# fbaInbound_generatePackingOptions (https://sellersheetai.com/docs/mcp-api/tools/fbaInbound_generatePackingOptions)

> Start generating packing options for a plan (async).

Access: **WRITE** · toolset amazon_sp · family sp.fulfillmentInbound_2024-03-20

Amazon SP-API · generatePackingOptions · POST /inbound/fba/2024-03-20/inboundPlans/{inboundPlanId}/packingOptions Gate: approve — interactive: show the change (Amazon's preview first where one exists), wait for an explicit approve; autopilot: only when the seller's own words asked for this change; otherwise ask. After generate completes, call fbaInbound_listPackingOptions to see options. The fbaInbound_orchestrate_packing compound op does this automatically for Box First. Box First only — Split First skips packing options. Use it to run Box First step by step or to re-generate. Not supported in the IN marketplace — Amazon refuses with "GeneratePackingOptions is not supported for the Indian marketplace". For IN plans skip packing options: fbaInbound_generatePlacementOptions (with custom_placement) then fbaInbound_setPackingInformation.

## Call it

MCP tool call:

```json
{
  "name": "fbaInbound_generatePackingOptions",
  "arguments": {
    "store": "myStore-US",
    "plan_id": "<plan_id>"
  }
}
```

Tool API (early access — contact us):

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.sellersheetai.com/api/v1/tools/fbaInbound_generatePackingOptions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SELLERSHEET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"store":"myStore-US","plan_id":"<plan_id>"}'
```

## Arguments

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `store` | string | yes | the store ref `<store>-<CC>` (name-country, e.g. 'myStore-US') — one of get_user_context's store_refs, verbatim. |
| `plan_id` | string | yes | the inboundPlanId (from fbaInbound_createInboundPlan or fbaInbound_listInboundPlans). |

## Result

- `data.operationId` — poll with fbaInbound_getInboundOperationStatus until SUCCESS.
- `data.status` — 'IN_PROGRESS'.