Shopify Shipit App

Shopify Shipit App is a connector app for syncing shipping details from Shopify store to your Shipit account. Once an order is received in Shopify store, you can open the order from the app and sync the data to Shipit dashboard. The integration support transportation companies like:
GLS, DB Schenker, UPS, Postnord, FedEx, Jetpak, Matkahoulto, Posti and more. Supports multiple delivery agents simultanously, so each shipping option in the store can be mapped to different transport services.

Pickup location services based on postal code is also supported, so your customers can see available pickup point or parcel lockers near your provided address. Enjoy!

How does the app work?

Step to sync label:
1) Create a order in Shopify
2) Open the newly created order
3) Choose “Open with shipit” menu from “More Actions” menu
4) Click “Create” button

Compatibility

Shopify Plan:
This app can be installed and used on all Shopify plans. The app is certified “Partner Friendly App”, so it is entirely free to install and test on development stores.
Visibility in Checkout page:
If you want to display the delivery methods from Shipit directly in Shopify Checkout, then you must have enabled the “Carrier Service API” before you install the app. Availability of this feature on different Shopify plans are as below:

Shopify Basic: NOT AVAILABLE
Shopify Standard (79$/105$) Available if you are paying the subscription on yearly basis (79$), otherwise if you pay on monthly basis (105$), you can contact Shopify Support for enabling this feature on additional cost.
Shopify Advanced: available by default
Shopify Plus: available by default

Check PDF enable-shopify-carrierservice-api.pdf

Browser: The installation and app settings interface is tested with browsers Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and Firefox on Windows PC. App is NOT tested on MAC/Safari. If you experience any problem with the installation or features on Mac, please try with one of the tested browsers. App is not tested on Mobile Devices. App is certified “Partner Friendly App”, hence compatible with Shopify development stores.

Price

Shopify Shipit App price is $5 USD per month and includes unlimited sync.

The app fee will be billed automatically on your monthly Shopify invoice after your 14 days trial period.

Shipit account. Price: free

Other costs: yes for each shipment, please contact Shipit for usage cost and more information

Get started

1.  Install the app from:
https://apps.shopify.com/shipit

2. Sign up for Shipit account if you don’t have one already:
Finnish Customers: www.shipit.fi
Swedish Customers: www.shipit.se

3. Configure the settings page.

4. Make a test order from Shopify. Afterwards access Shipit App and manually sync the order details into Shipit account. Once sync is initiated it might take up to 10 minutes before it shows up in your Shipit dashboard.

5. If you experience any problem, please contact our support at support@uniwin.se

User Guide

Installation:

shipit-app-installation.pdf

Pickup points on checkout:

pickup-points-on-checkout.pdf

Questions?

Want to see the app in action?
Or do you have any questions? Please mails us on support@uniwin.se

Support

Mail
Presales questions related to this Shopify app: support@uniwin.se
Technical Support for this Shopify app: support@uniwin.se
Questions related to Shipit TA/TMS system: please contact Shipit directly

Chat / Google Meet
We are available for online chat from this website and we can schedule Google Meet free of charge.

Remote Connection Tool
We can connect to your computer and assist you remotely using Team Viewer QuickSupport tool.
Open the tool from https://get.teamviewer.com/uniwin

Key Features

Manual sync

After an order is placed in Shopify store a shipping label can be created manually. Open the newly created order, Choose “Open with shipit” menu from “More Actions” menu, then finally click “Create” button.

Multiple independent configuration

Each shipping option in Shopify store can be mapped to different carriers and service type independantly. That mean you can setup a shipping zone to one carrier and another shipping zone to another carrier.

FAQ

Shipit can install the app from:
https://shipit_App_Installation.pdf

See this video for full instructions : Install shipit

Labels can be printed in your store itself.

  1. Click “Orders” -> “All Orders” then select the item for shipping.
  2. Click “More Action” -> “Open with Shipit”.
  3. Then under additional ‘Additional Services’, click the button [Create].
  4. Shipit details has been created then click the link “Label”.
  5. A PDF file will be downloaded that can be printed

See full instructions here: Print Labels

Only the last 60 days’ worth of orders from a store will be accessible from the order resource by default safety restriction on Shopify’s end.

Labels can be printed in your store itself.

  1. Click “Apps” -> “Pick up location settings”.
  2. Select “Shipping Zone” either ‘Normal’ or ‘Standard’.
  3. Select “Shipping “and under “General Profile”, click the “Manage Rates”.
  4. Click “Add Shipping” then “Add Rate”

See full instructions here : Mapping a service to shipping method

  1. Click “Apps” -> “Pick up location settings”.
  2. Select “Service” according to nearest pick up location.
  3. Select “Shipping Zone” either ‘Normal’ or ‘Standard’.
  4. Click “Save”.

See full instructions here:  Select Pick up location

You can limit shipping options by specifying the custom value in the below settings in our Shipit app. Further, the specified number of shipping options only will display for every service in your Shopify checkout section.

