---
title: "Add funds to carrier"
method: PUT
path: "/v2/carriers/{carrier_id}/add_funds"
tags: ["carriers"]
---

# Add funds to carrier

`PUT /v2/carriers/{carrier_id}/add_funds`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.shipstation.com`
- URL: `https://api.shipstation.com/v2/carriers/{carrier_id}/add_funds`
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Add funds to a carrier account.

## Request body

- AddFundsToCarrierRequestBody: A monetary value, such as the price of a shipping label, the insured value of a package, or an account balance.
  - `currency` string, required: The currencies that are supported by ShipStation are the ones that specified by ISO 4217: https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html
  - `amount` number, required: The monetary amount, in the specified currency.

## Response `200`

The request was a success.

- AddFundsToCarrierResponseBody: The current balance of the requested carrier account
  - `balance` MonetaryValue, required: A monetary value, such as the price of a shipping label, the insured value of a package, or an account balance.
    - `currency` string, required: The currencies that are supported by ShipStation are the ones that specified by ISO 4217: https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html
    - `amount` number, required: The monetary amount, in the specified currency.

## Other responses

- `400`: The request contained errors.
- `404`: The specified resource does not exist.
- `500`: An error occurred on ShipStation API's side.

## Changes

- **2026-10-22** `4e29670aa28d`: 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 `404`
  - 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 `404`
  - …2 more
- **2026-10-09** `934f5935dbea`: 2 breaking, 14 info
  - 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 `404`
  - added the optional property `errors/items/field_name` to the response with the `400` status
  - added the optional property `errors/items/field_name` to the response with the `404` status
  - …12 more
- …earlier changes not shown

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/shipstation/apis/shipstation-api-v2/changes/v2/carriers/:carrier_id/add_funds/put.md)

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