---
title: "Create an Insurance Policy"
method: POST
path: "/2024-09/insurances/policies"
tags: ["Insurance"]
---

# Create an Insurance Policy

`POST /2024-09/insurances/policies`

Create insurance for a shipment whose label isn't provided by Easyship.
For the shipment whose label is provided by Easyship, please use [Shipment Insurance Endpoint](https://developers.easyship.com/reference/shipments_insure_create) to insure it.

Easyship relies on the tracking number and courier service ID to validate the shipment. Once the tracking record is successfully established, the insurance will be automatically set up and charged.

If the tracking record is initiated using the tracking endpoint `POST /:version/trackings`, it becomes valid for insurance only after receiving a response from the courier service, and within 24 hours of that time.

Required authorization scope: `public.insurance_policy_3p:write`

> This API requires an updated contract with Easyship. Get in touch with your account manager or Easyship Support Team.

## Request body

- ExternalShipmentInsuranceCreate — Tracking Create params
  - `tracking_number` string, required
  - `courier_service_id` string, uuid — unique identifier for a courier service
  - `courier_service_name` string — Name of the courier service. Required if `courier_service_id` is not provided. For courier services that Easyship doesn't support label generation, please retrieve the name using `GET /trackings/external_courier_services`
  - `platform_order_number` PlatformOrderNumber — unresolved $ref
  - `origin_address_id` string, uuid — ID of origin address. Required if the `origin_address` object is not provided. If provided, the origin address attributes will be ignored.
  - `origin_address` Address
    - `line_1` string — First line of the street address
    - `line_2` string, nullable — Second line of the street address
    - `state` string, nullable — State, Province, or other top-level administrative region. Mandatory for these countries: AU, CA, CN, ID, MX, MY, TH, US, VN. Use abbreviations for naming the state if possible (2 letters for the US/CA, 2 or 3 letters for AU). For countries using provinces, use the full province names.
    - `city` string — City or Suburb
    - `postal_code` string — Postal code. Leave it null or 0 if the country does not have postal codes. Mandatory for these countries: AD, AF, AI, AL, AM, AQ, AR, AS, AT, AU, AX, AZ, BA, BB, BD, BE, BG, BL, BM, BN, BQ, BR, BT, BV, BY, CA, CC, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CV, CX, CY, CZ, DE, DK, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, EH, ES, ET, FI, FK, FM, FO, FR, GA, GB, GE, GF, GG, GI, GL, GP, GR, GS, GT, GU, GW, HM, HN, HR, HT, HU, ID, IE, IL, IM, IN, IO, IQ, IR, IS, IT, JE, JO, JP, KG, KH, KR, KW, KY, KZ, LA, LB, LI, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, MA, MC, MD, ME, MF, MG, MH, MK, MM, MN, MP, MQ, MT, MV, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NC, NE, NF, NG, NI, NL, NO, NP, NZ, OM, PE, PF, PG, PH, PK, PL, PM, PN, PR, PS, PT, PW, PY, RE, RO, RS, RU, SD, SE, SG, SH, SI, SJ, SK, SM, SN, SS, SV, SX, SZ, TC, TD, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TW, UA, UM, US, UY, UZ, VA, VC, VE, VG, VI, VN, WF, WS, YT, ZA, ZM.
    - `contact_name` string, nullable — The full name of a person at the address. Owner name will be used if not provided.
    - `contact_phone` string — Phone number used to reach the person in contact_name (may or may not be SMS-ready).
  - `destination_address` object
    - `line_1` string, required — First line of the street address
    - `line_2` string, nullable — Second line of the street address
    - `state` string, nullable, required — State, Province, or other top-level administrative region. Mandatory for these countries: AU, CA, CN, ID, MX, MY, TH, US, VN. Use abbreviations for naming the state if possible (2 letters for the US/CA, 2 or 3 letters for AU). For countries using provinces, use the full province names.