Since Shopify will sort the shipping options from lowest to highest shipping price, and then alphabetically. You cannot change or customize the shipping options at Shopify checkout page.

Known Errors

Error message: There were some problem while installing the app, please re-install it.

Possible problem: You get this message when you try to access any one of this app’s feature or when you do any changes and give save in the app settings, but its been a while or opened the app page long time ago in Shopify.

Possible solution: Due to security purposes we have a short session span in our Shopify apps try to re-open the app so there won’t be issues. Otherwise try multiple browsers.

Error: The current user is not a billing customer nor has any wallet balance, sending a shipment is forbidden.

Solution:
You will see this error if invoicing is not activated in your Shipit account. Please contact Shipit support for help: https://www.shipit.fi/ota-yhteytta

Release notes and Roadmap

2024-12-06 - Improvement - Show the tracking number as an link instead of text in the customer email template & solve the deprecated country API issue.

2024-11-12 - New feature - Show the Shipit service points based on distance on the checkout page

2024-10-23 - Tweak - Added on date showing undefined while sync the order using 'open with shipit'  option &  show the shipping options on checkout page if product has no weight 

2024-08-08 - New feature - Directly print the labels from the orders tab without downloading them

2024-07-23 - New feature - Bulk label print for the created shipments

2024-07-17 - Tweak - orders are randomly synced multiple times to Shipit when auto-syncing is updated

2024-06-17 - Tweak - To avoid multiple syncing for the same order when accidentally clicked multiple times, added an alert box for already synced orders

2024-05-01 - New feature - Implemented LQ concept as an add on for FI customers

2024-04-29 - New feature - Implemented fulfill and get tracking link

2024-04-29 - Tweak- Displayed the full name on the label during orders bulk sync

2024-04-16 - Tweak - Full name is displayed on the label

2024-04-02 – Tweak - order sync is updated using DHL Freight – DHL Service Point service

2024-03-22 – Tweak - The default shipping method mapped service is not selected as default ,and services are shown based on the selected country in the mapping service

2024-03-18 – Tweak - Displaying mapped shipping services during checkout if the product has no weight

2023-12-04 – Tweak/New Feature- New services added for Finland location
1) Posti – PickUp Parcel
2) Posti – Postal Parcel Baltics

2023-11-16 – Tweak/New Feature - New services added for Sweden location “PostNord – Spårbart brev utrikes

2023-08-29 – Tweak/New Feature - Monthly Billing charges were reduced from $10 to $5

2023-07-25 – Tweak/New Feature - Implemented the option to Add or Update the pickup points in the Orders Tab manual sync

2023-07-21 – Tweak/New Feature - Added the “Fulfill & Get Tracking URL” option in Shopify more action’s menu

2023-06-23 – Tweak/New Feature - Updated all API to latest version 2023-04 to avoid deprecated issue

2023-06-05 – Tweak/New Feature - Customs feature – Enable customs documents for shipments outside of the EU

2023-05-10 – Tweak - Allowing empty pickup ID during shipment creation

2023-05-05 – Tweak - Updated the validation field in the Account Settings page

2023-05-02 – Tweak - Added error message while using bulk sync feature for more than 60 days older orders at shopify order page

2023-04-13 – Tweak/New Feature - Automatic Sync feature – Enable Automatic Sync on General Settings Tab

2023-04-04 – Tweak/New Feature - Bulk Sync feature – Sync multiple orders from Shopify orders page

2023-03-27 – Tweak - Shipit page order details data is updated while syncing single order

2023-03-23 – Tweak - Displayed all the orders in “Orders tab” and logs were improved

2023-03-21 – Tweak/New Feature - “Manual Sync” feature has been improved, You can select a shipping options and sync your orders inside Manual Sync Tab

2023-02-13 – Tweak/New Feature - Added new Finland service (Jakeluyhtiö Suomi (JYS) – Pienpaketti) option on shopify Checkout page

2023-02-13 – Tweak/New Feature - Added home delivery option in checkout on Shopify Checkout page

2023-02-02 – Tweak - Mapping Tab – when added new carrier agents, Mapped service name changed

2023-01-30 – Tweak - Shopify Platform compatibility update, App Bridge 3.0

2023-01-20 – Tweak - “Posti” free shipping rate removed

2023-01-10 – Tweak- Shipit app rates are updated

2022-12-19 – Tweak - Orders tab improved

2022-11-30 – Tweak - Create shipment-500 error fixed

2022-11-21 – Tweak/New Feature - Added support for Swedish services

2022-07-01 – Tweak/New Feature - Added support for UPS Express Access Point and UPS Access Point Standard

2022-02-24 – Tweak/New Feature -
1) Added support for Matkahuolto international services
2) In services dropdown, Matkahuolto-Lähellä-paketti service is added as a default service

2022-01-26 - New Feature - Custom Shipping Rate

2022-01-07 – New feature - App Bridge 2.0 compatibility added

2021-10-06 – New feature - Tracking feature has been added

2021-09-02 – Tweak - Po2711ee service name updated to Itella – Parcel Connect Baltics

Roadmaps - planned features - bugs