> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Shipping

> Shipping object structure and attributes

## Shipping Object

```json Example Shipping Object theme={null}
{
  "order_by": "price",
  "max_days": 5,
  "max_price": 1000
}
```

The shipping object gives you fine grained control over shipping speeds on your orders. Typically, there is a tradeoff between how fast your order arrives and the cost of shipping. The shipping object gives you a way to make sure that you don't go over budget and that your order still arrives on time.

## Attributes

| Attribute   | Type   | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| :---------- | :----- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `order_by`  | String | The ordering of available shipping methods that meet the desired criteria. Available values are `price` or `speed`. If ordering by price, then the Zinc API will choose the cheapest shipping method that meets the desired criteria, while speed will choose the fastest shipping method meeting the criteria. |
| `max_days`  | Number | The maximum number of days allowed for shipping on the order.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| `max_price` | Number | The maximum price in cents allowed for the shipping cost of the order.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |