Possible to obtain shipping cost estimates for a cart via API?

Topic summary

A developer is asking whether Shopify’s APIs can retrieve shipping cost estimates for cart items.

Specific APIs mentioned:

  • Storefront API
  • AJAX Cart API

The user wants to know if shipping estimates can be obtained either:

  • As a standalone value
  • As part of another property (e.g., estimated total cost)

Current status: The question remains unanswered with no responses yet.

Summarized with AI on October 31. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.

Is it possible to retrieve a shipping cost estimate for a specific item in a cart using one of the Shopify APIs, like the Storefront API or the AJAX Cart API, either independently or as part of another property such as estimated total cost?