How to combine ShipHero data with API data

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What is ShipHero?

ShipHero is a comprehensive warehouse management system (WMS) that helps e-commerce businesses manage their inventory, shipping, and fulfillment operations. It provides real-time visibility into inventory levels, order processing, and shipping status, making it an essential tool for businesses looking to streamline their logistics operations.

What are APIs?

An API (Application Programming Interface) is a set of rules and protocols that allows different software applications to communicate with each other. APIs enable seamless data exchange between various platforms and services, making it possible to integrate different systems and automate workflows efficiently.

Why would you want to combine ShipHero data with API data?

Combining ShipHero data with API data can unlock powerful insights and automation possibilities for your business operations.

  • Enhance inventory management by enriching ShipHero data with additional product information from external APIs
  • Create comprehensive shipping reports by combining delivery data from multiple sources
  • Automate order fulfillment processes by connecting ShipHero with other business systems
  • Generate custom analytics by merging shipping performance data with external market data
  • Enable real-time decision making by consolidating data from multiple sources

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How to use ShipHero with Parabola

ShipHero's integration with Parabola enables powerful automation of shipping and fulfillment data processing.

  • Easily access shipping and inventory data through the Pull from ShipHero step
  • Transform fulfillment data to match your reporting needs
  • Create automated workflows for shipping analytics

Retrieving data from ShipHero

Getting started with ShipHero data in Parabola is straightforward using the Pull from ShipHero step. This step allows you to access various types of data from your ShipHero account, including orders, inventory, and shipping information.

Key features

  • Secure API connection to your ShipHero account
  • Multiple data type selection options
  • Customizable date ranges for data pulls
  • Automatic pagination handling
  • Real-time data refresh capabilities

How to use

  1. Drag the Pull from ShipHero step onto the canvas
  2. Using our ShipHero integration how to doc, authenticate the API integration
  3. Use one of the pre-built API connections to pull in an object from ShipHero, specifying the fields you'd like to pull and date range
  4. Run the step to pull in your data

How to use APIs with Parabola

Parabola's API integration capabilities enable you to connect with virtually any external data source or service.

  • Flexible configuration options for different API endpoints
  • Support for various authentication methods
  • Built-in error handling and response parsing

Retrieving data from an API

The Pull from API step in Parabola enables users to connect to virtually any API endpoint and retrieve data in real-time. This step handles authentication, request formatting, and response parsing automatically, making it accessible to users regardless of their technical expertise.

Key features

  • Support for multiple authentication methods
  • Automatic JSON parsing
  • Custom header configuration
  • Rate limiting protection
  • Error handling and retry logic

How to use

  1. Add the Pull from API step to your Flow
  2. Enter the API endpoint URL
  3. Configure authentication settings
  4. Set up any required parameters, headers, pagination, and rate limiting settings
  5. Test the connection and preview data

Combining ShipHero and API data

Once you have both data sources imported into your Parabola Flow, you can combine them using the Combine Tables step. This powerful feature allows you to merge data based on common fields, creating a comprehensive dataset for analysis.

Key features

  • Multiple joining methods
  • Automatic column matching
  • Custom key field selection
  • Duplicate handling options
  • Preview of combined data

How to use

  1. After you add your data sources to the Canvas, add the Combine tables step to your Flow
  2. Drag the arrow from your data sources to the Combine tables step on the Canvas
  3. Choose the columns to match between the tables
  4. Configure the join type
  5. Preview and verify the combined results

Practical use cases and examples

Enhanced inventory management

Combine ShipHero inventory data with product information from an external API to create comprehensive inventory reports that include additional details such as market prices, competitor data, or enhanced product descriptions.

Advanced shipping analytics

Merge ShipHero shipping data with weather API data to analyze how weather conditions affect delivery times and optimize routing decisions based on historical patterns.

Customer insights enrichment

Connect ShipHero order data with customer information from your CRM API to create detailed customer profiles and improve personalization in your fulfillment processes.

By combining ShipHero data with API data in Parabola, you can create powerful automated workflows that enhance your business operations. Whether you're looking to improve inventory management, optimize shipping operations, or gain deeper customer insights, Parabola's intuitive interface and robust feature set make it easy to build custom solutions for your specific needs.