> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.orderdesk.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.orderdesk.com/api-documentation/v2-api-reference/batch-shipments/create-multiple-shipments.md).

# Create Multiple Shipments

Adds shipments to multiple orders in a single request. Each entry in the array carries its own `order_id`.

This consumes a single rate limit token for the whole request rather than one token per order.

The response contains a `results` array with one entry per shipment, in the order submitted. Individual entries can fail while the request itself returns `200`, so these results should be inspected.

```json
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```


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