Create FBA shipments

The whole Send-to-Amazon run — plan, pack, compare placement fees, pick transport, print labels, upload tracking — by conversation or by code, with your STA sheet as the record.

In short

One sentence starts the plan. You see Amazon's placement fees before anything is confirmed. Labels and tracking follow. Every step is a tool your agent calls — and your own code can call the same tool with the same arguments.

The shipment day, step by step

Start with one sentence

"Create an FBA shipment for these 5 SKUs, 40 units each." fbaInbound_orchestrate_packing creates the inbound plan and starts Amazon's packing, placement and transport options in one call. fbaInbound_create_sta_sheet gives you an STA spreadsheet that records the whole run.

Compare placement fees before you commit

fbaInbound_listPlacementOptions shows Amazon's warehouse splits with their fees — often the difference between a free split across several warehouses and a paid single destination. You pick; your agent runs fbaInbound_confirm_plan_options, which confirms placement and transport in one step. Confirming cannot be undone for that plan, so the money is shown first.

Pack, label, hand over to the carrier

fbaInbound_setPackingInformation records what went into each box. fbaInbound_create_packing_list writes the packing list from Amazon's own box IDs, fbaInbound_get_labels downloads the box-label PDF into the plan folder, and fbaInbound_createMarketplaceItemLabels prints FNSKU labels when your products need them.

Track it until Amazon checks it in

fbaInbound_updateShipmentTrackingDetails uploads the carrier's tracking. fbaInbound_sync_shipment_status answers "has Amazon received it yet?" on any day after. Delivering it yourself? fbaInbound_getSelfShipAppointmentSlots and fbaInbound_scheduleSelfShipAppointment book the dock appointment.

Try asking

"Create an FBA shipment for SKU-A ×40 and SKU-B ×24 from my warehouse — show me the placement options and fees before you confirm anything."

Step 2, both ways

The same tool and the same arguments — through your AI client, or from your own code.

MCP — you ask: "Show me the placement options and fees for this plan before confirming anything." Your agent calls fbaInbound_listPlacementOptions, lays the splits and fees out for you, and waits for your pick.

In an AI client (MCP)

tools/call

{
  "name": "fbaInbound_listPlacementOptions",
  "arguments": {
    "store": "myStore-US",
    "plan_id": "<plan id from step 1>"
  }
}

From code (Tool API)

curl -X POST https://api.sellersheetai.com/api/v1/tools/fbaInbound_listPlacementOptions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SELLERSHEET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"store":"myStore-US","plan_id":"<plan id from step 1>"}'

Early access — the Tool API is open on request, contact us.

Write access required

Creating plans, confirming options, packing and uploading tracking change your seller account, so the store needs write access (see Stay in control). Reading plans, options and status works with read access.

Tools on this page

Pulled from the catalog at build time, each with its own access label. The workflow tools above call the single-step tools below for you; reach for those when you want to run one step on its own. Most generate/list pairs are asynchronous: generate starts the job on Amazon, list reads its result.

Tool	Access	What it does
`fbaInbound_orchestrate_packing`	write	Create an FBA inbound plan through to PLACEMENT OPTIONS and stop: setPrepDetails → createInboundPlan → generate and confirm the packing option → setPackingInformation → generatePla
`fbaInbound_create_sta_sheet`	write	Create the plan workbook for an FBA inbound plan — the SAME workbook the sidebar's "Create STA SS" builds, so the sidebar buttons can continue any step: the stepper tab (STA-BoxFir
`fbaInbound_listPlacementOptions`	read	List placement options for a plan (read, one page).
`fbaInbound_confirm_plan_options`	destructive	Confirm the human's placement option and, per shipment, the transport option (+ delivery window) in one call — after the human approved them from fbaInbound_generate_shipment_optio
`fbaInbound_setPackingInformation`	destructive	Set box packing information per shipment/group (Amazon write, async).
`fbaInbound_create_packing_list`	write	Packing list from Amazon's OWN box contents.
`fbaInbound_get_labels`	write	Download the box-label PDF of a confirmed shipment (v0 getLabels): the server fetches Amazon's downloadURL, cuts the pages to the label size and returns the PDF base64.
`fbaInbound_createMarketplaceItemLabels`	write	Create FNSKU item labels for a list of MSKUs (write).
`fbaInbound_updateShipmentTrackingDetails`	destructive	Upload carrier tracking for one shipment to Amazon.
`fbaInbound_sync_shipment_status`	read	One shipment's current Amazon status plus a terminal flag — a cheap poll; for the full shipment object use fbaInbound_getShipment.

