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# Shipping Providers

Implement endpoints consumed by BigCommerce for custom shipping integrations. To learn more, see [Shipping Provider API Overview](/developer/docs/integrations/shipping-providers).

## Authentication

This specification file describes API requests BigCommerce will make to a registered shipping carrierʼs server to check connection options and retrieve rates. As such, the method of authentication is determined by the carrier server.

For more, see [developer-configured authentication](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#developer-configured-authentication) for provider APIs.

## Subresources

### Check Connection Options

The Check Connection Options request is made by BigCommerce when checking for available shipping options. Each Shipping Provider will have different configurations for the payload.

### Rate

The Rate request is made by BigCommerce to get shipping quotes from the provider.

## Additional Information

### Webhooks

* [Shipments](/developer/docs/integrations/webhooks/event-reference#shipments)

### Related API Resources

* [Shipping Provider](/developer/api-reference/rest/integrations/shipping-provider)
* [Shipping V2 API](/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/shipping/v2)

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## API Docs

- Integrations: Shipping Provider [Request Shipping Rates](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/integrations/shipping-provider/request-shipping-rates.md)
- Integrations: Shipping Provider [Validate Connection Options](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/integrations/shipping-provider/validate-connection-options.md)

## OpenAPI Specification

The raw OpenAPI 3.1 specification for this API is available at:
- [OpenAPI JSON](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/integrations/shipping-provider/openapi.json)
- [OpenAPI YAML](https://docs.bigcommerce.com/developer/api-reference/rest/integrations/shipping-provider/openapi.yaml)