---
title: "List carrier package types"
method: GET
path: "/v2/carriers/{carrier_id}/packages"
tags: ["carriers"]
---

# List carrier package types

`GET /v2/carriers/{carrier_id}/packages`

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List the package types associated with a specific carrier. This endpoint only returns carrier-provided package types, not custom package types.

## Response `200`

The request was a success.

- ListCarrierPackageTypesResponseBody — A list carrier package types response body
  - `packages` CarrierProvidedPackageType[] — An array of carrier-provided package types
    - `package_id` string — A string that uniquely identifies a ShipStation resource, such as a carrier, label, shipment, etc.
    - `package_code` string, required — A [package type] , such as `thick_envelope`, `small_flat_rate_box`, `large_package`, etc. Use the code `package` for custom or unknown package types.
    - `name` string, required
    - `dimensions` Dimensions — The dimensions of a package
      - `unit` 'inch' | 'centimeter', required — The dimension units that are supported by ShipStation .
      - `length` number, required — The length of the package, in the specified unit
      - `width` number, required — The width of the package, in the specified unit
      - `height` number, required — The height of the package, in the specified unit
    - `description` string — Provides a helpful description for the package.

## Other responses

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

## Changes

- **2026-09-15** `15d772e7ac6b` — 1 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/se_id, subschema #2` to the `packages/items/allOf[subschema #1: carrier_provided_package_type]/package_id` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `200`
- **2026-09-05** `17802d3fbe61` — 2 warning
  - added the new `freight_provider_already_connected` enum value to the `errors/items/allOf[subschema #1: error]/error_code/allOf[subschema #1: error_code]/` response property for the response status `400`
  - added the new `freight_provider_already_connected` enum value to the `errors/items/allOf[subschema #1: error]/error_code/allOf[subschema #1: error_code]/` response property for the response status `404`
- …earlier changes not shown

[Full history](https://skmtc.dev/shipstation/apis/shipstation-api-v2/changes/v2/carriers/:carrier_id/packages/get.md)

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