Every FBA inbound tool:

Tool	Access	What it does
`fbaInbound_cancelInboundPlan`	destructive	Cancel an FBA inbound plan.
`fbaInbound_cancelSelfShipAppointment`	destructive	Cancel a self-ship appointment (write, async).
`fbaInbound_confirm_plan_options`	destructive	Confirm the human's placement option and, per shipment, the transport option (+ delivery window) in one call — after the human approved them from fbaInbound_generate_shipment_optio
`fbaInbound_confirmDeliveryWindowOptions`	destructive	Confirm a delivery window option for a shipment (write, async).
`fbaInbound_confirmPackingOption`	destructive	Confirm a packing option (Amazon write — irreversible for this plan).
`fbaInbound_confirmPlacementOption`	destructive	Confirm one placement option of an inbound plan; the server waits until Amazon's operation finishes.
`fbaInbound_confirmShipmentContentUpdatePreview`	destructive	Confirm a content update preview, accepting the cost change (write, async).
`fbaInbound_confirmTransportationOptions`	destructive	Confirm the chosen transportation option per shipment (write, async).
`fbaInbound_create_packing_list`	write	Packing list from Amazon's OWN box contents.
`fbaInbound_create_sta_sheet`	write	Create the plan workbook for an FBA inbound plan — the SAME workbook the sidebar's "Create STA SS" builds, so the sidebar buttons can continue any step: the stepper tab (STA-BoxFir
`fbaInbound_createInboundPlan`	write	Create an FBA inbound plan on Amazon (single-step).
`fbaInbound_createMarketplaceItemLabels`	write	Create FNSKU item labels for a list of MSKUs (write).
`fbaInbound_generate_shipment_options`	write	The transportation options + delivery windows for ONE placement option: the cheapest `limit` partnered options per shipping mode and, when named, one carrier type.
`fbaInbound_generateDeliveryWindowOptions`	write	Start generating delivery window options for one shipment (USE_YOUR_OWN_CARRIER).
`fbaInbound_generatePackingOptions`	write	Start generating packing options for a plan (async).
`fbaInbound_generatePlacementOptions`	write	Start generating placement options for a plan (async).
`fbaInbound_generateSelfShipAppointmentSlots`	write	Generate self-ship appointment slots for a shipment (write, async).
`fbaInbound_generateShipmentContentUpdatePreviews`	write	Generate content update previews for revised box content (write, async).
`fbaInbound_generateTransportationOptions`	write	Start generating transportation options for a placement option (async).
`fbaInbound_get_labels`	write	Download the box-label PDF of a confirmed shipment (v0 getLabels): the server fetches Amazon's downloadURL, cuts the pages to the label size and returns the PDF base64.
`fbaInbound_get_plan_status`	read	List every placement option of an inbound plan (all pages) — a quick existence and stage probe before a phase.
`fbaInbound_getDeliveryChallanDocument`	read	Fetch the delivery challan document of an India (IN) shipment that uses Amazon-partnered (PCP) transport (read).
`fbaInbound_getInboundOperationStatus`	read	Poll getInboundOperationStatus for a previously started async operation.
`fbaInbound_getInboundPlan`	read	Fetch the raw inbound plan object from Amazon (read-only).
`fbaInbound_getSelfShipAppointmentSlots`	read	List available self-ship appointment slots (read, one page).
`fbaInbound_getShipment`	read	Fetch a single shipment object from Amazon (read).
`fbaInbound_getShipmentContentUpdatePreview`	read	Fetch a single content update preview (read).
`fbaInbound_listDeliveryWindowOptions`	read	List delivery window options for a shipment (after generate completed).
`fbaInbound_listInboundPlanBoxes`	read	List all boxes in an inbound plan (read, one page).
`fbaInbound_listInboundPlanItems`	read	List the items (msku/fnsku/quantity/prep) in an inbound plan (read, one page).
