Fulfillment Outbound API v2020-07-01 Use Case Guide

How to use the Fulfillment Outbound API.

API Version: v2020-07-01

What is the Fulfillment Outbound API?

The Selling Partner API for Fulfillment Outbound (Fulfillment Outbound API) lets you create applications that help a seller fulfill Multi-Channel Fulfillment orders using their inventory in Amazon's fulfillment network. You can also get information on both potential and existing fulfillment orders.

Prerequisites

To complete the tutorials, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Tutorial: Retrieve proof of delivery for a delivered package

Learn how to get the photo or signature for a delivered Multi-Channel Fulfillment Outbound shipment.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Get proof of delivery

Call the getFulfillmentOrder operation by passing the following parameters:

Path parameters

Name	Description	Required
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045"

Response

Name	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
      "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2024-05-21T14:48:15Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "Thank you for your order",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Jane Smith",
        "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
        "city": "Any Town",
        "stateOrRegion": "NC"
        "countryCode": "US",
        "postalCode": "28277"
      },
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillAllAvailable",
      "receivedDate": "2024-05-21T14:50:45Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "CompletePartialled",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2024-05-22T03:44:35Z",
      "notificationEmails": [
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "featureConstraints": [
        {
          "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
        "quantity": "1",
        "fulfillmentNetworkSku": "X002ZKH36D",
        "orderItemDisposition": "Sellable",
        "cancelledQuantity": "0",
        "unfulfillableQuantity": "0",
        "estimatedShipDate": "2024-05-22T06:59:59Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2024-05-26T06:59:59Z",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "USD",
          "value": "35.00"
        }
      },
    ], 
    
    "fulfillmentShipments": [
      {
        "amazonShipmentId": "T7mfkbDX5",
        "fulfillmentCenterId": "TUL2",
        "fulfillmentShipmentStatus": "SHIPPED",
        "shippingDate": "2024-05-22T03:39:19Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2024-05-26T06:59:59Z",
        "fulfillmentShipmentItem": [
          {
            "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
            "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
            "quantity": "1",
            "packageNumber": "1681854637"
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentShipmentPackage": [
          {
            "packageNumber": "1681854637",
            "carrierCode": "AMZL",
            "trackingNumber": "TBA123456789012",
            "estimatedArrivalDate": "2024-05-26T06:59:59Z",
            "deliveryInformation": {
              "deliveryDocumentList": [
                {
                  "documentType" : "DELIVERY_IMAGE",
                  "url" :  "https://some-image-url.com"               
                }
              ],
              "dropOffLocation": {
                "type" : "FRONT_DOOR"
              }
            }
          }
        ], 
    "returnItems": [],
    "returnAuthorizations": []
  }
}

Tutorial: Retrieve a list of fulfillment orders

This tutorial shows you how to get a list of fulfillment orders after (or at) a specific date-time, or indicated by the next token parameter.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get a list of all fulfillment orders

Call the listAllFulfillmentOrders operation by passing the following parameters:

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`queryStartDate`	A date that you can use to select fulfillment orders that were last updated after (or at) a specified time. An update is defined as any change in fulfillment order status, including the creation of a new fulfillment order. Type: string (date-time)	No
`nextToken`	A string token returned in the response to your previous request. It is required for retrieving the next set of results [pagination]. Type: string	No

queryStartDate

A date that you can use to select fulfillment orders that were last updated after (or at) a specified time. An update is defined as any change in fulfillment order status, including the creation of a new fulfillment order.

Type: string (date-time)

nextToken

A string token returned in the response to your previous request. It is required for retrieving the next set of results [pagination].

Type: string

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders?queryStartDate=2020-01-01T19:46:45Z"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrders": [
      {
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "902-6018020-0202003",
        "displayableOrderId": "mws-test-query-20100713023203751",
        "displayableOrderDate": "2020-01-09T19:46:45Z",
        "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
        "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
        "destinationAddress": {
          "name": "AnyCompany",
          "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
          "addressLine2": "Suite 123",
          "city": "Any Town",
          "stateOrRegion": "MI",
          "countryCode": "US",
          "postalCode": "48084"
        },
        "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillOrKill",
        "receivedDate": "2020-01-21T21:07:13Z",
        "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "RECEIVED",
        "statusUpdatedDate": "2020-01-21T21:07:30Z",
        "featureConstraints": [
          {
            "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
          },
          {
            "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL",
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "601-2020200-12345678",
        "displayableOrderId": "TestOrder-FBAOutbound",
        "displayableOrderDate": "2020-01-09T19:46:45Z",
        "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
        "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
        "destinationAddress": {
          "name": "AnyCompany",
          "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
          "addressLine2": "Suite 123",
          "addressLine3": "Lane1",
          "city": "Any Town",
          "stateOrRegion": "MI",
          "countryCode": "US",
          "postalCode": "48084"
        },
        "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillOrKill",
        "receivedDate": "2020-01-23T19:56:41Z",
        "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "COMPLETE",
        "statusUpdatedDate": "2020-01-24T15:28:27Z",
        "featureConstraints": [
          {
            "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
          },
          {
            "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL",
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Name	Description	Required
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	The fulfillment order identifier submitted with the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: string	Yes
`marketplaceId`	The identifier for the marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier submitted with the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Displays as the order identifier in recipient-facing materials such as the packing slip. Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderDate`	A date and time submitted with the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Displays as the order date in recipient-facing materials such as the packing slip. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`displayableOrderComment`	A text block submitted with the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Displays in recipient-facing materials such as the packing slip. Type: string	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategory`	The shipping method used for the fulfillment order. Type: `ShippingSpeedCategory`	Yes
`deliveryWindow`	The time range within which a Scheduled Delivery fulfillment order should be delivered. Type: `DeliveryWindow`	No
`destinationAddress`	The destination address submitted with the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `Address`	Yes
`fulfillmentAction`	Specifies whether the fulfillment order should ship now or have an order hold put on it. Type: `FulfillmentAction`	No
`fulfillmentPolicy`	The `FulfillmentPolicy` value specified when you submitted the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `FulfillmentPolicy`	No
`codSettings`	The cash on delivery (COD) charges that you associate with a COD fulfillment order. Type: `CODSettings`	No
`receivedDate`	The date and time that the fulfillment order was received by an Amazon fulfillment center. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderStatus`	The current status of the fulfillment order. Type: `FulfillmentOrderStatus`	Yes
`statusUpdatedDate`	The date and time that the status of the fulfillment order last changed, in ISO 8601 date-time format. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`notificationEmails`	A list of email addresses that the seller provides that are used by Amazon to send ship-complete notifications to recipients on behalf of the seller. Type: `NotificationEmailList`	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Retrieve delivery tracking information

This tutorial shows you how to get delivery tracking information for a package in an outbound shipment for a Multi-Channel Fulfillment order.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get the package tracking details

Call the getPackageTrackingDetails operation by passing the following parameters:

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`packageNumber`	The package identifier returned by the `getFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: integer (int32)	Yes

packageNumber

The package identifier returned by the getFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: integer (int32)

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/tracking?packageNumber=1987644423"

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "packageNumber": 1987644423,
    "trackingNumber": "TBA123456789012",
    "carrierCode": "AMZN_US",
    "carrierPhoneNumber": "1111111111",
    "carrierURL": "https://www.swiship.com/track?id=TBA123456789012",
    "shipDate": "2022-11-13T03:18:38Z",
    "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-11-15T03:18:38Z",
    "shipToAddress": {
      "city": "Troy",
      "state": "MI",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "currentStatus": "DELIVERED",
    "signedForBy": "Richard Roe",
    "additionalLocationInfo": "FRONT_DOOR",
    "trackingEvents": [
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-11-13T03:18:37Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Buffalo",
          "state": "NY",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_101",
        "eventDescription": "Carrier notified to pick up package."
      },
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-11-13T03:18:38Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Buffalo",
          "state": "NY",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_102",
        "eventDescription": "Shipment picked up from seller's facility."
      },
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-11-13T17:27:49Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Boise",
          "state": "ID",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_302",
        "eventDescription": "Out for delivery."
      },
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-11-15T03:18:38Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Troy",
          "state": "MI",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_301",
        "eventDescription": "Delivered."
      }
    ]
  }
}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects. If the PackageNumber does not exist, a 404 response provides the ineligibility errors.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `getPackageTrackingDetails` operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getPackageTrackingDetails operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Cancel a fulfillment order

This tutorial shows you how to send a request to Amazon to stop attempts to fulfill a fulfillment order indicated by the specified order identifier for a given marketplace. The cancelFulfillmentOrder operation should only be called when the order is in 'Received' or 'Planning' status.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Cancel a fulfillment order

Call the cancelFulfillmentOrder operation by passing the following parameters:

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

PUT "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com /fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/TestOrder-7/cancel"

Response example

{}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects. If the sellerFulfillmentOrderId does not exist, a 404 response provides the ineligibility errors.

Name Description

errors

Name	Description
errors	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `cancelFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `ErrorList`

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the cancelFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Retrieve a list of features

This tutorial shows you how to get a list of features available for Multi-Channel Fulfillment orders in the marketplace you specify, and whether the seller for which you made the call is enrolled for each feature.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get a list of features

Call the getFeatures operation by passing the following parameters:

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace for which to return the list of features. Type: string	Yes

marketplaceId

The marketplace for which to return the list of features.

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/features?MarketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code.

Response example

{
  "features": [
    {
      "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
      "featureDescription": "Enables Shipment in non-Amazon branded boxes",
      "sellerEligible": true
    },
    {
      "featureName": "BLOCK_AMAZON ",
      "featureDescription": "Blocks using Amazon Logistics as carrier",
      "sellerEligible": true
    }
  ]
}

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`featureName`	The feature name Type: string	Yes
`featureDescription`	The feature description. Type: string	Yes
`sellerEligible`	When true, indicates that the seller is eligible to use the feature. Type: Boolean	No

featureName

The feature name

Type: string

Yes

featureDescription

The feature description.

Type: string

Yes

sellerEligible

When true, indicates that the seller is eligible to use the feature.

Type: Boolean

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `getFeatures` operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFeatures operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Retrieve inventory eligible for Blank Box

This tutorial shows you how to get a list of inventory items that are eligible for Blank Box.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get a list of feature inventory items

Call the getFeatureInventory operation by passing the following parameters:

Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace for which to return a list of the inventory that is eligible for the specified feature. Type: string	Yes
`featureName`	The name of the feature for which to return a list of eligible inventory. Type: string	Yes
`nextToken`	A string token returned in the response to your previous request that is used to return the next response page. A value of `null` returns the first page. Type: string	No
`queryStartDate`	A date used to select inventory that has been last updated after (or at), up to 90 days ago. An update is defined as any change in feature enabled inventory availability. This must be in yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.sssZ format, for example: 2020-04-04T16:20:23.000Z. Type: string (date-time)	No

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/features/inventory/BLANK_BOX?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
    "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
    "featureSkus": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "TEST_SKU_BLKAM",
        "fnSku": "X00TEST9UZ",
        "asin": "B08DTESTNM",
        "skuCount": "4",
        "overlappingSkus": []
      },
      {
        "sellerSku": "TEST_SKU_BLKAM2",
        "fnSku": "X00TESTTS5",
        "asin": "B0TESTXXQM",
        "skuCount": "2",
        "overlappingSkus": []
      }
    ]
  }
}

Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The requested marketplace. Type: string	Yes
`featureName`	The name of the feature. Type: string	Yes
`nextToken`	When present and not empty, pass this string token in the next request to return the next response page. Type: string	No
`featureSkus`	An array of SKUs eligible for this feature and the quantity available. Type: < `FeatureSku` > array	No

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `getFeatureInventory` operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFeatureInventory operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Retrieve Blank Box inventory for a specific SKU

This tutorial shows you how to get the total number of feature seller SKUs with the sellerSKU you specify.

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Ineligible sellerSKU
If the sellerSKU isn't eligible, the response contains an empty skuInfo object.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get a count of feature Seller SKUs

Call the getFeatureSKU operation by passing the following parameters:

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace for which to return the count. Type: string	Yes
`featureName`	The name of the feature. Type: string	Yes
`sellerSku`	Used to identify an item in the given marketplace. `SellerSKU` is qualified by the seller's `SellerId`, which is included with every operation that you submit. Type: string	Yes

marketplaceId

The marketplace for which to return the count.

Type: string

Yes

featureName

The name of the feature.

Type: string

Yes

sellerSku

Used to identify an item in the given marketplace. SellerSKU is qualified by the seller's SellerId, which is included with every operation that you submit.

