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Channel Pilot is a marketplace sales platform based in Germany and is available for all ShipStation accounts, no matter where your home country may be. Channel Pilot helps large and small retailers alike when selling either nationally or across borders.

Channel Pilot offers solutions for inventory management, workflows, and order management. Additionally, Channel Pilot can connect you to a host of third-party solutions like Marin Software, Adspert, and Adobe Marketing Cloud to boost product feeds through Channel Pilot. Channel Pilot integrates directly with ShipStation to automatically import your orders so you can start shipping quickly. ShipStation will automatically notify your Channel Pilot account with each order's shipment details as soon as you create each label.

Channel Pilot Requirements

Connection Requirements:

  • An active account with Channel Pilot.

  • Channel Pilot Merchant ID

  • Channel Pilot Shop Token

Order Import Requirements:

  • Must include a Ship To address.

Connect a Channel Pilot Store to ShipStation

To connect your Channel Pilot store to ShipStation:

  1. Gather your Channel Pilot Merchant ID and Shop Token.

  2. Open a new tab or browser window and log in to your ShipStation account.

  3. Go to Account Settings.

    Closeup of ShipStation toolbar with outline marking the Settings icon.

  4. Select Selling Channels from the left-hand sidebar, then choose Store Setup.

    Settings page selections, with outline marking the Selling Channels Store Setup option.

  5. Click Connect a Store or Marketplace.

    Store Setup Settings, arrow points to Connect a Store or Marketplace button.

  6. Select the Channel Pilot tile.

    Channel Pilot logo on square tile.

  7. Enter your Channel Pilot Merchant ID and Shop Token.

  8. Click Test Connection, then Connect if the test is successful.

After you've completed the connection steps, your store will be connected to ShipStation. You'll be taken to the store's Settings page to adjust the store-specific settings like branding, notification preferences, and product handling.

Available Features for the Channel Pilot Integration

The ShipStation integration with Channel Pilot supports the following standard features:

Key: Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes. = Supported; Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No. = Not Supported; Grey dash icon. Not applicable. = Does Not Apply

Common Integration Features

Feature

Supported?

Custom Statuses

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Customer Emails

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Customer Phone Numbers

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Requested Service

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Payment Method

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Discounts

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Identifies Gift Orders

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Internal Notes

Grey dash icon. Not applicable.

Notes from Buyer

Grey dash icon. Not applicable.

Order Weight

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Item Weight

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Item Images

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Item Options

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Item Warehouse Location

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Channel Pilot to ShipStation Order Status Mapping:

ShipStation Status

Channel Pilot Status

Awaiting Payment

N/A

Awaiting Shipment

10, 20, Default

Shipped

30

Cancelled

99

On Hold

25

Sent with Shipment Update

Field

Supported?

Status Update

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Tracking Number

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Carrier

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Service

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

Carrier Fee

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Note to Buyer

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Item Information

Red X mark. Unsupported feature. No.

Allows Partial ShipNotify

Green checkmark. Supported feature. Yes.

This integration allows you to define the Status Mappings for the store connection.

ShipStation will import the customer's email address with the order and can send customer shipment confirmation and delivery emails, which are configured in your Store Settings.

ShipStation will import the customer phone number.

ShipStation will import the shipping method chosen by the customer at time of checkout.

ShipStation will import the payment method used to pay for the order.

ShipStation will import discount and coupon information for the order.

ShipStation is able to determine if an order was placed as a gift.

ShipStation will import internal notes or order activity from the selling channel.

ShipStation will import notes left by the customer at time of checkout. Displayed as Customer notes in ShipStation's Legacy Layout.

ShipStation will import the total order weight from the selling channel.

ShipStation will import the weight for each line item in the order.

ShipStation will import an image URL for each line item in the order.

ShipStation will import item options (such as color or size) for each line item in the order.

ShipStation will import a product stock location for each line item in the order.

Status UpdateTracking NumberCarrierServiceCarrier Fee

The shipment update ShipStation sends to the selling channel will include any Notes to Buyer set on the order in ShipStation.

Item Information

This integration allows you to define the Status Mappings for the store connection.

ShipStation will import the customer's email address with the order and can send customer shipment confirmation and delivery emails, which are configured in your Store Settings.

ShipStation will import the customer phone number.

ShipStation will import the shipping method chosen by the customer at time of checkout.

ShipStation will import the payment method used to pay for the order.

ShipStation will import discount and coupon information for the order.

ShipStation is able to determine if an order was placed as a gift.

ShipStation will import internal notes or order activity from the selling channel.

ShipStation will import notes left by the customer at time of checkout. Displayed as Customer notes in ShipStation's Legacy Layout.

ShipStation will import the total order weight from the selling channel.

ShipStation will import the weight for each line item in the order.

ShipStation will import an image URL for each line item in the order.

ShipStation will import item options (such as color or size) for each line item in the order.

ShipStation will import a product stock location for each line item in the order.

Status UpdateTracking NumberCarrierServiceCarrier Fee

The shipment update ShipStation sends to the selling channel will include any Notes to Buyer set on the order in ShipStation.

Item Information