

Shipments and labels

Get quotes, create and update shipments with carrier labels, and read or delete shipments.

Tracking and pickups

Track parcels, also ones not created in shipcloud, book carrier pickups and find drop-off locations.

Addresses and orders

Save and search addresses, read default sender and returns addresses, and look up orders.

“Book a pickup tomorrow between 10:00 and 14:00 at our warehouse.”
It books a carrier pickup for that time window at the pickup address.
“Find drop-off points near Leopoldstrasse 10 in Munich.”
It finds carrier drop-off and pickup locations near the address.
“Which shipments did we create this week?”
It lists shipments with tracking number, status and price.

22 tools for shipcloud

These tools are switched on when you connect. You can switch any of them off, or require your approval before it runs.

create_addressChanges dataSave a new address: `street`, `zip_code`, `city`, `country` (two-letter code), plus name, company, phone and email. Search first to avoid duplicates.
create_pickup_requestChanges dataBook a carrier pickup: `carrier`, `pickup_time` (earliest and latest) and `pickup_address`, optionally listing the shipments. The carrier will come to collect.
create_shipmentChanges dataCreate a shipment for a `carrier` to the `to` address (company or name, street, street_no, zip_code, city, country), with package details and optional service, reference and notification email. With `create_shipping_label` true a paid carrier label is created.
delete_shipmentDeletesPermanently delete a shipment by `shipment_id`. Cannot be undone.
find_dropoff_locationsFind carrier drop-off and pickup locations near an address for the given `carriers`, by street, zip code, city and country or by latitude/longitude.
get_accountGet the connected shipcloud account's details.
get_addressGet one saved address by `address_id`.
get_default_returns_addressGet the account's default returns address.
get_default_shipping_addressGet the account's default sender (shipping) address.
get_orderGet one order by `order_id`, with line items and delivery address.
get_pickup_requestGet one pickup request by `pickup_request_id`.
get_shipmentGet one shipment by `shipment_id`, including tracking number, status, label URL and price.
get_shipping_quoteChanges dataGet a price quote for a shipment: `carrier`, `service`, `to` and `from` addresses (street, street_no, zip_code, city, country) and `packages` (weight in kg, length/width/height in cm).
get_trackerGet one tracker by `tracker_id`, with its tracking status and events.
list_carriersList the carriers and services available on your account. Use this to pick `carrier` and `service` values.
list_ordersList orders, filtered by external order or customer ID or creation date.
list_pickup_requestsList pickup requests.
list_shipmentsList shipments in the account.
list_trackersList parcel trackers.
search_addressesSearch saved addresses by name, company, street, city, zip code, country or phone.
track_parcelChanges dataStart tracking a parcel by `carrier_tracking_no` and `carrier`, including parcels not created in shipcloud.
update_shipmentChanges dataUpdate a shipment by `shipment_id` (addresses, carrier, service, package, reference); `to` and `carrier` must be sent again. Can also create its label.

Set up in three steps

1
Pick the app
Create a free PipMCP account and choose shipcloud from the app list.
2
Paste your key
Paste your shipcloud API key as the username and leave the password empty. In the shipcloud back office click your email address in the upper right corner and choose API Key to copy it.
3
Add the link to your AI
You get a personal MCP link. Add it to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor:
1. Click your name, then Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector.
2. Paste your link as the Remote MCP server URL.
3. Switch it on from the + menu in a chat.

Questions

What can the AI do in shipcloud?

It can list carriers and services, get shipping quotes, create, update, read and delete shipments, create carrier labels, book and read pickup requests, track parcels, find drop-off locations, save and search addresses and read orders and account details.

Does the AI see my shipcloud API key?

No. You paste your shipcloud API key into PipMCP once. It is encrypted at rest, never shown to the AI and never shown again after you save it. The AI only sees the results of the tools you have switched on.

Can I control what the AI is allowed to do?

Yes. You choose which tools are switched on, so you can start with quotes and tracking only. Creating a label is paid, a pickup brings a carrier to your door and deleting a shipment is permanent, so these can require your approval before they run. Every tool call is logged.

Does it work with ChatGPT?

Yes. In ChatGPT, open Settings › Apps & Connectors › Advanced, turn on Developer mode and add your PipMCP link. Developer mode needs a paid ChatGPT plan: Plus, Pro, Business or Enterprise. The same link also works in Claude (Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector), Cursor and other MCP clients.

What does it cost?

PipMCP has a free plan, and you do not need a credit card to start. Paid plans are billed per completed task. You connect your own shipcloud account, so labels and anything else shipcloud charges for are between you and shipcloud.

Which carriers can the AI use?

The ones available on your shipcloud account. The AI lists your carriers and services first and uses those values when it gets quotes or creates shipments.