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/features/inventory/BLANK_BOX/TEST_SKU_BLKAM?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER"

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
    "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
    "isEligible": true,
    "ineligibleReasons": [],
    "sellerSku": "TEST_SKU_BLKAM",
    "fnSku": "X0TEST9UZ",
    "asin": "B0TESTQ6NM",
    "skuCount": "4"
  }
}

Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The requested marketplace. Type: string	Yes
`featureName`	The name of the feature. Type: string	Yes
`isEligible`	When true, the seller `SKU` is eligible for the requested feature. Type: Boolean	Yes
`ineligibleReasons`	A list of one or more reasons that the seller SKU is ineligible for the feature. Possible values: `MERCHANT_NOT_ENROLLED` - The merchant isn't enrolled for the feature. `SKU_NOT_ELIGIBLE` - The SKU doesn't reside in a warehouse that supports the feature. `INVALID_SKU` - There is an issue with the SKU provided. Type: < string > array	No
`skuInfo`	Information about the `SKU`, including the count available, identifiers, and a list of overlapping `SKUs` that share the same inventory pool. Type: `FeatureSku`	No

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `getFeatureInventory` operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFeatureInventory operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Create a Japan order with scheduled delivery and delivery time windows

This tutorial outlines the order creation process for Japan with the scheduled delivery shipping option. This ship option is only available for Japan marketplace orders.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get the fulfillment preview for scheduled delivery dates

Call the getFulfillmentPreview operation with values ShippingSpeedCategories = ScheduledDelivery and IncludeDeliveryWindows = true.

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`address`	The destination address for the fulfillment order preview. Type: `Address`	Yes
`items`	Identifying information and quantity information for the items in the fulfillment order preview. Type: `GetFulfillmentPreviewItemList`	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategories`	A list of shipping methods used for creating fulfillment order previews. Possible values: `Standard` - Standard shipping method. `Expedited` - Expedited shipping method. `Priority` - Priority shipping method. `ScheduledDelivery` - Scheduled Delivery shipping method only for Japan. Note: Shipping method service level agreements vary by marketplace. Sellers should refer to the Seller Central website in their marketplace for shipping method service level agreements and fulfillment fees.	No
`includeCODFulfillmentPreview`	Specifies whether to return fulfillment order previews that are for cash on delivery (COD). Possible values: `true` - Returns all fulfillment order previews (both for COD and not for COD). `false` - Returns only fulfillment order previews that are not for COD. Only applicable for orders in India. Type: Boolean	No
`includeDeliveryWindows`	Specifies whether to return the ScheduledDeliveryInfo response object, which contains the available delivery windows for a Scheduled Delivery. The ScheduledDeliveryInfo response object can only be returned for fulfillment order previews with `ShippingSpeedCategories = ScheduledDelivery`. Only applicable for orders in Japan. Type: Boolean	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-fe.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/preview"

{
  "marketplaceId": "A1VC38T7YXB528",
  "address": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "1-8-1 Shimomeguro",
    "addressLine2": "Meguro-ku",
    "city": "Tokyo",
    "countryCode": "JP",
    "postalCode": "153-0064"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "SellerSKU12",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
      "quantity": 2
    }
  ],
  "shippingSpeedCategories": [
    "ScheduledDelivery"
  ],
  "IncludeDeliveryWindows": "true"
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and the response schema for the getFulfillmentPreview operation.

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentPreviews": [
      {
        "shippingSpeedCategory": "ScheduledDelivery",
        "isFulfillable": true,
        "isCODCapable": false,
        "estimatedShippingWeight": {
          "unit": "POUNDS",
          "value": "0.441"
        },
        "estimatedFees": [
          {
            "name": "FBAPerOrderFulfillmentFee",
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "YEN",
              "value": "0.0"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "FBATransportationFee",
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "YEN",
              "value": "0.0"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "FBAPerUnitFulfillmentFee",
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "YEN",
              "value": "9.82"
            }
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentPreviewShipments": [
          {
            "earliestShipDate": "2022-12-11T08:00:00Z",
            "latestShipDate": "2022-12-12T07:59:59Z",
            "earliestArrivalDate": "2022-12-13T08:00:00Z",
            "latestArrivalDate": "2022-12-14T07:59:59Z",
            "fulfillmentPreviewItems": [
              {
                "sellerSku": "SellerSKU12",
                "quantity": 2,
                "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
                "estimatedShippingWeight": {
                  "unit": "POUNDS",
                  "value": "0.441"
                },
                "shippingWeightCalculationMethod": "Dimensional"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "scheduledDeliveryinfo": {
          "deliveryTimeZone": "UTC",
          "deliveryWindows": [
            {
              "endDate": "2022-12-15T10:48:11Z",
              "startDate": "2022-12-15T06:48:11Z"
            },
            {
              "endDate": "2022-12-16T14:48:11Z",
              "startDate": "2022-12-16T10:48:11Z"
            }
          ]
        },
        "unfulfillablePreviewItems": [],
        "marketplaceId": "A1VC38T7YXB528"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Name Description

Name	Description
`FulfillmentPreviews`	An array of fulfillment preview information. Type: `FulfillmentPreviewList`

FulfillmentPreviews

An array of fulfillment preview information.

Type: FulfillmentPreviewList

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 2. Create a fulfillment order

Call the createFulfillmentOrder operation with the Delivery Window obtained from the getFulfillmentPreview response and with ShippingSpeedCategory = ScheduledDelivery. If you use any other window with the createFulfillmentOrder operation, the service returns an error and you must rerun the getFulfillmentPreview operation.

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates to track their fulfillment order. The `sellerFulfillmentOrderId` must be unique for each fulfillment order that a seller creates. If the seller's system already creates unique order identifiers, then these might be good values for them to use. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates. This value displays as the order identifier in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. The value of `DisplayableOrderId` should match the order identifier that the seller provides to the recipient. The seller can use the `SellerFulfillmentOrderId` for this value or they can specify an alternate value if they want the recipient to reference an alternate order identifier. The value must be an alpha-numeric or ISO 8859-1 compliant string from one to 40 characters in length. Cannot contain two spaces in a row. Leading and trailing white space is removed. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderDate`	The date and time of the fulfillment order. Displays as the order date in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`displayableOrderComment`	Order-specific text that appears in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. maxLength: 250 Type: string	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategory`	The shipping method for the fulfillment order. Type: `ShippingSpeedCategory`	Yes
`deliveryWindow`	The time range within which a Scheduled Delivery fulfillment order should be delivered. Type: `DeliveryWindow`	No
`destinationAddress`	The destination address for the fulfillment order. Type: `Address`	Yes
`deliveryPreferences`	The delivery preferences applied to the destination address. These preferences are applied when possible and are best effort. This feature is currently supported only in the JP marketplace and not applicable for other marketplaces. Type: `DeliveryPreferences`	No
`fulfillmentAction`	Specifies whether the fulfillment order should ship now or have an order hold put on it. Type: `FulfillmentAction`	No
`fulfillmentPolicy`	The `FulfillmentPolicy` value specified when you submitted the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `FulfillmentPolicy`	No
`codSettings`	The COD charges that you associate with a COD fulfillment order. Type: `CODSettings`	No
`shipFromCountryCode`	The two-character country code for the country from which the fulfillment order ships. Must be in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. It is Required if doing a cross border shipment. Type: string	No
`notificationEmails`	A list of email addresses that the seller provides that are used by Amazon to send ship-complete notifications to recipients on behalf of the seller. Type: `NotificationEmailList`	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No
`Items`	A list of items to include in the fulfillment order preview, including quantity. Type: `CreateFulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-fe.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders"

{
  "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
  "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
  "shippingSpeedCategory": "ScheduledDelivery",
  "deliveryWindow": {
    "endDate": "2022-12-15T10:48:11Z",
    "startDate": "2022-12-15T06:48:11Z"
  },
  "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
  "destinationAddress": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "1-8-1 Shimomeguro",
    "addressLine2": "Meguro-ku",
    "city": "Tokyo",
    "countryCode": "JP",
    "postalCode": "153-0064"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "SellerSKU12",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and includes the following objects.

Response example

{}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the createFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 3. Get the fulfillment order to validate order details

After successfully calling the createFulfillmentOrder operation, call the getFulfillmentOrder operation to validate fulfillmentAction= Ship and fulfillmentOrderStatus= Received.

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-fe.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code with a payload.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "marketplaceId": "A1VC38T7YXB528",
      "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "ScheduledDelivery",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Mary Major",
        "addressLine1": "1-8-1 Shimomeguro",
        "addressLine2": "Meguro-ku",
        "city": "Tokyo",
        "countryCode": "JP",
        "postalCode": "153-0064"
      },
      "deliveryWindow": {
        "endDate": "2022-12-15T10:48:11Z",
        "startDate": "2022-12-15T06:48:11Z"
      }
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillAllAvailable",
      "receivedDate": "2022-09-21T14:50:45Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "Received",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2022-09-22T03:44:35Z"
    },
    "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "SellerSKU12",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
        "quantity": "1"
      }
    ],
    "fulfillmentShipments": [],
    "returnItems": [],
    "returnAuthorizations": []
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Create an MCF order for India

This tutorial outlines the MCF order creation process for India.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get a fulfillment preview

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`address`	The destination address for the fulfillment order preview. Type: `Address`	Yes
`items`	Identifying information and quantity information for the items in the fulfillment order preview. Type: `GetFulfillmentPreviewItemList`	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategories`	A list of shipping methods used for creating fulfillment order previews. Possible values: `Standard` - Standard shipping method. Note: Shipping method service level agreements vary by marketplace. Standard shipping method is the only shipping method supported for India. Sellers should refer to the Seller Central website in their marketplace for shipping method service level agreements and fulfillment fees.	No
`includeCODFulfillmentPreview`	Specifies whether to return fulfillment order previews that are for cash on delivery (COD). Possible values: `true` - Returns all fulfillment order previews (both for COD and not for COD). `false` - Returns only fulfillment order previews that are not for COD. Only applicable for orders in India. Type: Boolean	No
`includeDeliveryWindows`	Specifies whether to return the ScheduledDeliveryInfo response object, which contains the available delivery windows for a Scheduled Delivery. The ScheduledDeliveryInfo response object can only be returned for fulfillment order previews with `ShippingSpeedCategories = ScheduledDelivery`. Only applicable for orders in Japan. Type: Boolean	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/preview"

{
  "marketplaceId": "A21TJRUUN4KGV",
  "address":
  {
    "name": "Saanvi Sarkar",
    "addressLine1": "FLAT#20012, Tower#20, Prestige Ferns Residency, Haralur Road",
    "city": "Bengaluru",
    "stateOrRegion": "KA",
    "countryCode": "IN",
    "postalCode": "560021",
    "phone": "9986365404"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "mohamf devogst8 B06XSK3XL6",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "OrderItemID1",
      "quantity": 1 
    }
  ],
  "shippingSpeedCategories": [
    "Standard"
  ],
  "featureConstraints": [
    {
      "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
      "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NOTREQUIRED"
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and the response schema for the getFulfillmentPreview operation.

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentPreviews": [
      {
        "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
        "isFulfillable": false,
        "isCODCapable": false,
        "fulfillmentPreviewShipments": [
          {
            "earliestShipDate": "2023-12-09T10:42:10Z",
            "latestShipDate": "2023-12-09T10:42:10Z",
            "earliestArrivalDate": "2023-12-11T10:42:10Z",
            "latestArrivalDate": "2023-12-13T10:42:10Z",
            "fulfillmentPreviewItems": [
              {
                "sellerSku": "mohamf devogst8 B06XSK3XL6",
                "quantity": 1,
                "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "OrderItemID1",
                "estimatedShippingWeight": {
                  "unit": "KILOGRAMS",
                  "value": "0.350"
                },
                "shippingWeightCalculationMethod": "Package"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "marketplaceId": "A21TJRUUN4KGV",
        "featureConstraints": [
          {
            "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Name Description

Name	Description
`FulfillmentPreviews`	An array of fulfillment preview information. Type: `FulfillmentPreviewList`

FulfillmentPreviews

An array of fulfillment preview information.

Type: FulfillmentPreviewList

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 2. Create a fulfillment order

Call the createFulfillmentOrder operation to create an MCF order specifying the feature constraints required for the order.

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates to track their fulfillment order. The `sellerFulfillmentOrderId` must be unique for each fulfillment order that a seller creates. If the seller's system already creates unique order identifiers, then these might be good values for them to use. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates. This value displays as the order identifier in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. The value of `DisplayableOrderId` should match the order identifier that the seller provides to the recipient. The seller can use the `SellerFulfillmentOrderId` for this value or they can specify an alternate value if they want the recipient to reference an alternate order identifier. The value must be an alpha-numeric or ISO 8859-1 compliant string from one to 40 characters in length. Cannot contain two spaces in a row. Leading and trailing white space is removed. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderDate`	The date and time of the fulfillment order. Displays as the order date in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`displayableOrderComment`	Order-specific text that appears in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. maxLength: 250 Type: string	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategory`	The shipping method for the fulfillment order. Type: `ShippingSpeedCategory`	Yes
`deliveryWindow`	The time range within which a Scheduled Delivery fulfillment order should be delivered. Type: `DeliveryWindow`	No
`destinationAddress`	The destination address for the fulfillment order. Type: `Address`	Yes
`deliveryPreferences`	The delivery preferences applied to the destination address. These preferences are applied when possible and are best effort. This feature is currently supported only in the JP marketplace and not applicable for other marketplaces. Type: `DeliveryPreferences`	No
`fulfillmentAction`	Specifies whether the fulfillment order should ship now or have an order hold put on it. Type: `FulfillmentAction`	No
`fulfillmentPolicy`	The `FulfillmentPolicy` value specified when you submitted the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `FulfillmentPolicy`	No
`codSettings`	The COD charges that you associate with a COD fulfillment order. Type: `CODSettings`	No
`shipFromCountryCode`	The two-character country code for the country from which the fulfillment order ships. Must be in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. It is Required if doing a cross border shipment. Type: string	No
`notificationEmails`	A list of email addresses that the seller provides that are used by Amazon to send ship-complete notifications to recipients on behalf of the seller. Type: `NotificationEmailList`	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No
`items`	A list of items to include in the fulfillment order preview, including quantity. Type: `CreateFulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`paymentInformation`	The payment information for the fulfillment order. Type: `PaymentInformation`	Yes

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders"

{
  "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "createOrder1703154732",
  "displayableOrderId": "TestOrder-FBAOutbound20",
  "displayableOrderDate": "2023-11-09T19:46:45.809Z",
  "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
  "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
  "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
  "destinationAddress": {
    "name": "Anshul R",
    "addressLine1": "FLAT#1234, Tower#201, Prestige Residency, Haralur Road",
    "city": "Bengaluru",
    "stateOrRegion": "KA",
    "countryCode": "IN",
    "postalCode": "560102",
    "phone": "9168071234"
  },
  "notificationEmails": [
    "[email protected]"
  ],
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "mohamf devogst8 B06XSK3XL6",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "OrderItemID1",
      "quantity": 1,
      "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
        "currencyCode": "INR",
        "value": "2.00"
      }
    }
  ],
  "paymentInformation": [
    {
      "paymentTransactionId": "TestPaymenttransaction",
      "paymentMode": "Other",
      "paymentDate": "2023-11-14T16:25:56Z"
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and includes the following objects.

Response example

{}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the createFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 3. Get the fulfillment order to validate order details

After successfully calling the createFulfillmentOrder operation, call the getFulfillmentOrder operation to validate fulfillmentAction= Ship and fulfillmentOrderStatus= Received.

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code with a payload.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "createOrder1703154732",
      "marketplaceId": "A2XZLSVIQ0F4JT",
      "displayableOrderId": "TestOrder-FBAOutbound20",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2023-11-09T19:46:45Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Anshul R",
        "addressLine1": "FLAT#1234, Tower#201, Prestige Residency, Haralur Road",
        "city": "Bengaluru",
        "stateOrRegion": "KA",
        "countryCode": "IN",
        "postalCode": "560102",
        "phone": "9168071234"
      },
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillOrKill",
      "receivedDate": "2023-12-21T10:32:12Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "Planning",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2023-12-21T10:32:20Z",
      "notificationEmails": [
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "featureConstraints": [
        {
          "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "mohamf devogst8 B06XSK3XL6",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "OrderItemID1",
        "quantity": "1",
        "fulfillmentNetworkSku": "X0014EAZ4D",
        "orderItemDisposition": "Sellable",
        "cancelledQuantity": "0",
        "unfulfillableQuantity": "0",
        "estimatedShipDate": "2023-12-22T18:29:59Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2023-12-26T18:29:59Z",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "INR",
          "value": "2.00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "fulfillmentShipments": [],
    "returnItems": [],
    "returnAuthorizations": [],
    "paymentInformation": [
      {
        "paymentTransactionId": "TestPaymenttransaction",
        "paymentMode": "Other",
        "paymentDate": "2023-11-15T00:25:56Z"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Track a partially fulfilled order

This tutorial walks you through the steps on how to track a partially fulfilled order for items that are low inventory.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get a fulfillment preview

Call the getFulfillmentPreview operation with two line items and make sure they are available for a given shipping option (Standard, Expedited, or Priority).

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`address`	The destination address for the fulfillment order preview. Type: `Address`	Yes
`items`	Identifying information and quantity information for the items in the fulfillment order preview. Type: `GetFulfillmentPreviewItemList`	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategories`	A list of shipping methods used for creating fulfillment order previews. Possible values: `Standard` - Standard shipping method. `Expedited` - Expedited shipping method. `Priority` - Priority shipping method. `ScheduledDelivery` - Scheduled Delivery shipping method only for Japan. Note: Shipping method service level agreements vary by marketplace. Sellers should refer to the Seller Central website in their marketplace for shipping method service level agreements and fulfillment fees.	No
`includeCODFulfillmentPreview`	Specifies whether to return fulfillment order previews that are for (cash on delivery (COD). Possible values: `true` - Returns all fulfillment order previews (both for COD and not for COD). `false` - Returns only fulfillment order previews that are not for COD. Only applicable for orders in India. Type: Boolean	No
`includeDeliveryWindows`	Specifies whether to return the ScheduledDeliveryInfo response object, which contains the available delivery windows for a Scheduled Delivery. The `ScheduledDeliveryInfo` response object can only be returned for fulfillment order previews with `ShippingSpeedCategories = ScheduledDelivery`. Only applicable for orders in Japan. Type: Boolean	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/preview"

{
  "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
  "address": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "Stockton Street",
    "city": "Alexandria",
    "stateOrRegion": "VA",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "postalCode": "22308"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
      "quantity": 1
    },
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ],
  "shippingSpeedCategories": [
    "Standard"
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and the response schema for the getFulfillmentPreview operation.

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentPreviews": [
      {
        "estimatedFees": [
          {
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "USD",
              "value": "2"
            },
            "name": "FBAPerOrderFulfillmentFee"
          },
          {
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "USD",
              "value": "2"
            },
            "name": "FBATransportationFee"
          },
          {
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "USD",
              "value": "8"
            },
            "name": "FBAPerUnitFulfillmentFee"
          }
        ],
        "estimatedShippingWeight": {
          "unit": "POUNDS",
          "value": "12.377249768019787"
        },
        "featureConstraints": [
          {
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired",
            "featureName": "BLANK_BOX"
          },
          {
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired",
            "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL"
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentPreviewShipments": [
          {
            "earliestArrivalDate": "2023-04-15T00:16:14Z",
            "earliestShipDate": "2023-04-13T00:16:14Z",
            "fulfillmentPreviewItems": [
              {
                "estimatedShippingWeight": {
                  "unit": "POUNDS",
                  "value": "6.394347942660858"
                },
                "quantity": 1,
                "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
                "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
                "shippingWeightCalculationMethod": "PACKAGE"
              }
            ],
            "latestArrivalDate": "2023-04-16T00:16:14Z",
            "latestShipDate": "2023-04-14T00:16:14Z",
            "shippingNotes": []
          },
          {
            "earliestArrivalDate": "2023-04-15T00:16:14Z",
            "earliestShipDate": "2023-04-13T00:16:14Z",
            "fulfillmentPreviewItems": [
              {
                "estimatedShippingWeight": {
                  "unit": "POUNDS",
                  "value": "7.521162362321674"
                },
                "quantity": 1,
                "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
                "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
                "shippingWeightCalculationMethod": "PACKAGE"
              }
            ],
            "latestArrivalDate": "2023-04-16T00:16:14Z",
            "latestShipDate": "2023-04-14T00:16:14Z",
            "shippingNotes": []
          }
        ],
        "isCodCapable": false,
        "isFulfillable": true,
        "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
        "scheduledDeliveryinfo": {},
        "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
        "unfulfillablePreviewItems": []
      }
    ]
  }
}

Name Description

Name	Description
`fulfillmentPreviews`	An array of fulfillment preview information. Type: `FulfillmentPreviewList`

fulfillmentPreviews

An array of fulfillment preview information.

Type: FulfillmentPreviewList

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects. If the PackageNumber does not exist, a 404 response provides the ineligibility errors.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `getFulfillmentPreview` operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentPreview operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 2. Create an MCF outbound order

Call the createFulfillmentOrder operation with a unique Order ID and at least two line items, or one line item with a quantity greater than 1 for the same shipping option.

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates to track their fulfillment order. The `sellerFulfillmentOrderId` must be unique for each fulfillment order that a seller creates. If the seller's system already creates unique order identifiers, then these might be good values for them to use. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates. This value displays as the order identifier in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. The value of `DisplayableOrderId` should match the order identifier that the seller provides to the recipient. The seller can use the `SellerFulfillmentOrderId` for this value or they can specify an alternate value if they want the recipient to reference an alternate order identifier. The value must be an alpha-numeric or ISO 8859-1 compliant string from one to 40 characters in length. Cannot contain two spaces in a row. Leading and trailing white space is removed. maxLength: 40 Type: string	No
`displayableOrderDate`	The date and time of the fulfillment order. Displays as the order date in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`displayableOrderComment`	Order-specific text that appears in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. maxLength: 250 Type: string	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategory`	The shipping method for the fulfillment order. Type: `ShippingSpeedCategory`	Yes
`deliveryWindow`	The time range within which a Scheduled Delivery fulfillment order should be delivered. Type: `DeliveryWindow`	No
`destinationAddress`	The destination address for the fulfillment order. Type: `Address`	Yes
`deliveryPreferences`	The delivery preferences applied to the destination address. These preferences are applied when possible and are best effort. This feature is currently supported only in the JP marketplace and not applicable for other marketplaces. Type: `DeliveryPreferences`	No
`fulfillmentAction`	Specifies whether the fulfillment order should ship now or have an order hold put on it. Type: `FulfillmentAction`	No
`fulfillmentPolicy`	The `FulfillmentPolicy` value specified when you submitted the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `FulfillmentPolicy`	No
`codSettings`	The COD charges that you associate with a COD fulfillment order. Type: `CODSettings`	No
`shipFromCountryCode`	The two-character country code for the country from which the fulfillment order ships. Must be in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. It is Required if doing a cross border shipment. Type: string	No
`notificationEmails`	A list of email addresses that the seller provides that are used by Amazon to send ship-complete notifications to recipients on behalf of the seller. Type: `NotificationEmailList`	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings`	No
`Items`	A list of items to include in the fulfillment order preview, including quantity. Type: `CreateFulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders"
{
  "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
  "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
  "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
  "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
  "destinationAddress": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "Stockton Street",
    "city": "Alexandria",
    "stateOrRegion": "VA",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "postalCode": "22308"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
      "quantity": 1
    },
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and includes the following objects.

Response example

{}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the createFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 3. Validate the order details

Call the getFulfillmentOrder operation to validate fulfillmentAction = Ship and fulfillmentOrderStatus = Received.

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045 "

Response

A successful response has a 200 code with a payload.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
      "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2022-09-21T14:48:15Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Mary Major",
        "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
        "city": "Any Town",
        "stateOrRegion": "VA",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "postalCode": "22308"
      },
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillAllAvailable",
      "receivedDate": "2022-09-21T14:50:45Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "Received",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2022-09-22T03:44:35Z",
      "notificationEmails": [
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "featureConstraints": [
        {
          "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
        "quantity": "1",
        "fulfillmentNetworkSku": "X002ZKH36D",
        "orderItemDisposition": "Sellable",
        "cancelledQuantity": "0",
        "unfulfillableQuantity": "1",
        "estimatedShipDate": "2022-09-22T06:59:59Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-09-26T06:59:59Z",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "USD",
          "value": "0.00"
        }
      },
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
        "quantity": "1",
        "giftMessage": "",
        "fulfillmentNetworkSku": "X002ZKYQ4Z",
        "orderItemDisposition": "Sellable",
        "cancelledQuantity": "0",
        "unfulfillableQuantity": "0",
        "estimatedShipDate": "",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "USD",
          "value": "1995.00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "fulfillmentShipments": [],
    "returnItems": [],
    "returnAuthorizations": []
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description Required

Name	Description	Required
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `getFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `ErrorList`	Yes

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Step 4. Order status changes

The order goes through status changes from Planning to Processing to Complete, in case one or more items do not have enough inventory as requested in the createFulfillmentOrder operation. To get status change updates, subscribe and listen to FULFILLMENT_ORDER_STATUS notifications.

Step 5. Get the fulfillment order to view the latest order details

After the order is Shipped, the order status notification for Complete is triggered. Now call the getFulfillmentOrder operation to view the latest order details. Call the getFulfillmentOrder operation by passing the following parameters:

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code with a payload.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
      "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2022-09-21T14:48:15Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "Thank you for your order",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Mary Major",
        "addressLine1": "Stockton Street",
        "city": "Alexandria",
        "stateOrRegion": "VA",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "postalCode": "22308"
      },
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillAllAvailable",
      "receivedDate": "2022-09-21T14:50:45Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "CompletePartialled",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2022-09-22T03:44:35Z",
      "notificationEmails": [
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "featureConstraints": [
        {
          "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
        "quantity": "1",
        "fulfillmentNetworkSku": "X002ZKH36D",
        "orderItemDisposition": "Sellable",
        "cancelledQuantity": "0",
        "unfulfillableQuantity": "1",
        "estimatedShipDate": "2022-09-22T06:59:59Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-09-26T06:59:59Z",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "USD",
          "value": "0.00"
        }
      },
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
        "quantity": "1",
        "giftMessage": "",
        "fulfillmentNetworkSku": "X002ZKYQ4Z",
        "orderItemDisposition": "Sellable",
        "cancelledQuantity": "0",
        "unfulfillableQuantity": "0",
        "estimatedShipDate": "",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "USD",
          "value": "1995.00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "fulfillmentShipments": [
      {
        "amazonShipmentId": "T7mfkbDX5",
        "fulfillmentCenterId": "TUL2",
        "fulfillmentShipmentStatus": "SHIPPED",
        "shippingDate": "2022-09-22T03:39:19Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-09-26T06:59:59Z",
        "fulfillmentShipmentItem": [
          {
            "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
            "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
            "quantity": "1",
            "packageNumber": "1681854637"
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentShipmentPackage": [
          {
            "packageNumber": "1681854637",
            "carrierCode": "Amazon Logistics",
            "trackingNumber": "TBA303037991486",
            "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-09-26T03:00:00Z"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "returnItems": [],
    "returnAuthorizations": []
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description Required

Name	Description	Required
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `getFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `ErrorList`	Yes

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Step 6. Validate the order status and line item quantities

Validate fulfillmentShipmentStatus = Shipped and fulfillmentOrderStatus = CompletePartialled. If there are items that have unfulfillableQuantity !=0, that implies that the order is partially fulfilled.

Step 7. Get the package number

Copy the package number of the order from the getFulfillmentOrder response from Step 5. There could be multiple package numbers based on the number of Amazon shipments for that order.

Step 8. Get the tracking details

Call the getPackageTrackingDetails operation using the package number from Step 7 and get the complete tracking details of the package.

Parameter Description Required

Parameter	Description	Required
`packageNumber`	The unencrypted package identifier returned by the `getFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: integer (int32)	Yes

packageNumber

The unencrypted package identifier returned by the getFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: integer (int32)

Yes

Request example

GET “https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/tracking?packageNumber=1681854637”

Response

A successful response has a 200 code.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "packageNumber": 1681854637,
    "trackingNumber": "TBA303037991486",
    "carrierCode": "Amazon",
    "carrierURL": "https://www.swiship.com/track?id=TBA303037991486",
    "shipDate": "2022-09-22T03:57:50Z",
    "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-09-26T03:00:00Z",
    "shipToAddress": {
      "city": "Alexandria",
      "state": "VA",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "currentStatus": "DELIVERED",
    "additionalLocationInfo": "FRONT_DOOR/PORCH",
    "trackingEvents": [
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-09-25T16:55:51Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Alexandria",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_301",
        "eventDescription": "Package delivered near the front door or porch."
      },
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-09-25T14:29:43Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Waldorf",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_302",
        "eventDescription": "Package is out for delivery."
      },
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-09-25T01:00:54Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Sparrows Point",
          "state": "Maryland",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_201",
        "eventDescription": "Package arrived at an Amazon facility."
      },
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-09-24T20:50:45Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Trenton",
          "state": "NJ",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_202",
        "eventDescription": "Package left an Amazon facility."
      },
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-09-24T08:35:48Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Trenton",
          "state": "NJ",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_201",
        "eventDescription": "Package arrived at an Amazon facility."
      },
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-09-23T06:54:31Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Liberty",
          "state": "Missouri",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_202",
        "eventDescription": "Package left an Amazon facility."
      },
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-09-22T23:15:03Z",
        "eventAddress": {
          "city": "Liberty",
          "state": "Missouri",
          "country": "US"
        },
        "eventCode": "EVENT_201",
        "eventDescription": "Package arrived at an Amazon facility."
      },
      {
        "eventDate": "2022-09-22T03:57:50Z",
        "eventCode": "EVENT_101",
        "eventDescription": "Carrier picked up the package."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Name	Description	Required
`packageNumber`	The package identifier. Type: integer (int32)	Yes
`trackingNumber`	The tracking number for the package. Type: string	No
`customerTrackingLink`	Link on swiship.com that allows customers to track the package. Type: string	No
`carrierCode`	The name of the carrier. Type: string	No
`carrierPhoneNumber`	The phone number of the carrier. Type: string	No
`carrierURL`	The URL of the carrier’s website. Type: string	No
`shipDate`	The shipping date for the package. Type: `Timestamp`	No
`estimatedArrivalDate`	The estimated arrival date. Type: `Timestamp`	No
`shipToAddress`	The destination city for the package. Type: `TrackingAddress`	No
`currentStatus`	The current delivery status of the package. Type: `CurrentStatus`	No
`currentStatusDescription`	Description corresponding to the `CurrentStatus` value. Type: string	No
`signedForBy`	The name of the person who signed for the package. Type: string	No
`additionalLocationInfo`	Additional location information. Type: `AdditionalLocationInfo`	No
`trackingEvents`	An array of tracking event information. Type: `TrackingEventList`	No

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects. If the PackageNumber does not exist, a 404 response provides the ineligibility errors.

Name Description

Name	Description
`errors`	One or more unexpected errors occurred during the `getPackageTrackingDetails` operation. Type: `ErrorList`

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getPackageTrackingDetails operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Create an order in hold status and then move it to shipped

This tutorial explains how an order can move from a fulfillment status of HOLD to SHIP. Orders in HOLD status do not proceed to further fulfillment actions until the status is updated to SHIP.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get the fulfillment preview

Call the getFulfillmentPreview operation on the order to ensure the SKUs are eligible and fulfillable for the requested ship options (Standard, Expedited, Priority).

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`address`	The destination address for the fulfillment order preview. Type: `Address`	Yes
`items`	Identifying information and quantity information for the items in the fulfillment order preview. Type: `GetFulfillmentPreviewItemList`	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategories`	A list of shipping methods used for creating fulfillment order previews. Possible values: `Standard` - Standard shipping method `Expedited` - Expedited shipping method `Priority` - Priority shipping method. `ScheduledDelivery` - Scheduled Delivery shipping method only for Japan. Note: Shipping method service level agreements vary by marketplace. Sellers should refer to the Seller Central website in their marketplace for shipping method service level agreements and fulfillment fees.	No
`includeCODFulfillmentPreview`	Specifies whether to return fulfillment order previews that are for cash on delivery (COD). Possible values: `true` - Returns all fulfillment order previews (both for COD and not for COD). `false` - Returns only fulfillment order previews that are not for COD. Only applicable for orders in India. Type: Boolean	No
`includeDeliveryWindows`	Specifies whether to return the ScheduledDeliveryInfo response object, which contains the available delivery windows for a Scheduled Delivery. The `ScheduledDeliveryInfo` response object can only be returned for fulfillment order previews with `ShippingSpeedCategories = ScheduledDelivery`. Only applicable for orders in Japan. Type: Boolean	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/preview"

{
  "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
  "address": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
    "city": "Anytown",
    "stateOrRegion": "VA",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "postalCode": "22308"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT205BTBLKAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
      "quantity": 2
    }
  ],
  "shippingSpeedCategories": [
    "Standard"
  ]
}

Name Description

Name	Description
`fulfillmentPreviews`	An array of fulfillment preview information. Type: `FulfillmentPreviewList`

fulfillmentPreviews

An array of fulfillment preview information.

Type: FulfillmentPreviewList

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects. A 404 response provides the ineligibility errors, if any.

Name Description Required

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentPreview operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Step 2. Create a fulfillment order on hold

Call the createFulfillmentOrder operation with one or more line items with fulfillmentAction=Hold in the request. Doing so keeps the order in Hold status and further fulfillment actions don't run on that order.

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates to track their fulfillment order. The `sellerFulfillmentOrderId` must be unique for each fulfillment order that a seller creates. If the seller's system already creates unique order identifiers, then these might be good values for them to use. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates. This value displays as the order identifier in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. The value of `DisplayableOrderId` should match the order identifier that the seller provides to the recipient. The seller can use the `SellerFulfillmentOrderId` for this value or they can specify an alternate value if they want the recipient to reference an alternate order identifier. The value must be an alpha-numeric or ISO 8859-1 compliant string from one to 40 characters in length. Cannot contain two spaces in a row. Leading and trailing white space is removed. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderDate`	The date and time of the fulfillment order. Displays as the order date in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`displayableOrderComment`	Order-specific text that appears in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. maxLength: 250 Type: string	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategory`	The shipping method for the fulfillment order. Type: `ShippingSpeedCategory`	Yes
`deliveryWindow`	The time range within which a Scheduled Delivery fulfillment order should be delivered. Type: `DeliveryWindow`	No
`destinationAddress`	The destination address for the fulfillment order. Type: `Address`	Yes
`deliveryPreferences`	The delivery preferences applied to the destination address. These preferences are applied when possible and are best effort. This feature is currently supported only in the JP marketplace and not applicable for other marketplaces. Type: `DeliveryPreferences`	No
`fulfillmentAction`	Specifies whether the fulfillment order should ship now or have an order hold put on it. Type: `FulfillmentAction`	No
`fulfillmentPolicy`	The `FulfillmentPolicy` value specified when you submitted the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `FulfillmentPolicy`	No
`codSettings`	The COD charges that you associate with a COD fulfillment order. Type: `CODSettings`	No
`shipFromCountryCode`	The two-character country code for the country from which the fulfillment order ships. Must be in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. It is Required if doing a cross border shipment. Type: string	No
`notificationEmails`	A list of email addresses that the seller provides that are used by Amazon to send ship-complete notifications to recipients on behalf of the seller. Type: `NotificationEmailList`	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No
`Items`	A list of items to include in the fulfillment order preview, including quantity. Type:`CreateFulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders"
{
  "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
  "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
  "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
  "fulfillmentAction": "Hold",
  "destinationAddress": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
    "city": "Alexandria",
    "stateOrRegion": "VA",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "postalCode": "22308"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
      "quantity": 1
    },
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and includes the following objects.

Response example

{}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the createFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 3. Update the order fulfillment action to ship

Call the updateFulfillmentOrder operation to update the order with fulfillmentAction = Ship in the request body to move the order from Hold to Ship.

Parameter Description Required

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

Type: string

Yes

Request example

PUT "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045"

{
  "fulfillmentAction": "Ship"
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code.

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the UpdateFulfillmentOrderResponse operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 4. Get the fulfillment order to validate the changes

On the successful update of the order, call the getFulfillmentOrder operation to validate the fulfillmentAction is updated to Ship. After the order moves to the Ship action, the next fulfillment steps start running on the order.

Parameter Description Required

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code with a payload.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
      "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2022-09-21T14:48:15Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Mary Major",
        "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
        "city": "Alexandria",
        "stateOrRegion": "VA",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "postalCode": "22308"
      },
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillAllAvailable",
      "receivedDate": "2022-09-21T14:50:45Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "Received",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2022-09-22T03:44:35Z",
      "notificationEmails": [
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "featureConstraints": [
        {
          "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
        "quantity": "1"
      },
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
        "quantity": "1"
      }
    ],
    "fulfillmentShipments": [],
    "returnItems": [],
    "returnAuthorizations": []
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description Required

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Tutorial: Track an order with an item's serial number

For select products, a seller might need to know which instance of an item was sold to a particular customer. If the items are uniquely tracked with a serial number, the fulfillment centers can add steps to scan and record the serial numbers both going out and being returned.

After an item is shipped out, the getFulfillmentOrder operation has the serial number in the response for the seller to keep a record of it.

