Inbound Use Cases

Topics

The Inbound Process
Use Case: Checking the Service Status (Inbound)
Use Case: Getting a Fulfillment Identifier for MSKU
Use Case: Creating a New Shipment
Use Case: Marking a Shipment as Shipped
Use Case: Finding Partially Received Shipment Items

The use cases presented in this section represent the most common requests used with the inbound API. The use cases are part of the overall inbound process that uses both physical acts and the inbound API to collect and retrieve information for packaging your shipment to an Amazon fulfillment center. For more information, see The Inbound Process.

The Java examples offered in this section consist of import statements and code snippets specific to the use case. The snippets require that you incorporate them in your own methods.

	Tip
	If you have further questions about parameters and values used with the requests, go to the Inbound Operations narrative in the Amazon Fulfillment Web Service API Reference.