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# Service Points API overview

Service points are carrier-operated locations where parcels can be sent or received instead of being delivered to a home address. These include parcel shops, post offices, automated lockers, and carrier depots.

The Service Points API helps integrate service point delivery into checkout and shipment flows.

## Endpoints

* [Search service points](/api/v3/service-points/retrieve-a-list-of-service-points) to find service points for selected carriers in a given area.
* [Retrieve a service point](/api/v3/service-points/retrieve-a-service-point) to get the details of a specific service point by its identifier.
* [Check availability](/api/v3/service-points/check-availability-of-a-service-point) to confirm whether a selected service point is still available.

A typical flow starts by searching for service points, then showing the results to the customer, and finally confirming the selected service point before creating the shipment.

## Creating a shipment to a service point

Once a customer selects a service point, pass the service point `id` in the `to_service_point` field when [creating a shipment](/api/v3/shipments/create-and-announce-a-shipment-synchronously)