---
title: "Connect a shipsurance account"
method: POST
path: "/v1/connections/insurance/shipsurance"
tags: ["insurance"]
deprecated: true
---

# Connect a shipsurance account

`POST /v1/connections/insurance/shipsurance`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.shipengine.com`
- URL: `https://api.shipengine.com/v1/connections/insurance/shipsurance`
- Auth: API key in header `API-Key`

> **Deprecated.**

Connect a Shipsurance Account

## Request body

- ConnectInsurerRequestBody: A create shipsurance connection request body
  - `email` string, email, required: An email address.
  - `policy_id` string, required

## Response `200`

The request was a success

- ConnectInsurerResponseBody

## Other responses

- `400`: The request contained errors.
- `500`: An error occurred on ShipStation API's side. > This error will automatically be reported to our engineers.

## Changes

- **2026-10-22** `e998dffc42be`: 6 warning
  - added the new `bring_your_own_label_not_supported` enum value to the `errors/items/error_code` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `bring_your_own_label_not_supported` enum value to the `errors/items/error_code` response property for the response status `500`
  - added the new `multiple_sales_orders` enum value to the `errors/items/error_code` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `multiple_sales_orders` enum value to the `errors/items/error_code` response property for the response status `500`
  - …2 more
- **2026-10-09** `020f57d6f5b8`: 4 breaking, 1 warning, 16 info
  - the `email` request property's minLength was increased from `0` to `1`
  - the `email` request property type changed from no type to `string`, and format from no format to `email`
  - the `errors/items/` response's property type changed from no type to `object` for status `400`
  - the `errors/items/` response's property type changed from no type to `object` for status `500`
  - …17 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/shipstation/apis/shipengine-api/changes/v1/connections/insurance/shipsurance/post.md)

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