`fbaInbound_listInboundPlanPallets`	read	List all pallets in an inbound plan (read, one page; LTL/FTL freight).
`fbaInbound_listInboundPlans`	read	List inbound plans for a store (one page per call).
`fbaInbound_listItemComplianceDetails`	read	List inbound compliance (tax) details for MSKUs (read).
`fbaInbound_listPackingGroupBoxes`	read	List boxes in a packing group (read, one page; provided via setPackingInformation).
`fbaInbound_listPackingGroupItems`	read	List items in a packing group (read, one page; Box First).
`fbaInbound_listPackingOptions`	read	List packing options after generatePackingOptions completed.
`fbaInbound_listPlacementOptions`	read	List placement options for a plan (read, one page).
`fbaInbound_listPrepDetails`	read	Get preparation details + owner constraints for MSKUs (read).
`fbaInbound_listShipmentBoxes`	read	List boxes in a shipment (read, one page).
`fbaInbound_listShipmentContentUpdatePreviews`	read	List content update previews in a shipment (read, one page).
`fbaInbound_listShipmentItems`	read	List item packages in a shipment (read, one page).
`fbaInbound_listShipmentPallets`	read	List pallets in a shipment (read, one page; LTL/FTL freight).
`fbaInbound_listTransportationOptions`	read	List transportation options after generateTransportationOptions completed.
`fbaInbound_orchestrate_packing`	write	Create an FBA inbound plan through to PLACEMENT OPTIONS and stop: setPrepDetails → createInboundPlan → generate and confirm the packing option → setPackingInformation → generatePla
`fbaInbound_scheduleSelfShipAppointment`	write	Book, or reschedule, a self-ship appointment on a chosen slot (write, synchronous).
`fbaInbound_setPackingInformation`	destructive	Set box packing information per shipment/group (Amazon write, async).
`fbaInbound_setPrepDetails`	destructive	Set preparation details (category + types) for MSKUs (write, async).
`fbaInbound_sync_shipment_status`	read	One shipment's current Amazon status plus a terminal flag — a cheap poll; for the full shipment object use fbaInbound_getShipment.
`fbaInbound_updateInboundPlanName`	write	Rename an inbound plan (write, synchronous).
`fbaInbound_updateItemComplianceDetails`	destructive	Update India (IN) compliance tax details for MSKUs (write, async).
`fbaInbound_updateShipmentName`	write	Rename a shipment (write, synchronous).
`fbaInbound_updateShipmentSourceAddress`	destructive	Update a shipment's source address (write, async).
`fbaInbound_updateShipmentTrackingDetails`	destructive	Upload carrier tracking for one shipment to Amazon.
`fbaInboundEligibility_getItemEligibilityPreview`	read	Check whether an ASIN is eligible for FBA inbound (or commingling) (read).
`fbaInventory_getInventorySummaries`	read	Live FBA inventory for one or a few SKUs right now (read, one page) — e.g.

The shipment day, step by step

Start with one sentence

Compare placement fees before you commit

Pack, label, hand over to the carrier

Track it until Amazon checks it in

Try asking

Step 2, both ways

Tools on this page

FAQ

Can I check stock before I plan?

Will my agent pick an option for me?

Can I do this in the Google Sheets add-on instead?

Is there a skill for this?

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Create FBA shipments

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On this page

The shipment day, step by step

Start with one sentence

Compare placement fees before you commit

Pack, label, hand over to the carrier

Track it until Amazon checks it in

Try asking

Step 2, both ways

Tools on this page

FAQ

Can I check stock before I plan?

Will my agent pick an option for me?

Can I do this in the Google Sheets add-on instead?

Is there a skill for this?