---
title: "Get Rate By ID"
method: GET
path: "/v1/rates/{rate_id}"
tags: ["rates"]
---

# Get Rate By ID

`GET /v1/rates/{rate_id}`

Retrieve a previously queried rate by its ID

## Response `200`

The request was a success.

- GetRateByIdResponseBody — A rate
  - `rate_id` string, required — A string that uniquely identifies a ShipEngine resource, such as a carrier, label, shipment, etc.
  - `rate_type` 'check' | 'shipment', required — The possible rate type values
  - `carrier_id` string, required — A string that uniquely identifies a ShipEngine resource, such as a carrier, label, shipment, etc.
  - `shipping_amount` MonetaryValue, required — A monetary value, such as the price of a shipping label, the insured value of a package, or an account balance.
    - `currency` string, required — The currencies that are supported by ShipEngine are the ones that specified by ISO 4217: https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html
    - `amount` number, required — The monetary amount, in the specified currency.
  - `insurance_amount` MonetaryValue, required — A monetary value, such as the price of a shipping label, the insured value of a package, or an account balance.
    - `currency` string, required — The currencies that are supported by ShipEngine are the ones that specified by ISO 4217: https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html
    - `amount` number, required — The monetary amount, in the specified currency.
  - `confirmation_amount` MonetaryValue, required — A monetary value, such as the price of a shipping label, the insured value of a package, or an account balance.
    - `currency` string, required — The currencies that are supported by ShipEngine are the ones that specified by ISO 4217: https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html
    - `amount` number, required — The monetary amount, in the specified currency.
  - `other_amount` MonetaryValue, required — A monetary value, such as the price of a shipping label, the insured value of a package, or an account balance.
    - `currency` string, required — The currencies that are supported by ShipEngine are the ones that specified by ISO 4217: https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html
    - `amount` number, required — The monetary amount, in the specified currency.
  - `requested_comparison_amount` MonetaryValue — A monetary value, such as the price of a shipping label, the insured value of a package, or an account balance.
    - `currency` string, required — The currencies that are supported by ShipEngine are the ones that specified by ISO 4217: https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html
    - `amount` number, required — The monetary amount, in the specified currency.
  - `tax_amount` MonetaryValue — A monetary value, such as the price of a shipping label, the insured value of a package, or an account balance.
    - `currency` string, required — The currencies that are supported by ShipEngine are the ones that specified by ISO 4217: https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html
    - `amount` number, required — The monetary amount, in the specified currency.
  - `rate_details` RateDetail[] — A list of rate details that are associated with this rate. This is useful for displaying a breakdown of the rate to the user.
    - `rate_detail_type` 'uncategorized' | 'shipping' | 'insurance' | 'confirmation' | 'discount' | 'fuel_charge' | 'additional_fees' | 'tariff' | 'tax' | 'delivery' | 'handling' | 'special_goods' | 'pickup' | 'location_fee' | 'oversize' | 'returns' | 'notifications' | 'tip' | 'duties_and_taxes' | 'brokerage_fee' | 'admin_fee' | 'adjustment' — The possible rate detail type values
    - `carrier_description` string — A rate detail description defined by a carrier
    - `carrier_billing_code` string — A rate detail code defined by a carrier
    - `carrier_memo` string — Contains any additional information
    - `amount` MonetaryValue — A monetary value, such as the price of a shipping label, the insured value of a package, or an account balance.
      - `currency` string, required — The currencies that are supported by ShipEngine are the ones that specified by ISO 4217: https://www.iso.org/iso-4217-currency-codes.html
      - `amount` number, required — The monetary amount, in the specified currency.
    - `rate_detail_attributes` RateDetailAttributes — Represents detailed information about a tax (e.g. VAT) contained in a shipping cost.
      - `tax_type` 'vat' — Type of a tax added to shipping cost
      - `tax_percentage` number — Tax percentage, e.g. 20 for 20%, added to the shipping cost
    - `billing_source` string — The source of the billing information. This is typically the carrier, but could be a third party, e.g insurance
  - `zone` integer, nullable, required — Certain carriers base [their rates](https://blog.stamps.com/2017/09/08/usps-postal-zones/) off of custom zones that vary depending upon the ship_to and ship_from location
  - `package_type` string, nullable, required — package type that this rate was estimated for
  - `delivery_days` integer, nullable — The number of days estimated for delivery, this will show the _actual_ delivery time if for example, the package gets shipped on a Friday
  - `guaranteed_service` boolean, required — Indicates if the rate is guaranteed.
  - `estimated_delivery_date` string, date-time — An [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) string that represents a date, but not a specific time. The value _may_ contain a time component, but it will be set to `00:00:00` UTC by ShipEngine.
  - `carrier_delivery_days` string — The carrier delivery days
  - `ship_date` string, date-time — ship date
  - `negotiated_rate` boolean, required — Indicates if the rates been negotiated
  - `service_type` string, required — service type
  - `service_code` string, required — service code for the rate
  - `trackable` boolean, required — Indicates if rate is trackable
  - `carrier_code` string, required — carrier code
  - `carrier_nickname` string, required — carrier nickname
  - `carrier_friendly_name` string, required — carrier friendly name
  - `validation_status` 'valid' | 'invalid' | 'has_warnings' | 'unknown', required — The possible validation status values
  - `warning_messages` string[], required — The warning messages
  - `error_messages` string[], required — The error messages

## Other responses

- `400` — The request contained errors.
- `404` — The specified resource does not exist.
- `500` — An error occurred on ShipEngine's side. > This error will automatically be reported to our engineers.

---

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