---
title: "Send label documents"
method: POST
path: "/v1/labels/{label_id}/documents/send"
tags: ["documents"]
---

# Send label documents

`POST /v1/labels/{label_id}/documents/send`

Transmit all uploaded documents for a label to the carrier. Documents must be uploaded to their `upload` target before they can be sent.

## Response `200`

The documents were sent to the carrier.

- SendDocumentsResponseBody — The result of sending a label's documents to the carrier.
  - `sent_count` integer — The number of documents that were sent to the carrier.
  - `document_ids` string[] — The identifiers of the documents that were sent.

## Other responses

- `404` — The specified resource does not exist.
- `500` — An error occurred on ShipEngine's side. > This error will automatically be reported to our engineers.
- `503` — The document service is temporarily unavailable. Try again later.

## Changes

- **2026-08-15** `f3a66d204565` — 18 warning
  - added the new `freight_connection_inactive` enum value to the `errors/items/allOf[subschema #1: error]/error_code/allOf[subschema #1: error_code]/` response property for the response status `404`
  - added the new `freight_connection_inactive` enum value to the `errors/items/allOf[subschema #1: error]/error_code/allOf[subschema #1: error_code]/` response property for the response status `500`
  - added the new `freight_connection_inactive` enum value to the `errors/items/allOf[subschema #1: error]/error_code/allOf[subschema #1: error_code]/` response property for the response status `503`
  - added the new `freight_provider_id_required` enum value to the `errors/items/allOf[subschema #1: error]/error_code/allOf[subschema #1: error_code]/` response property for the response status `404`
  - …14 more

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/shipstation/apis/shipengine-api/changes/v1/labels/:label_id/documents/send/post.md)

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