Prerequisites

The seller needs to share the Regex of the generated serial numbers with Amazon.
The seller needs to paste the generated unique serial number on every item when inbounding the inventory to Amazon.
If the customer is using the Amazon Labeling Service, in addition to registering an ASIN, the FNSKU associated with the item must also be registered using the same process.
Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Create a fulfillment order with serial numbered items

Call the createFulfillmentOrder operation to create an MCF order with line items that have serial numbers enabled while inbounding to Amazon.
The createFulfillmentOrder request doesn't need any exclusive attributes in the request for this type of order.

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates to track their fulfillment order. The `sellerFulfillmentOrderId` must be unique for each fulfillment order that a seller creates. If the seller's system already creates unique order identifiers, then these might be good values for them to use. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates. This value displays as the order identifier in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. The value of `DisplayableOrderId` should match the order identifier that the seller provides to the recipient. The seller can use the `SellerFulfillmentOrderId` for this value or they can specify an alternate value if they want the recipient to reference an alternate order identifier. The value must be an alpha-numeric or ISO 8859-1 compliant string from one to 40 characters in length. Cannot contain two spaces in a row. Leading and trailing white space is removed.	Yes
`displayableOrderDate`	The date and time of the fulfillment order. Displays as the order date in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`displayableOrderComment`	Order-specific text that appears in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. maxLength: 250 Type: string	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategory`	The shipping method for the fulfillment order. Type: `ShippingSpeedCategory`	Yes
`deliveryWindow`	The time range within which a Scheduled Delivery fulfillment order should be delivered. Type: `DeliveryWindow`	No
`destinationAddress`	The destination address for the fulfillment order. Type: `Address`	Yes
`deliveryPreferences`	The delivery preferences applied to the destination address. These preferences are applied when possible and are best effort. This feature is currently supported only in the JP marketplace and not applicable for other marketplaces. Type: `DeliveryPreferences`	No
`fulfillmentAction`	Specifies whether the fulfillment order should ship now or have an order hold put on it. Type: `FulfillmentAction`	No
`fulfillmentPolicy`	The `FulfillmentPolicy` value specified when you submitted the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `FulfillmentPolicy`	No
`codSettings`	The cash on delivery (COD) charges that you associate with a COD fulfillment order. Type: `CODSettings`	No
`shipFromCountryCode`	The two-character country code for the country from which the fulfillment order ships. Must be in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. It is Required if doing a cross border shipment. Type: string	No
`notificationEmails`	A list of email addresses that the seller provides that are used by Amazon to send ship-complete notifications to recipients on behalf of the seller. Type: `NotificationEmailList`	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type:< `FeatureSettings` > array	No
Items	A list of items to include in the fulfillment order preview, including quantity. Type: `CreateFulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders"

{
  "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
  "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
  "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
  "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
  "destinationAddress": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
    "city": "Alexandria",
    "stateOrRegion": "VA",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "postalCode": "22308"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and includes the following objects.

Response example

{}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the createFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 2. Get the fulfillment order to validate the order details

After successfully creating the order, call the getFulfillmentOrder operation to validate fulfillmentAction = Ship and fulfillmentOrderStatus = Received on the order.

Parameter Description Required

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code with a payload.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
      "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Mary Major",
        "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
        "city": "Alexandria",
        "stateOrRegion": "VA",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "postalCode": "22308"
      },
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillAllAvailable",
      "receivedDate": "2022-09-21T14:50:45Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "Received",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2022-09-22T03:44:35Z",
      "notificationEmails": [
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
        {
          "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
          "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
          "quantity": "1"
        }
      ],
      "fulfillmentShipments": [],
      "returnItems": [],
      "returnAuthorizations": []
    }
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description Required

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Step 3. Get the fulfillment order to track status changes

The order goes through status changes, from Planning to Processing to Complete. Subscribe and listen to FULFILLMENT_ORDER_STATUS notifications to be aware of these status changes.
When the order is shipped, the serial number of the item is scanned and validated to match the shared regex.
Call the getFulfillmentOrder operation with the sellerFulfillmentOrderId to view the latest order details and check if the serial number of the item was shipped.

Parameter Description Required

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045 "

Response

A successful response has a 200 code with a payload.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
      "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2022-09-21T14:48:15Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder1",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Mary Major",
        "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
        "city": "Any Town",
        "stateOrRegion": "VA",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "postalCode": "22308"
      },
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillAllAvailable",
      "receivedDate": "2022-09-21T14:50:45Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "Complete",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2022-09-22T03:44:35Z",
      "notificationEmails": [
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "featureConstraints": [
        {
          "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
        "quantity": "1",
        "fulfillmentNetworkSku": "X002ZKH36D",
        "orderItemDisposition": "Sellable",
        "cancelledQuantity": "0",
        "unfulfillableQuantity": "0",
        "estimatedShipDate": "2022-09-22T06:59:59Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-09-26T06:59:59Z",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "USD",
          "value": "100.00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "fulfillmentShipments": [
      {
        "amazonShipmentId": "T7mfkbDX5",
        "fulfillmentCenterId": "TUL2",
        "fulfillmentShipmentStatus": "SHIPPED",
        "shippingDate": "2022-09-22T03:39:19Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-09-26T06:59:59Z",
        "fulfillmentShipmentItem": [
          {
            "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
            "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
            "quantity": "1",
            "packageNumber": "1681854637",
            "serialNumber": "355313088062664"
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentShipmentPackage": [
          {
            "packageNumber": "1681854637",
            "carrierCode": "Amazon Logistics",
            "trackingNumber": "TBA303037991486",
            "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-09-26T03:00:00Z"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "returnItems": [],
    "returnAuthorizations": []
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description Required

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Step 4. Validate the order status and line item quantities

Validate fulfillmentShipmentStatus=Shipped and that the serialNumber in fulfillmentShipmentItem is the same as what was generated during the inbound process.

Tutorial: Create an order with cross border fulfillment

This tutorial outlines how a seller who operates and sells in two different countries can fulfill orders across the border. This operation only works for books, videos, media and discs products.

In this example, the seller is trying to fulfill an order from a Canadian (CA) warehouse to a US address.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Create a Fulfillment order for cross border shipment

Create an order with a US destination address and shipFromCountryCode=CA. In this case, we can skip specifying the marketplaceId in the request and the item is picked from the CA marketplace. Also, include perUnitDeclaredValue in the items of value greater than 0. Call the createFulfillmentOrder operation by passing the following required Body parameters:

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against.	No
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates to track their fulfillment order. The `sellerFulfillmentOrderId` must be unique for each fulfillment order that a seller creates. If the seller's system already creates unique order identifiers, then these might be good values for them to use. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates. This value displays as the order identifier in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. The value of `DisplayableOrderId` should match the order identifier that the seller provides to the recipient. The seller can use the `SellerFulfillmentOrderId` for this value or they can specify an alternate value if they want the recipient to reference an alternate order identifier. The value must be an alpha-numeric or ISO 8859-1 compliant string from one to 40 characters in length. Cannot contain two spaces in a row. Leading and trailing white space is removed. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderDate`	The date and time of the fulfillment order. Displays as the order date in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`displayableOrderComment`	Order-specific text that appears in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. maxLength: 250 Type: string	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategory`	The shipping method for the fulfillment order. Type: `ShippingSpeedCategory`	Yes
`deliveryWindow`	The time range within which a Scheduled Delivery fulfillment order should be delivered. Type: `DeliveryWindow`	No
`destinationAddress`	The destination address for the fulfillment order. Type: `Address`	Yes
`deliveryPreferences`	The delivery preferences applied to the destination address. These preferences are applied when possible and are best effort. This feature is currently supported only in the JP marketplace and not applicable for other marketplaces. Type: `DeliveryPreferences`	No
`fulfillmentAction`	Specifies whether the fulfillment order should ship now or have an order hold put on it. Type: `FulfillmentAction`	No
`fulfillmentPolicy`	The `FulfillmentPolicy` value specified when you submitted the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `FulfillmentPolicy`	No
`codSettings`	The cash on delivery (COD) charges that you associate with a COD fulfillment order. Type: `CODSettings`	No
`shipFromCountryCode`	The two-character country code for the country from which the fulfillment order ships. Must be in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. It is Required if doing a cross border shipment. Type: string	No
`notificationEmails`	A list of email addresses that the seller provides that are used by Amazon to send ship-complete notifications to recipients on behalf of the seller. Type: `NotificationEmailList`	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No
`Items`	A list of items to include in the fulfillment order preview, including quantity. Type: `CreateFulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders"

{
  "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
  "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
  "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
  "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
  "shipFromCountryCode": "CA",
  "destinationAddress": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "Stockton Street",
    "city": "Alexandria",
    "stateOrRegion": "VA",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "postalCode": "22308"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
      "quantity": 1,
      "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
        "currencyCode": "USD",
        "value": "0.10"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and includes the following objects.

Response example

{}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the createFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Create orders with Blank Box and Block AMZL features requested

When creating an order, MCF offers two features which can be specified in the request:

Blank Box: Allows the seller to choose boxing with no Amazon logos/labels on it.
Block AMZL: Allows the seller to refuse Amazon logistics and rather ship out using another carrier service.

After the request is made during the create order process, it cannot be updated during the fulfillment steps of the order.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get a fulfillment preview for given feature constraints

Call the getFulfillmentPreview operation on the line items of the order using a given ship option and feature constraint to ensure that the features are available for order fulfillment for the marketplace and address.

Call the getFulfillmentPreview operation by passing the following body parameters:

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`address`	The destination address for the fulfillment order preview. Type: `Address`	Yes
`items`	Identifying information and quantity information for the items in the fulfillment order preview. Type: `GetFulfillmentPreviewItemList`	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategories`	A list of shipping methods used for creating fulfillment order previews. Possible values: `Standard` - Standard shipping method. `Expedited` - Expedited shipping method. `Priority` - Priority shipping method. `ScheduledDelivery` - Scheduled Delivery shipping method only for Japan. Note: Shipping method service level agreements vary by marketplace. Sellers should refer to the Seller Central website in their marketplace for shipping method service level agreements and fulfillment fees.	No
`includeCODFulfillmentPreview`	Specifies whether to return fulfillment order previews that are for cash on delivery (COD). Possible values: `true` - Returns all fulfillment order previews (both for COD and not for COD). `false` - Returns only fulfillment order previews that are not for COD. Only applicable for orders in India. Type: Boolean	No
`includeDeliveryWindows`	Specifies whether to return the `ScheduledDeliveryInfo` response object, which contains the available delivery windows for a Scheduled Delivery. The `ScheduledDeliveryInfo` response object can only be returned for fulfillment order previews with `ShippingSpeedCategories = ScheduledDelivery`. Only applicable for orders in Japan. Type: Boolean	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/preview"
 
{
  "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
  "address": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
    "city": "Alexandria",
    "stateOrRegion": "VA",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "postalCode": "22308"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT205BTBLKAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
      "quantity": 2
    }
  ],
  "featureConstraints": [
    {
      "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
      "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required"
    },
    {
      "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL",
      "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required"
    }
  ],
  "shippingSpeedCategories": [
    "Standard"
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and the response schema for the getFulfillmentPreview operation.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentPreviews": [
      {
        "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
        "isFulfillable": true,
        "isCODCapable": false,
        "estimatedShippingWeight": {
          "unit": "POUNDS",
          "value": "0.441"
        },
        "estimatedFees": [
          {
            "name": "FBAPerOrderFulfillmentFee",
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "USD",
              "value": "0.0"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "FBATransportationFee",
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "USD",
              "value": "0.0"
            }
          },
          {
            "name": "FBAPerUnitFulfillmentFee",
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "USD",
              "value": "10.31"
            }
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentPreviewShipments": [
          {
            "earliestShipDate": "2022-12-13T08:00:00Z",
            "latestShipDate": "2022-12-14T07:59:59Z",
            "earliestArrivalDate": "2022-12-15T08:00:00Z",
            "latestArrivalDate": "2022-12-16T07:59:59Z",
            "fulfillmentPreviewItems": [
              {
                "sellerSku": "LT205BTBLKAM",
                "quantity": 2,
                "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
                "estimatedShippingWeight": {
                  "unit": "POUNDS",
                  "value": "0.379"
                },
                "shippingWeightCalculationMethod": "Dimensional"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unfulfillablePreviewItems": [],
        "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Name Description

FulfillmentPreviews

An array of fulfillment preview information.

Type: FulfillmentPreviewList

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects. A 404 response provides the ineligibility errors, if any.

Name Description Required

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentPreview operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Step 2. Create a fulfillment order specifying the feature constraints

Call the createFulfillmentOrder operation to create an MCF order specifying the feature constraints required for the order.

📘
Feature constraints:
Feature constraints can be enabled in the seller central portal which acts as a default value, but the value specified in the order request takes priority.

