fbaInbound_generateTransportationOptions
Start generating transportation options for a placement option (async).
writeAmazon Seller (SP-API)sp.fulfillmentInbound_2024-03-20
Wraps generateTransportationOptions. After it completes (poll operationId), call fbaInbound_listTransportationOptions. Amazon SP-API · generateTransportationOptions · POST /inbound/fba/2024-03-20/inboundPlans/{inboundPlanId}/transportationOptions 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.
Call it
In an AI client (MCP)
{
"name": "fbaInbound_generateTransportationOptions",
"arguments": {
"store": "myStore-US",
"plan_id": "<plan_id>",
"placement_option_id": "<placement_option_id>",
"shipment_transportation_configurations": []
}
}From code (Tool API)
curl -X POST https://api.sellersheetai.com/api/v1/tools/fbaInbound_generateTransportationOptions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $SELLERSHEET_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"store":"myStore-US","plan_id":"<plan_id>","placement_option_id":"<placement_option_id>","shipment_transportation_configurations":[]}'Early access — the Tool API is open on request, contact us.
Arguments
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
storerequired | string | the store ref `<store>-<CC>` (name-country, e.g. 'myStore-US') — one of get_user_context's store_refs, verbatim. |
plan_idrequired | string | the inboundPlanId (from fbaInbound_createInboundPlan or fbaInbound_listInboundPlans). |
placement_option_idrequired | string | the placementOptionId (from fbaInbound_listPlacementOptions). |
shipment_transportation_configurationsrequired | object[] | one entry per shipment of the placement option (its shipmentIds), shaped as the Body block below. readyToShipWindow.start is a date-time with minutes, 'yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mmZ' (e.g. '2026-06-01T00:00Z'). contactInformation is optional. freightInformation and pallets are for freight modes only; freightClass is NONE or FC_50 … FC_500 (Amazon lists the values only in prose); declaredValue.code is ISO 4217. |
Result
Every tool answers {notification, data, human_action}; data carries:
data.operationId— poll with fbaInbound_getInboundOperationStatus until SUCCESS.data.status— 'IN_PROGRESS'.
Body (Amazon schema)
placementOptionId*: string (38–38 chars)
shipmentTransportationConfigurations*: [{contactInformation: {email, name*, phoneNumber*},
freightInformation: {declaredValue, freightClass}, pallets: [{dimensions, quantity*, stackability,
weight}], readyToShipWindow*: {start*}, shipmentId* (38–38 chars)}] (min 1)
shipmentTransportationConfigurations.pallets.dimensions.unitOfMeasurement: IN | CM
shipmentTransportationConfigurations.pallets.stackability: STACKABLE | NON_STACKABLE
shipmentTransportationConfigurations.pallets.weight.unit: LB | KG