Manual Shipping Provider
The 'Manual' shipping provider does not request a shipping label from a carrier. Use it when a customer picks up their order, when you have your own delivery service, or when you create the shipment with a carrier outside Picqer. If you want, Picqer prints a label with the customer's address so you can see which package belongs to whom.
On this page
Create the shipping provider
Give the shipping provider a name.
Create a shipping profile and fill in the fields.
- 'Sender name' through 'Sender country': your own address details. Picqer prints them on the label. All sender fields are optional.
- 'Print label': choose 'Yes, print automatically after creating shipment' if Picqer should print the label on your packing station right away. Choose 'No' if Picqer should not print the label automatically. The label stays available on the shipment.
- 'Carrier': the carrier you ship the parcel with, as a carrier key, for example
postnlordhl_nl. Picqer passes it on to your store, the API and webhooks. If your carrier isn't listed, chooseother. All keys are listed in the API documentation. - 'Public name': the name your customers and stores see. Leave it empty and Picqer uses 'Manual'.
Click 'Save'.
Add a tracking code
When you create a shipment with the Manual shipping provider, you'll see two extra fields: 'Tracking code' and 'Tracking URL'. Fill them in when you ship the parcel with another carrier and still want your customer to be able to track it. Both fields are optional. Picqer stores the code and the link on the shipment.
You can do the same through the API. When creating the shipment, pass code and tracking_url inside extrafields. See the API documentation on shipments for details.
You can't supply your own shipping label with Manual. If you need that, build a custom shipping method.
Pickup orders
Using Manual for orders that customers pick up? Read the workflow for pickup orders.