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates to track their fulfillment order. The `sellerFulfillmentOrderId` must be unique for each fulfillment order that a seller creates. If the seller's system already creates unique order identifiers, then these might be good values for them to use. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates. This value displays as the order identifier in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. The value of `DisplayableOrderId` should match the order identifier that the seller provides to the recipient. The seller can use the `SellerFulfillmentOrderId` for this value or they can specify an alternate value if they want the recipient to reference an alternate order identifier. The value must be an alpha-numeric or ISO 8859-1 compliant string from one to 40 characters in length. Cannot contain two spaces in a row. Leading and trailing white space is removed. maxLength: 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderDate`	The date and time of the fulfillment order. Displays as the order date in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`displayableOrderComment`	Order-specific text that appears in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. maxLength: 250 Type: string	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategory`	The shipping method for the fulfillment order. Type: `ShippingSpeedCategory`	Yes
`deliveryWindow`	The time range within which a Scheduled Delivery fulfillment order should be delivered. Type: `DeliveryWindow`	No
`destinationAddress`	The destination address for the fulfillment order. Type: `Address`	Yes
`deliveryPreferences`	The delivery preferences applied to the destination address. These preferences are applied when possible and are best effort. This feature is currently supported only in the JP marketplace and not applicable for other marketplaces. Type: `DeliveryPreferences`	No
`fulfillmentAction`	Specifies whether the fulfillment order should ship now or have an order hold put on it. Type: `FulfillmentAction`	No
`fulfillmentPolicy`	The `FulfillmentPolicy` value specified when you submitted the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `FulfillmentPolicy`	No
`codSettings`	The COD charges that you associate with a COD fulfillment order. Type: `CODSettings`	No
`shipFromCountryCode`	The two-character country code for the country from which the fulfillment order ships. Must be in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. It is Required if doing a cross border shipment. Type: string	No
`notificationEmails`	A list of email addresses that the seller provides that are used by Amazon to send ship-complete notifications to recipients on behalf of the seller. Type: `NotificationEmailList`	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type:< `FeatureSettings` > array	No
`Items`	A list of items to include in the fulfillment order preview, including quantity. Type: `CreateFulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders"
{
  "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
  "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
  "shippingSpeedCategory": "Priority",
  "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
  "destinationAddress": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
    "city": "Alexandria",
    "stateOrRegion": "VA",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "postalCode": "22308"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "LT205BTBLKAM",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ],
  "featureConstraints": [
    {
      "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
      "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required"
    },
    {
      "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL",
      "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required"
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and includes the following objects.

Response example

{}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the createFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 3. Get the fulfillment order to validate order details

After successfully creating an order, call the getFulfillmentOrder operation to validate fulfillmentAction = Ship, fulfillmentOrderStatus = Received, and featureConstraints are returned in the order details response.

Parameter Description Required

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code with a payload.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
      "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "Priority",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Mary Major",
        "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
        "city": "Alexandria",
        "stateOrRegion": "VA",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "postalCode": "22308"
      },
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillAllAvailable",
      "receivedDate": "2022-09-21T14:50:45Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "Received",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2022-09-22T03:44:35Z",
      "notificationEmails": [
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "featureConstraints": [
        {
          "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required"
        },
        {
          "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
        "quantity": "1",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "USD",
          "value": "0.00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "fulfillmentShipments": [],
    "returnItems": [],
    "returnAuthorizations": []
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description Required

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Tutorial: Show the preview details of all ship speeds

If the getFulfillmentPreview operation is called without mentioning any ship speeds in the request, the response shows preview details of all ship speeds.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get the fulfillment preview for all ship speeds

To retrieve preview details of an order for all ship speeds, skip the attribute shippingCategories in the request to retrieve preview details for all ship speeds.

Call the getFulfillmentPreview operation by passing the following body parameters:

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`address`	The destination address for the fulfillment order preview. Type: `Address`	Yes
`items`	Identifying information and quantity information for the items in the fulfillment order preview. Type: `GetFulfillmentPreviewItemList`	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategories`	A list of shipping methods used for creating fulfillment order previews. Possible values: Standard - Standard shipping method. Expedited - Expedited shipping method. Priority - Priority shipping method. ScheduledDelivery - Scheduled Delivery shipping method only for Japan. Note: Shipping method service level agreements vary by marketplace. Sellers should refer to the Seller Central website in their marketplace for shipping method service level agreements and fulfillment fees.	No
`includeCODFulfillmentPreview`	Specifies whether to return fulfillment order previews that are for cash on delivery (COD). Possible values: `true` - Returns all fulfillment order previews (both for COD and not for COD). `false` - Returns only fulfillment order previews that are not for COD. Only applicable for orders in India. Type: Boolean	No
`includeDeliveryWindows`	Specifies whether to return the ScheduledDeliveryInfo response object, which contains the available delivery windows for a Scheduled Delivery. The ScheduledDeliveryInfo response object can only be returned for fulfillment order previews with `ShippingSpeedCategories = ScheduledDelivery`. Only applicable for orders in Japan. Type: Boolean	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` >	No

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/preview"

{
  "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
  "address": {
    "name": "Amazon",
    "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
    "addressLine2": "Building2010",
    "addressLine3": "Lane1",
    "stateOrRegion": "MI",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "country": "US",
    "city": "Troy",
    "postalCode": "48084",
    "phone": "480-441-2465"
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "quantity": 5,
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "04740712772466",
      "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM"
    }
  ],
  "featureConstraints": [
    {
      "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
      "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
    },
    {
      "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL",
      "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required"
    }
  ]
}

Response example

A successful response has a 200 code and the response schema for the getFulfillmentPreview operation.

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentPreviews": [
      {
        "estimatedFees": [
          {
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "USD",
              "value": "10"
            },
            "name": "FBAPerUnitFulfillmentFee"
          }
        ],
        "estimatedShippingWeight": {
          "unit": "POUNDS",
          "value": "37.55115842140852"
        },
        "featureConstraints": [
          {
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired",
            "featureName": "BLANK_BOX"
          },
          {
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required",
            "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL"
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentPreviewShipments": [
          {
            "earliestArrivalDate": "2022-12-11T20:35:15Z",
            "earliestShipDate": "2022-12-09T20:35:15Z",
            "fulfillmentPreviewItems": [
              {
                "estimatedShippingWeight": {
                  "unit": "POUNDS",
                  "value": "13.44454399298887"
                },
                "quantity": 5,
                "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "04740712772466",
                "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
                "shippingWeightCalculationMethod": "Package"
              }
            ],
            "latestArrivalDate": "2022-12-12T20:35:15Z",
            "latestShipDate": "2022-12-10T20:35:15Z",
            "shippingNotes": []
          }
        ],
        "isCodCapable": false,
        "isFulfillable": true,
        "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
        "orderUnfulfillableReasons": [],
        "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
        "unfulfillablePreviewItems": []
      },
      {
        "estimatedFees": [
          {
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "USD",
              "value": "25"
            },
            "name": "FBAPerUnitFulfillmentFee"
          }
        ],
        "estimatedShippingWeight": {
          "unit": "POUNDS",
          "value": "13.005463669980378"
        },
        "featureConstraints": [
          {
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired",
            "featureName": "BLANK_BOX"
          },
          {
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required",
            "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL"
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentPreviewShipments": [
          {
            "earliestArrivalDate": "2022-12-09T20:35:15Z",
            "earliestShipDate": "2022-12-08T20:35:15Z",
            "fulfillmentPreviewItems": [
              {
                "estimatedShippingWeight": {
                  "unit": "POUNDS",
                  "value": "6.396357461045615"
                },
                "quantity": 5,
                "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "04740712772466",
                "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
                "shippingWeightCalculationMethod": "Package"
              }
            ],
            "latestArrivalDate": "2022-12-10T20:35:15Z",
            "latestShipDate": "2022-12-09T20:35:15Z",
            "shippingNotes": []
          }
        ],
        "isCodCapable": false,
        "isFulfillable": true,
        "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
        "orderUnfulfillableReasons": [],
        "shippingSpeedCategory": "Expedited",
        "unfulfillablePreviewItems": []
      },
      {
        "estimatedFees": [
          {
            "amount": {
              "currencyCode": "USD",
              "value": "10"
            },
            "name": "FBAPerUnitFulfillmentFee"
          }
        ],
        "estimatedShippingWeight": {
          "unit": "POUNDS",
          "value": "37.09772884213881"
        },
        "featureConstraints": [
          {
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired",
            "featureName": "BLANK_BOX"
          },
          {
            "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required",
            "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL"
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentPreviewShipments": [
          {
            "earliestArrivalDate": "2022-12-08T20:35:15Z",
            "earliestShipDate": "2022-12-07T20:35:15Z",
            "fulfillmentPreviewItems": [
              {
                "estimatedShippingWeight": {
                  "unit": "POUNDS",
                  "value": "28.261562502894723"
                },
                "quantity": 5,
                "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "04740712772466",
                "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
                "shippingWeightCalculationMethod": "Package"
              }
            ],
            "latestArrivalDate": "2022-12-09T20:35:15Z",
            "latestShipDate": "2022-12-08T20:35:15Z",
            "shippingNotes": []
          }
        ],
        "isCodCapable": false,
        "isFulfillable": true,
        "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
        "orderUnfulfillableReasons": [],
        "shippingSpeedCategory": "Priority",
        "unfulfillablePreviewItems": []
      }
    ]
  }
}

Name Description

FulfillmentPreviews

An array of fulfillment preview information.

Type: FulfillmentPreviewList

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects. A 404 response provides the ineligibility errors, if any.

Name Description Required

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentPreview operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Tutorial: View order notifications with the Notifications API

A seller can subscribe to FULFILLMENT_ORDER_STATUS notifications to be aware of all the changes happening on the order.

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Create and subscribe to notifications

Refer to the Notifications API to create and manage subscriptions.

Step 2. Listen to order status notifications

Fulfillment_Order_Status notification keeps the seller posted on changes to the order status.
Review the FulfillmentShipmentPackages array in the response to get the package details of an order when it’s made ready for shipping.

Response example

{
  "NotificationVersion": "1.0",
  "NotificationType": "FULFILLMENT_ORDER_STATUS",
  "PayloadVersion": "1.0",
  "EventTime": "2020-07-13T19:42:04.284Z",
  "Payload": {
    "FulfillmentOrderStatusNotification": {
      "SellerId": "A3TH9S8BH6GOGM",
      "EventType": "Order",
      "StatusUpdatedDateTime": "2020-07-13T19:42:04.284Z",
      "SellerFulfillmentOrderId": "amazonbooks.KLA1.202203072322.6911",
      "FulfillmentOrderStatus": "Complete",
      "FulfillmentShipment": {
        "FulfillmentShipmentStatus": "Shipped",
        "AmazonShipmentId": "ASID49535",
        "EstimatedArrivalDateTime": "2020-07-13T19:42:04.284Z",
        "FulfillmentShipmentPackages": [
          {
            "PackageNumber": 1,
            "CarrierCode": "2-930434",
            "TrackingNumber": "1Z84456456573405"
          },
          {
            "PackageNumber": 2,
            "CarrierCode": "1-930434",
            "TrackingNumber": "1Z84456456573405"
          },
          {
            "PackageNumber": 3,
            "CarrierCode": "3-930434",
            "TrackingNumber": "1Z885647654573405"
          }
        ]
      },
      "FulfillmentReturnItem": {
        "ReceivedDateTime": "2020-07-13T19:42:04.284Z",
        "ReturnedQuantity": 12,
        "SellerSKU": "SELLERSKU9345"
      }
    }
  },
  "NotificationMetadata": {
    "ApplicationId": "app-id-d0e9e693-c3ad-4373-979f-ed4ec98dd746",
    "SubscriptionId": "subscription-id-d0e9e693-c3ad-4373-979f-ed4ec98dd746",
    "PublishTime": "2020-07-13T19:42:04.284Z",
    "NotificationId": "d0e9e693-c3ad-4373-979f-ed4ec98dd746"
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`EventType`	Indicates whether the notification contains order, shipment, or return information. EventType values: Order - This notification contains information about a fulfillment order. Shipment - This notification contains information about a fulfillment shipment. For more information, refer to the `FulfillmentShipment` object. Return - This notification contains information about a fulfillment return. Type: string	Yes
`SellerId`	The identifier of the seller. Type: string	No
`StatusUpdatedDateTime`	The date and time when the status was last updated. In ISO 8601 format. Type: string	Yes
`SellerFulfillmentOrderId`	The fulfillment order identifier that you created and submitted using the `CreateFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: string	Yes
`FulfillmentOrderStatus`	The current status of the fulfillment order. `FulfillmentOrderStatus` values: `Received` - The fulfillment order was received and validated. Validation includes determining that the destination address is valid and that Amazon's records indicate that the seller has enough sellable (undamaged) inventory to fulfill the order. The seller can cancel a fulfillment order that has a status of `Received`. `Invalid` - The fulfillment order was received but could not be validated. The reasons for this include an invalid destination address or Amazon's records indicating that the seller does not have enough sellable inventory to fulfill the order. When this happens, the fulfillment order is invalid and no items in the order ship. `Planning` - The fulfillment order has been sent to Amazon's fulfillment network to begin shipment planning, but no unit in any shipment has been picked from inventory yet. The seller can cancel a fulfillment order that has a status of `Planning`. `Processing` - The process of picking units from inventory has begun on at least one shipment in the fulfillment order. The seller cannot cancel a fulfillment order that has a status of `Processing`. `Cancelled` - The fulfillment order has been cancelled by the seller. `Complete` - All item quantities in the fulfillment order have been fulfilled. `CompletePartialled` - Some item quantities in the fulfillment order were fulfilled; the rest were either cancelled or unfulfillable. `Unfulfillable` - No item quantities in the fulfillment order could be fulfilled because the Amazon fulfillment center workers found no inventory for those items or found no inventory that was in sellable (undamaged) condition. Type: string	Yes
`FulfillmentShipment`	Delivery and item information for a shipment in a fulfillment order. Type: `FulfillmentShipment`	No
`FulfillmentReturnItem`	Information about an item that was returned to an Amazon fulfillment center. Type: `FulfillmentReturnItem`	No

Tutorial: Create a return for an MCF order

MCF order returns are comprised of three steps: getting the return reason codes, submitting the return using one of the codes and finally returning the object. Currently, MCF expects the end customer to pay for the postage charges as the return labels shared are not prepaid.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get a list of return reason codes for a given product.