    - `city` string, required — City or Suburb
    - `postal_code` string, required — Postal code. Mandatory for most countries (if not applicable, for example Hong Kong, leave null or 0)
    - `country_alpha2` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AN' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW' — Country Code in Alpha-2 format (ISO 3166-1)
    - `company_name` string, nullable — The company or organization at the address
    - `contact_name` string, required — The full name of a person at the address
    - `contact_phone` string, required — Phone number used to reach the person in contact_name (may or may not be SMS-ready)
    - `contact_email` string, email, required — Email address used to reach the person in `contact_name`
    - `delivery_instructions` string, nullable — Delivery instructions for the address, see [Delivery Instructions](https://developers.easyship.com/page/delivery-instructions).
  - `items` object[]
    - `description` string, required
    - `quantity` number — Quantity of the item. It will be set to 1 if not provided.
  - `insurance` object, required
    - `currency` 'AED' | 'AFN' | 'ALL' | 'AMD' | 'ANG' | 'AOA' | 'ARS' | 'AUD' | 'AWG' | 'AZN' | 'BAM' | 'BBD' | 'BDT' | 'BGN' | 'BHD' | 'BIF' | 'BMD' | 'BND' | 'BOB' | 'BRL' | 'BSD' | 'BTN' | 'BWP' | 'BYR' | 'BZD' | 'CAD' | 'CDF' | 'CHF' | 'CLF' | 'CLP' | 'CNY' | 'COP' | 'CRC' | 'CUC' | 'CUP' | 'CVE' | 'CZK' | 'DJF' | 'DKK' | 'DOP' | 'DZD' | 'EGP' | 'ERN' | 'ETB' | 'EUR' | 'FJD' | 'FKP' | 'GBP' | 'GEL' | 'GHS' | 'GIP' | 'GMD' | 'GNF' | 'GTQ' | 'GYD' | 'HKD' | 'HNL' | 'HRK' | 'HTG' | 'HUF' | 'IDR' | 'ILS' | 'INR' | 'IQD' | 'IRR' | 'ISK' | 'JMD' | 'JOD' | 'JPY' | 'KES' | 'KGS' | 'KHR' | 'KMF' | 'KPW' | 'KRW' | 'KWD' | 'KYD' | 'KZT' | 'LAK' | 'LBP' | 'LKR' | 'LRD' | 'LSL' | 'LTL' | 'LVL' | 'LYD' | 'MAD' | 'MDL' | 'MGA' | 'MKD' | 'MMK' | 'MNT' | 'MOP' | 'MRO' | 'MUR' | 'MVR' | 'MWK' | 'MXN' | 'MYR' | 'MZN' | 'NAD' | 'NGN' | 'NIO' | 'NOK' | 'NPR' | 'NZD' | 'OMR' | 'PAB' | 'PEN' | 'PGK' | 'PHP' | 'PKR' | 'PLN' | 'PYG' | 'QAR' | 'RON' | 'RSD' | 'RUB' | 'RWF' | 'SAR' | 'SBD' | 'SCR' | 'SDG' | 'SEK' | 'SGD' | 'SHP' | 'SKK' | 'SLL' | 'SOS' | 'SRD' | 'SSP' | 'STD' | 'SVC' | 'SYP' | 'SZL' | 'THB' | 'TJS' | 'TMT' | 'TND' | 'TOP' | 'TRY' | 'TTD' | 'TWD' | 'TZS' | 'UAH' | 'UGX' | 'USD' | 'UYU' | 'UZS' | 'VES' | 'VND' | 'VUV' | 'WST' | 'XAF' | 'XAG' | 'XAU' | 'XCD' | 'XDR' | 'XOF' | 'XPF' | 'YER' | 'ZAR' | 'ZMW' | 'BTC' | 'JEP' | 'EEK' | 'GHC' | 'MTL' | 'TMM' | 'YEN' | 'ZWD' | 'ZWL' | 'ZWN' | 'ZWR', required — ISO-4217 three-letter alphabetic currency code (e.g. USD, EUR, GBP)
    - `insured_value` number, float, required — The value of the shipment that is being insured. Limitation is 10000 USD.

## Response `201`

Insurance policy successfully created

- InsuranceSingle — Insurance details
  - `insurance_policy` Insurance
    - `easyship_insurance_id` string — Easyship insurance ID
    - `insurance_fee` number — Insurance fee
    - `total_insured_value` number — Amount to insure with Easyship's insurance provider.
    - `currency` InsuredCurrency — unresolved $ref
    - `tracking_number` string, nullable
    - `recipient` 'buyer' | 'merchant' — Recipient type
    - `state` 'pending_request' | 'confirmed' | 'failed' | 'pending_void' | 'voided'
    - `claim_state` 'not_filed' | 'filed_by_client' | 'filed_to_courier_damaged' | 'filed_to_courier_lost' | 'rejected_damaged' | 'rejected_lost' | 'accepted_damaged' | 'accepted_lost' | 'voided' — Claim state of the insurance
    - `easyship_shipment_id` EasyshipShipmentId — unresolved $ref
    - `tracking_id` string, uuid, nullable — Tracking ID
    - `source` 'cloud' | 'efulfilment' | 'external' — Source of the insured shipment
  - `meta` Meta
    - `request_id` string — An unique ID represent the request.

## Other responses

- `202` — Insurance policy request accepted. Awaiting tracking result
- `422` — insufficient balance

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