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# Ship an Order API overview

The Ship an Order API allows you to create a shipment and request a label for an existing order in Sendcloud in one step, both asynchronously and synchronously.

## What you can do with this API

| Action                                                               | Endpoint                                                                                                                             |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Create a shipment and request the label immediately (asynchronously) | [Request a label for one or more orders asynchronously](/api/v3/ship-an-order/request-a-label-for-one-or-more-orders-asynchronously) |
| Create a shipment and request the label later (synchronously)        | [Request a label for a single order synchronously](/api/v3/ship-an-order/request-a-label-for-a-single-order-synchronously)           |