Call the listReturnReasonCodes operation by passing the following parameters:

Parameter	Description	Required
`sellerSKU`	The seller SKU for which return reason codes are required. Type: string	Yes
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace for which the seller wants return reason codes. Type: string	No
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created. The service uses this value to determine the marketplace for which the seller wants return reason codes. Type: string	No
`language`	The language that the `TranslatedDescription` property of the `ReasonCodeDetails` response object should be translated into. Type: string	Yes

Request example

GET https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/returnReasonCodes?sellerSku=LT205BLKAM&marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&sellerFulfillmentOrderId=CONSUMER-2022921-1450456&language=EN

Response

A successful response has a 200 code.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "ReasonCodeDetailsList": [
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-SWITCHEROO",
        "Description": "Different from what was ordered",
        "TranslatedDescription": "Product does not meet customer expectations"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-DAMAGED_BY_CARRIER",
        "Description": "Damaged during shipping"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-UNAUTHORIZED_PURCHASE",
        "Description": "Unauthorized purchase"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-UNWANTED_ITEM",
        "Description": "No longer needed/wanted",
        "TranslatedDescription": "Unwanted item"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-MISSED_ESTIMATED_DELIVERY",
        "Description": "Missed estimated delivery date"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-FOUND_BETTER_PRICE",
        "Description": "Better price available",
        "TranslatedDescription": "I found better prices elsewhere"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-MISSING_PARTS",
        "Description": "Missing parts or accessories"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-EXTRA_ITEM",
        "Description": "Arrived in addition to what was ordered",
        "TranslatedDescription": "Extra item included in shipment"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-ORDERED_WRONG_ITEM",
        "Description": "Accidental order"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "AMZ-PG-BAD-DESC",
        "Description": "Different from website description"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-DAMAGED_BY_FC",
        "Description": "Damaged due to inappropriate packaging",
        "TranslatedDescription": "Product damaged or defective prior to shipping"
      },
      {
        "ReturnReasonCode": "CR-DEFECTIVE",
        "Description": "Defective/Does not work properly",
        "TranslatedDescription": "Item is defective"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Name Description Required

returnReasonCode

A code that indicates a valid return reason.

Type: string

Yes

description

A human readable description of the return reason code.

Type: string

Yes

translatedDescription

A translation of the description. The translation is in the language specified in the Language request parameter.

Type: string

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the listReturnReasonCodes operation.

Type: ErrorList

Step 2. Create a fulfillment return for an order

Using one of the reasons retrieved in the previous step, make a call to the createFulfillmentReturn operation to submit the return request and retrieve the return shipping label needed to ship the item to Amazon.

📘
Non-prepaid label
This label is not prepaid. It must be paid by the shipper.

Parameter Description Required

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

An identifier assigned by the seller to the fulfillment order at the time it was created. The seller uses their own records to find the correct sellerFulfillmentOrderId value based on the buyer's request to return items.

Type: string

Yes

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`sellerReturnItemId`	An identifier assigned by the seller to the return item. Type: string	Yes
`sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId`	The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created. Type: string	Yes
`amazonShipmentId`	The identifier for the shipment that is associated with the return item. Type: string	Yes
`returnReasonCode`	The return reason code assigned to the return item by the seller. Type: string	Yes
`returnComment`	An optional comment about the return item. Type: string	No

Request example

PUT "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/fc5d0aaf64e6d9d517fa7572c0/return"
 
{
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerReturnItemId": "Itm1",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "fc5d0aaf64e6d9d517fa7572c0",
      "amazonShipmentId": "Uvwxq86C7",
      "returnReasonCode": "CR-ORDERED_WRONG_ITEM",
      "returnComment": "Accidental order"
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and the response schema for the createFulfillmentReturn operation.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "returnItems": [
      {
        "sellerReturnItemId": "Itm1",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "fc5d0aaf64e6d9d517fa7572c0",
        "amazonShipmentId": "Uvwxq86C7",
        "returnComment": "Accidental order",
        "amazonReturnReasonCode": "CR-ORDERED_WRONG_ITEM",
        "status": "New",
        "statusChangedDate": "2022-10-26T03:48:29Z",
        "returnAuthorizationId": "RMA26PCEUDROQE18"
      }
    ],
    "invalidReturnItems": [],
    "returnAuthorizations": [
      {
        "returnAuthorizationId": "RMA26PCEUDROQE18",
        "fulfillmentCenterId": "LEX2",
        "returnToAddress": {
          "name": "Returns Department",
          "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
          "districtOrCounty": "US",
          "city": "Lexington",
          "stateOrRegion": "KY",
          "countryCode": "US",
          "postalCode": "40511"
        },
        "amazonRmaId": "DBKKwqJ0RRMA",
        "rmaPageURL": "https://www.amazon.com/spr/returns/label/rmaID/DBKKwqJ0RRMA"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Name Description Required

ReturnItemList

An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return.

Type: < ReturnItem > array

Yes

InvalidReturnItemList

An array of invalid return item information.

Type: < InvalidReturnItem > array

Yes

ReturnAuthorizationList

An array of return authorization information.

Type: < ReturnAuthorization > array

Yes

Name Description

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the operation.

Type: ErrorList

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects. A 404 response provides the ineligibility errors, if any.

Name Description Required

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the createFulfillmentReturn operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Step 3. Ship the returning item

From the previous response, the rmaPageURL provides the return label which needs to be printed and pasted on the package and the postage charges need to be paid by the returning shopper.

Step 4. Get the fulfillment order to validate the order return

After the package is received by the Amazon warehouse, the item is marked returned for that order. Call the getFulfillmentOrder operation to validate that the return authorization is populated on the original order. returnItems and returnAuthorizations should populate the same details as the createFulfillmentReturn response along with the status/condition of the item returned.

Parameter Description Required

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-1450456"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code with a payload.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-1450456",
      "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
      "displayableOrderId": "Test Order1",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2022-10-31T15:15:20Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "We have received your Order.",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Nikki Wolf",
        "addressLine1": "123 Any Street",
        "city": "Charlotte",
        "stateOrRegion": "NC",
        "countryCode": "US",
        "postalCode": "28277"
      },
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillAllAvailable",
      "receivedDate": "2022-10-31T13:24:13Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "Complete",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2022-11-07T15:14:04Z",
      "featureConstraints": [
        {
          "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required"
        },
        {
          "featureName": "BLOCK_AMZL",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "Required"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "fc5d0aaf64e6d9d517fa7572c0",
        "quantity": "1",
        "fulfillmentNetworkSku": "X002ZKYQ4Z",
        "orderItemDisposition": "Sellable",
        "cancelledQuantity": "0",
        "unfulfillableQuantity": "0",
        "estimatedShipDate": "2022-11-01T06:59:59Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-11-05T06:59:59Z",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "USD",
          "value": "1995.00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "fulfillmentShipments": [
      {
        "amazonShipmentId": "Uvwxq86C7",
        "fulfillmentCenterId": "GYR1",
        "fulfillmentShipmentStatus": "SHIPPED",
        "shippingDate": "2022-10-31T21:16:36Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-11-05T06:59:59Z",
        "fulfillmentShipmentItem": [
          {
            "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
            "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "16653",
            "quantity": "1",
            "packageNumber": "1725289037"
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentShipmentPackage": [
          {
            "packageNumber": "UA-123456789",
            "carrierCode": "UPS",
            "trackingNumber": "1Z62Y7Y8425779999",
            "estimatedArrivalDate": "2022-11-05T03:00:00Z"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "returnItems": [
      {
        "amazonShipmentId": "Uvwxq86C7",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "fc5d0aaf64e6d9d517fa7572c0",
        "sellerReturnItemId": "SRII1",
        "returnComment": "recomment",
        "amazonReturnReasonCode": "CR-ORDERED_WRONG_ITEM",
        "status": "New",
        "statusChangedDate": "2022-11-07T23:14:01Z",
        "returnAuthorizationId": "RMA26PCEUDROQE18"
      }
    ],
    "returnAuthorizations": [
      {
        "returnAuthorizationId": "RMA26PCEUDROQE18",
        "fulfillmentCenterId": "LAS2",
        "returnToAddress": {
          "name": "Returns Department",
          "addressLine1": "100 Main Street",
          "addressLine2": "Ste 111",
          "districtOrCounty": "US",
          "city": "Las Vegas",
          "stateOrRegion": "NV",
          "countryCode": "US",
          "postalCode": "89193"
        },
        "amazonRmaId": "D2dJ2rJ6RRMA",
        "rmaPageURL": "https://www.amazon.com/spr/returns/label/rmaID/D2dJ2rJ6RRMA"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description Required

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

Tutorial: Get dynamic delivery offers

This tutorial outlines how to get dynamic delivery offers for a buyable product using a US ZIP Code or US IP address.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get a dynamic delivery offer

Call the deliveryOffers operation to get the dynamic delivery offer for standard click-to-delivery speed for the specified product and location information.

Body parameter Description Required

product

The product details for the delivery offer.

Type: getDeliveryOffersProduct

Yes

terms

The terms for the delivery offer.

Type: getDeliveryOffersTerms

Yes

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/deliveryOffers"

{
  "product": {
    "productIdentifier": {
      "merchantSku": "TestSku"
    },
    "amount": {
      "unitOfMeasure": "Eaches",
      "value": "2"
    }
  },
  "terms": {
    "origin": {
      "countryCode": "US"
    },
    "destination": {
      "deliveryAddress": {
        "countryCode": "US",
        "postalCode": "94560",
        "addressLine1": "",
        "addressLine2": "",
        "addressLine3": "",
        "city": "",
        "districtOrCounty": "",
        "stateOrRegion": "CA"
      },
      "ipAddress": ""
    }
  }
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "deliveryOffers": [
      {
        "dateRange": {
          "earliest": "2024-06-07T02:59:00Z",
          "latest": "2024-06-07T02:59:00Z"
        },
        "expiresAt": "2024-06-04T01:32:16Z",
        "policy": {
          "messaging": {
            "locale": "en-US",
            "text": "Fastest Delivery Thursday, Jun 6"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

If a delivery offer isn't available, deliveryOffers is empty in the response.

{
    "payload": {
        "deliveryOffers": []
    }
}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

errors

One or more unexpected errored occurred during the deliveryOffers operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Create a Japan order with delivery preferences

This tutorial outlines the order creation process for Japan with delivery preferences. This feature is only available for Japan marketplace orders.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Create a fulfillment order specifying the delivery preferences

Call the createFulfillmentOrder operation to create an MCF order specifying the delivery preferences required for the order.

