---
title: "Send label documents"
method: POST
path: "/v1/labels/{label_id}/documents/send"
tags: ["documents"]
---

# Send label documents

`POST /v1/labels/{label_id}/documents/send`

Transmit all uploaded documents for a label to the carrier. Documents must be uploaded to their `upload` target before they can be sent.

## Response `200`

The documents were sent to the carrier.

- SendDocumentsResponseBody — The result of sending a label's documents to the carrier.
  - `sent_count` integer — The number of documents that were sent to the carrier.
  - `document_ids` string[] — The identifiers of the documents that were sent.

## Other responses

- `404` — The specified resource does not exist.
- `500` — An error occurred on ShipEngine's side. > This error will automatically be reported to our engineers.
- `503` — The document service is temporarily unavailable. Try again later.

---

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