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The Pio app functionalities presented in this article are only visible to Pio Admins.
The ShipStation integration simplifies product shipping from Pio. Learn the steps to set up your Shopify and Pio app with ShipStation in this article.
Once the integration is up and running, you don't need to log in to ShipStation anymore to manually handle shipments and create shipping labels.
Follow these steps to integrate ShipStation with Pio and Shopify
Recommended preparations in ShipStation
Recommended preparations in Shopify
Connect ShipStation to Pio
Connect PrintNode to Pio
Install PrintNode client
Recommended preparations in ShipStation
If you haven't used ShipStation, start by going through the 'Onboard' steps to get ShipStation ready for integration with Pio.
Connect your online store, add carriers, select label layout, and add your Ship From location.
Recommended preparations in Shopify
If you use Shopify as your e-commerce system, the ShipStation app must be added to Shopify. If you have enabled 'Third party calculated rates at checkout' in Shopify, you can add the shipping methods from ShipStation to your Shopify checkout.
Orders from Shopify are synced to ShipStation with shipping methods and shipments are created.
Connect ShipStation in your Pio App
Log in to Pio Admin and navigate to System Settings > Software integrations > ShipStation and select 'Connect your ShipStation account'.
The integration setup is completed in four steps
1. Enter your ShipStation account name (give it a name)
2. Add the ShipStation API key
3. Add the ShipStation API secret
4. Wait for the shipping services to be synced from your ShipStation account
When the account details are synced from ShipStation, add the Pack
If the connection fails you can 'Exit' the setup, check the API details, and then 'Try again'.
Connect PrintNode to your Pio App
In Pio Admin, navigate to System Settings > Software integrations > PrintNode and select 'Connect to PrintNode'.
Complete the PrintNode details in three simple steps
1. Add your PrintNode API key
2. Connect the printer to Pio ports. This is the printer where you will print the shipping labels when fulfilling orders with Pio.
Install the PrintNode client on the workstation laptop
PrintNode is required if you want to enable the automatic print of shipping labels when fulfilling orders in Pio with shipments from ShipStation. Install the PrintNode client software on the laptop where the label printer is connected and login with your PrintNode account details.
Go to the 'Printers' tab to find the available printers.
Go to the 'Scales' tab to find the available scales.