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates to track their fulfillment order. The `sellerFulfillmentOrderId` must be unique for each fulfillment order that a seller creates. If the seller's system already creates unique order identifiers, then these might be good values for them to use. maxLength : 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates. This value displays as the order identifier in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. The value of `DisplayableOrderId` should match the order identifier that the seller provides to the recipient. The seller can use the `SellerFulfillmentOrderId` for this value or they can specify an alternate value if they want the recipient to reference an alternate order identifier. The value must be an alpha-numeric or ISO 8859-1 compliant string from one to 40 characters in length. Cannot contain two spaces in a row. Leading and trailing white space is removed. maxLength : 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderDate`	The date and time of the fulfillment order. Displays as the order date in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`displayableOrderComment`	Order-specific text that appears in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. maxLength : 250 Type: string	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategory`	The shipping method for the fulfillment order. Type: `ShippingSpeedCategory`	Yes
`deliveryWindow`	The time range within which a Scheduled Delivery fulfillment order should be delivered. Type: `DeliveryWindow`	No
`destinationAddress`	The destination address for the fulfillment order. Type: `Address`	Yes
`deliveryPreferences`	The delivery preferences applied to the destination address. These preferences are applied when possible and are best effort. This feature is currently supported only in the JP marketplace and not applicable for other marketplaces. Type: `DeliveryPreferences`	No
`fulfillmentAction`	Specifies whether the fulfillment order should ship now or have an order hold put on it. Type: `FulfillmentAction`	No
`fulfillmentPolicy`	The `FulfillmentPolicy` value specified when you submitted the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `FulfillmentPolicy`	No
`codSettings`	The cash on delivery (COD) charges that you associate with a COD fulfillment order. Type: `CODSettings`	No
`shipFromCountryCode`	The two-character country code for the country from which the fulfillment order ships. Must be in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. It is Required if doing a cross border shipment. Type: string	No
`notificationEmails`	A list of email addresses that the seller provides that are used by Amazon to send ship-complete notifications to recipients on behalf of the seller. Type: `NotificationEmailList`	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No
`Items`	A list of items to include in the fulfillment order preview, including quantity. Type: `CreateFulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-fe.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders"

{
  "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
  "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
  "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
  "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
  "destinationAddress": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "1-8-1 Shimomeguro",
    "addressLine2": "Meguro-ku",
    "city": "Tokyo",
    "countryCode": "JP",
    "postalCode": "153-0064"
  },
  "deliveryPreferences": {
    "deliveryInstructions": "Beware of dogs",
    "dropOffLocation": {
      "type": "FRONT_DOOR"
    }
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "SellerSKU12",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and includes the following objects.

Response example

{}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the createFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Create a Japan order providing neighbor details in delivery preferences

This tutorial outlines the order creation process for Japan where the delivery preference is set to a designated neighbor if the recipient is not available at the destination address. This feature is only available for Japan marketplace orders.

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Create a fulfillment order specifying the delivery preferences

Call the createFulfillmentOrder operation to create an MCF order specifying the delivery preferences required for the order.

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`marketplaceId`	The marketplace the fulfillment order is placed against. Type: string	No
`sellerFulfillmentOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates to track their fulfillment order. The `sellerFulfillmentOrderId` must be unique for each fulfillment order that a seller creates. If the seller's system already creates unique order identifiers, then these might be good values for them to use. maxLength : 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderId`	A fulfillment order identifier that the seller creates. This value displays as the order identifier in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. The value of `DisplayableOrderId` should match the order identifier that the seller provides to the recipient. The seller can use the `SellerFulfillmentOrderId` for this value or they can specify an alternate value if they want the recipient to reference an alternate order identifier. The value must be an alpha-numeric or ISO 8859-1 compliant string from one to 40 characters in length. Cannot contain two spaces in a row. Leading and trailing white space is removed. maxLength : 40 Type: string	Yes
`displayableOrderDate`	The date and time of the fulfillment order. Displays as the order date in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. Type: `Timestamp`	Yes
`displayableOrderComment`	Order-specific text that appears in recipient-facing materials such as the outbound shipment packing slip. maxLength : 250 Type: string	Yes
`shippingSpeedCategory`	The shipping method for the fulfillment order. Type: `ShippingSpeedCategory`	Yes
`deliveryWindow`	The time range within which a Scheduled Delivery fulfillment order should be delivered. Type: `DeliveryWindow`	No
`destinationAddress`	The destination address for the fulfillment order. Type: `Address`	Yes
`deliveryPreferences`	The delivery preferences applied to the destination address. These preferences are applied when possible and are best effort. This feature is currently supported only in the JP marketplace and not applicable for other marketplaces. Type: `DeliveryPreferences`	No
`fulfillmentAction`	Specifies whether the fulfillment order should ship now or have an order hold put on it. Type: `FulfillmentAction`	No
`fulfillmentPolicy`	The `FulfillmentPolicy` value specified when you submitted the `createFulfillmentOrder` operation. Type: `FulfillmentPolicy`	No
`codSettings`	The cash on delivery (COD) charges that you associate with a COD fulfillment order. Type: `CODSettings`	No
`shipFromCountryCode`	The two-character country code for the country from which the fulfillment order ships. Must be in ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format. It is Required if doing a cross border shipment. Type: string	No
`notificationEmails`	A list of email addresses that the seller provides that are used by Amazon to send ship-complete notifications to recipients on behalf of the seller. Type: `NotificationEmailList`	No
`featureConstraints`	A list of features and their fulfillment policies to apply to the order. Type: < `FeatureSettings` > array	No
`Items`	A list of items to include in the fulfillment order preview, including quantity. Type: `CreateFulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes

Request example

POST "https://sellingpartnerapi-fe.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders"

{
  "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
  "displayableOrderDate": "2022-01-09T19:46:45.809Z",
  "displayableOrderComment": "TestOrder",
  "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
  "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
  "destinationAddress": {
    "name": "Mary Major",
    "addressLine1": "1-8-1 Shimomeguro",
    "addressLine2": "Meguro-ku",
    "city": "Tokyo",
    "countryCode": "JP",
    "postalCode": "153-0064"
  },
  "deliveryPreferences": {
    "deliveryInstructions": "Beware of dogs",
    "dropOffLocation": {
      "type": "FALLBACK_NEIGHBOR_DELIVERY",
      "attributes": {
        "neighborName": "Liam Lowe",
        "houseNumber": "1-8-2 Shimomeguro"
      }
    }
  },
  "items": [
    {
      "sellerSku": "SellerSKU12",
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
      "quantity": 1
    }
  ]
}

Response

A successful response has a 200 code and includes the following objects.

Response example

{}

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the createFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Tutorial: Retrieve locker (delivery box) details for packages delivered in Japan

This tutorial shows you how to get locker information for a package that was delivered to a locker (delivery box) for Japan in an outbound shipment for a Multi-Channel Fulfillment order.

The getFulfillmentOrder API might not always return lockerDetails, depending on the delivery status and delivery location.

Use the getPackageTrackingDetails API to check the delivery status and identify if the package was delivered to a locker (delivery box).

Prerequisites

To complete this tutorial, you need:

Authorization from the selling partner for whom you are making calls. Refer to Authorizing Selling Partner API Applications for more information.
The Amazon Fulfillment role assigned to your developer profile.
The Amazon Fulfillment role selected in the App registration page for your application.

Step 1. Get the fulfillment order to view the latest order details and locker details if present

Call the getFulfillmentOrder operation by passing the following parameters:

Parameter Description Required

sellerFulfillmentOrderId

The identifier assigned to the item by the seller when the fulfillment order was created.

maxLength: 40

Type: string

Yes

Request example

GET "https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/fba/outbound/2020-07-01/fulfillmentOrders/CONSUMER-2022921-145045"

Response

A successful response has a 200 code with a payload.

Response example

{
  "payload": {
    "fulfillmentOrder": {
      "sellerFulfillmentOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "marketplaceId": "ATVPDKIKX0DER",
      "displayableOrderId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045",
      "displayableOrderDate": "2024-05-21T14:48:15Z",
      "displayableOrderComment": "Thank you for your order",
      "shippingSpeedCategory": "Standard",
      "destinationAddress": {
        "name": "Mary Major",
        "addressLine1": "1-8-1 Shimomeguro",
        "addressLine2": "Meguro-ku",
        "city": "Tokyo",
        "countryCode": "JP",
        "postalCode": "153-0064"
      },
      "fulfillmentAction": "Ship",
      "fulfillmentPolicy": "FillAllAvailable",
      "receivedDate": "2024-05-21T14:50:45Z",
      "fulfillmentOrderStatus": "CompletePartialled",
      "statusUpdatedDate": "2024-05-22T03:44:35Z",
      "notificationEmails": [
        "[email protected]"
      ],
      "featureConstraints": [
        {
          "featureName": "BLANK_BOX",
          "featureFulfillmentPolicy": "NotRequired"
        }
      ]
    },
    "fulfillmentOrderItems": [
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT110WHTAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-0",
        "quantity": "1",
        "fulfillmentNetworkSku": "X002ZKH36D",
        "orderItemDisposition": "Sellable",
        "cancelledQuantity": "0",
        "unfulfillableQuantity": "1",
        "estimatedShipDate": "2024-05-22T06:59:59Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2024-05-26T06:59:59Z",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "YEN",
          "value": "0.00"
        }
      },
      {
        "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
        "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
        "quantity": "1",
        "giftMessage": "",
        "fulfillmentNetworkSku": "X002ZKYQ4Z",
        "orderItemDisposition": "Sellable",
        "cancelledQuantity": "0",
        "unfulfillableQuantity": "0",
        "estimatedShipDate": "",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "",
        "perUnitDeclaredValue": {
          "currencyCode": "YEN",
          "value": "15.00"
        }
      }
    ],
    "fulfillmentShipments": [
      {
        "amazonShipmentId": "T7mfkbDX5",
        "fulfillmentCenterId": "TUL2",
        "fulfillmentShipmentStatus": "SHIPPED",
        "shippingDate": "2024-05-22T03:39:19Z",
        "estimatedArrivalDate": "2024-05-26T06:59:59Z",
        "fulfillmentShipmentItem": [
          {
            "sellerSku": "LT205BLKAM",
            "sellerFulfillmentOrderItemId": "CONSUMER-2022921-145045-1",
            "quantity": "1",
            "packageNumber": 1681854637
          }
        ],
        "fulfillmentShipmentPackage": [
          {
            "packageNumber": 1681854637,
            "carrierCode": "AMZL",
            "trackingNumber": "TBA123456789012",
            "estimatedArrivalDate": "2024-05-26T06:59:59Z",
            "lockerDetails": {
              "lockerNumber": "A-42",
              "lockerAccessCode" : "7380"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "returnItems": [],
    "returnAuthorizations": []
  }
}

Body Parameter	Description	Required
`fulfillmentOrder`	General information about a fulfillment order, including its status. Type: `FulfillmentOrder`	Yes
`fulfillmentOrderItems`	An array of fulfillment order item information. Type: `FulfillmentOrderItemList`	Yes
`fulfillmentShipments`	An array of fulfillment shipment information. Type: `FulfillmentShipmentList`	No
`returnItems`	An array of items that Amazon accepted for return. Returns empty if no items were accepted for return. Type: `ReturnItemList`	Yes
`returnAuthorizations`	An array of return authorization information. Type: `ReturnAuthorizationList`	Yes

An unsuccessful response has a non-2xx code and includes the following objects.

Name Description Required

errors

One or more unexpected errors occurred during the getFulfillmentOrder operation.

Type: ErrorList

Yes

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What is the Fulfillment Outbound API?

Prerequisites

Tutorial: Retrieve proof of delivery for a delivered package

Prerequisites

Get proof of delivery

Path parameters

Request example

Response

Response example

Tutorial: Retrieve a list of fulfillment orders

Prerequisites

Step 1. Get a list of all fulfillment orders

Request example

Response

Response example

Tutorial: Retrieve delivery tracking information

Prerequisites

Step 1. Get the package tracking details

Request example

Response example

Tutorial: Cancel a fulfillment order

Prerequisites

Step 1. Cancel a fulfillment order

Request example

Response example

Tutorial: Retrieve a list of features

Prerequisites

Step 1. Get a list of features

Request example

Response

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Tutorial: Retrieve inventory eligible for Blank Box

Prerequisites

Step 1. Get a list of feature inventory items

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Tutorial: Retrieve Blank Box inventory for a specific SKU

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Step 1. Get a count of feature Seller SKUs

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Tutorial: Create a Japan order with scheduled delivery and delivery time windows

Prerequisites

Step 1. Get the fulfillment preview for scheduled delivery dates

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Step 2. Create a fulfillment order

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Step 3. Get the fulfillment order to validate order details

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Tutorial: Create an MCF order for India

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Step 1. Get a fulfillment preview

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Step 2. Create a fulfillment order

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Step 3. Get the fulfillment order to validate order details

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Tutorial: Track a partially fulfilled order

Prerequisites

Step 1. Get a fulfillment preview

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Step 2. Create an MCF outbound order

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Step 3. Validate the order details

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