CouriersPlease + ReturnMate
CouriersPlease is a mainstay of Australian metro parcel delivery and a popular AusPost alternative for Shopify merchants. ReturnMate connects to the CouriersPlease API for shipment creation, live quoting, and tracking — and because CouriersPlease collects from the sender's address, customer returns are genuine driver pickups rather than drop-offs. Newly released in Beta.
What the CouriersPlease connection actually does.
- AU domestic shipments via the CouriersPlease v2 API
- Returns collected from the customer's address — pickup books with the shipment
- Live quoting against your account rate cards
- Self-serve pickup-day selection in the portal
- Tracking sync mapped onto the RMA timeline
- Label PDFs served straight into the portal and admin
Where it earns its place.
Metro returns without the post-office trip
For metro customers, a CouriersPlease driver collects the return from their door — the lowest-friction return experience for bulky or awkward items.
Rate-shopping against AusPost
The quote endpoint prices each job against your CouriersPlease rate cards, so merchants can compare against AusPost per shipment rather than by gut feel.
Outbound replacements
Replacement and repaired-item dispatches ride the same account with pickup from your warehouse on the chosen day.
How CouriersPlease gets connected.
Carrier accounts are set up by our team, not by you. We contact CouriersPlease directly, obtain API access against your existing commercial account, and apply it — so you never have to source or handle API credentials.
- You send us three things
Your existing CouriersPlease account number, written authority for ReturnMate to contact them on your behalf, and your account manager's name, email and phone number.
- We contact CouriersPlease
Our support team requests API access against your account and handles the paperwork and technical back-and-forth with the carrier.
- We apply the credentials
Credentials are stored encrypted against your shop. They are never shown to you and never need to be — there is nothing for you to paste or maintain.
- We test it end to end
We generate a test label — including the dangerous goods transport document where it applies — and confirm it works before the carrier goes live for your team.
Turnaround varies by carrier, depending on how quickly they issue API access. Support confirms the expected timeline for CouriersPlease when you start onboarding. Don't have an account with them yet? We can help you set one up.
Questions about CouriersPlease.
What does Beta mean for CouriersPlease?
The integration is deployed and available to connect today — shipments, quotes, pickups, and tracking are wired end-to-end. Beta means it's newly released and still accumulating real-world merchant mileage; test on your own account before going live.
Which service codes should I configure?
CouriersPlease rate-card codes are account-specific. Run a test rate from Settings → Carriers to see the codes your account returns, then set your preferred inbound and outbound codes on the carrier record.
Does CouriersPlease support dangerous goods?
No — DG-flagged SKUs are automatically routed to TNT or StarTrack and CouriersPlease is blocked for those shipments.
Ask about the CouriersPlease integration.
Tell us how you ship with CouriersPlease
Volumes, lanes, whether you already have an account — we'll come back within one business day.
Often set up together.
Australia Post
MyPost Business labels, PAC rates, branded labels, address validation.
View integration →CarriersAramex AU (Fastway)
AU domestic labels, quotes, and tracking via the myFastway API — the rebranded Fastway franchise courier network.
View integration →CarriersStarTrack
Premium freight with dangerous-goods capability, eParcel labels, DG transport docs.
View integration →CarriersTNT (FedEx)
Express labels with pickup scheduling, dangerous goods capability, real-time pickup windows.
View integration →DeveloperWebhooks & REST API
External API for RMA creation + lifecycle webhooks with HMAC-SHA256 signatures. Available on Scale and Enterprise plans.
View integration →Wire your stack together.
Start free — 5 returns a month on the Free plan, no credit card required. Billed through Shopify.