Need to find how to offer last mile delivery service to Shopify customers

[LogisticsCTO]

​We operate a last-mile delivery service and are interested in making our services accessible to Shopify merchants. Could someone guide us on the following:​

Integration Requirements: What steps are necessary to integrate our delivery services with Shopify? Are there specific APIs or tools we should utilize?

Shopify Contacts: Who within Shopify can assist us with this integration process? Are there dedicated support channels or partnership programs for delivery service providers?

App Development: Is developing a Shopify app the recommended approach to offer our services to merchants?

If so, what are the best practices and resources available for app development within the Shopify ecosystem?​

Any insights or experiences shared would be greatly appreciated.

[LogisticsCTO]

How can I get in touch with you to understand more?  Willing to pay for your expertise.

[Michael_Wallba]

Shopify does not have a native last-mile delivery functionality at this moment.

You could partner with one of the established last-mile delivery apps - Zapiet as probably the biggest in that space comes to mind. 

Alternatively, you could look into building your own Shopify App and rolling it out on the Shopify App Store - this might be necessary if a provider like Zapiet is not willing to integrate with you due to lack of demand.

Here is a rough idea what you might have to look into in terms of APIs:

- Theme UI Extensions for a storefront date/time picker and the AJAX api to attach information to the cart before checkou

- GraphQL API to manipulate shipping rates, fetch orders etc.

- Shopify Functions to hide shipping rates based on fulfilment method chosen.

Hope this helps