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# Cancel Warehouse Receiving Order


POST https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-07/receiving/{id}:cancel

Cancels an existing warehouse receiving order. Only orders in certain statuses can be cancelled.


Reference: https://developer-stage.shipbob.dev/api/receiving/cancel-warehouse-receiving-order

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Authentication using Personal Access Token (PAT) token
- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — OAuth2 authentication using JWT tokens

## Request

### Path parameters

- `id` (integer, required) — Id of the receiving order to cancel

## Response

### 200

Success

- `box_labels_uri` (string, optional, nullable) — URL to the packing slip to be included in each box shipment for this receiving order
- `box_packaging_type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `EverythingInOneBox`, `OneSkuPerBox`, `MultipleSkuPerBox`
- `expected_arrival_date` (datetime, optional) — Expected date that all packages will have arrived. Returned as a full RFC 3339 date-time, for example 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z.
- `external_sync_timestamp` (datetime, optional, nullable) — The timestamp in UTC when a 3rd party integrator has set in our system
- `fulfillment_center` (Receiving.FulfillmentCenterViewModel, optional) — Information about a fulfillment center
- `id` (integer, optional) — Unique id of the warehouse receiving order
- `insert_date` (datetime, optional) — Insert date of the receiving order. Returned as a full RFC 3339 date-time, for example 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z.
- `inventory_quantities` (list of Receiving.V2.InventoryQuantityViewModel, optional, nullable) — Inventory items and quantities within the WRO
- `last_updated_date` (datetime, optional) — Last date the receiving order was updated. Returned as a full RFC 3339 date-time, for example 2026-08-05T00:00:00Z.
- `package_type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `Package`, `Pallet`, `FloorLoadedContainer`
- `purchase_order_number` (string, optional, nullable) — Purchase order number for a receiving order
- `status` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `Awaiting`, `Processing`, `Completed`, `Cancelled`, `Incomplete`, `Arrived`, `PartiallyArrived`, `PartiallyArrivedAtHub`, `ArrivedAtHub`, `ProcessingAtHub`, `InternalTransfer`
- `status_history` (list of Receiving.V2.ReceivingOrderStatusHistoryViewModel, optional, nullable) — The history of status changes for this receiving order

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Authorization missing or invalid

- `any`

### 403 Forbidden Error

The provided credentials are not authorized to access this resource

- `any`

### 404 Not Found Error

Not Found

- `detail` (string, optional, nullable)
- `errors` (map from string to list of string, optional, nullable)
- `instance` (string, optional, nullable)
- `status` (integer, optional, nullable)
- `title` (string, optional, nullable)
- `type` (string, optional, nullable)

### 422 Unprocessable Entity Error

Client Error

- `map from string to list of string`

## Types

### Receiving.FulfillmentCenterViewModel

Information about a fulfillment center

- `address1` (string, optional, nullable) — Address line one of the fulfillment center
- `address2` (string, optional, nullable) — Address line two of the fulfillment center
- `city` (string, optional, nullable) — City the fulfillment center is located in
- `country` (string, optional, nullable) — Country the fulfillment center is located in
- `email` (string, optional, nullable) — Email contact for the fulfillment center
- `id` (integer, optional) — Unique identifier of the fulfillment center
- `name` (string, optional, nullable) — Name of the fulfillment center
- `phone_number` (string, optional, nullable) — Phone number contact for the fulfillment center
- `state` (string, optional, nullable) — State the fulfillment center is located in
- `timezone` (string, optional, nullable) — Timezone the fulfillment center is located in
- `zip_code` (string, optional, nullable) — Postal code of the fulfillment center

### Receiving.V2.InventoryQuantityViewModel

- `expected_quantity` (integer, optional) — Quantity of the inventory item submitted in the WRO
- `inventory_id` (integer, optional) — ID of the inventory item
- `received_quantity` (integer, optional) — Quantity of the inventory item received by the warehouse
- `sku` (string, optional, nullable) — Sku of the inventory item
- `stowed_quantity` (integer, optional) — Quantity of the inventory item stowed by the warehouse

### Receiving.V2.ReceivingOrderStatusHistoryViewModel

View model for receiving order status history

- `id` (integer, optional) — Unique id of the status
- `status` (string, optional, nullable) — Name of the status
- `timestamp` (datetime, optional) — Timestamp when the status was recorded

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "box_labels_uri": "https://api.shipbob.com/2026-07/receiving/1/labels",
  "box_packaging_type": "EverythingInOneBox",
  "expected_arrival_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22+00:00",
  "external_sync_timestamp": "2019-08-24T14:15:22+00:00",
  "fulfillment_center": {
    "address1": "5900 W Ogden Ave",
    "address2": "Suite 100",
    "city": "Cicero",
    "country": "USA",
    "email": "example@example.com",
    "id": 0,
    "name": "Cicero (IL)",
    "phone_number": "555-555-5555",
    "state": "IL",
    "timezone": "Central Standard Time",
    "zip_code": "60804"
  },
  "id": 0,
  "insert_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22+00:00",
  "inventory_quantities": [
    {
      "expected_quantity": 0,
      "inventory_id": 0,
      "received_quantity": 0,
      "sku": "string",
      "stowed_quantity": 0
    }
  ],
  "last_updated_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22+00:00",
  "package_type": "Package",
  "purchase_order_number": "string",
  "status": "Awaiting",
  "status_history": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "status": "Processing",
      "timestamp": "2019-08-24T14:15:22+00:00"
    }
  ]
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python default
import requests

url = "https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-07/receiving/1:cancel"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript default
const url = 'https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-07/receiving/1:cancel';
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go default
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-07/receiving/1:cancel"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby default
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-07/receiving/1:cancel")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java default
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-07/receiving/1:cancel")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php default
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-07/receiving/1:cancel', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp default
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-07/receiving/1:cancel");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift default
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-07/receiving/1:cancel")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```