This guide walks you through the entire process of generating and printing shipping labels for your Shopify orders using the our App — whether you create the parcel before or after fulfillment, and whether you're working with single or multiple orders.
🏷️ Step 1: Decide When to Create the Label
You can create labels either before or after fulfilling the order. Both options support bulk processing.
Option A: Create Label After Fulfillment (Auto Create)
With Auto Create enabled, the parcel is generated automatically after fulfillment.
Tracking is injected and emailed to the customer immediately.
Best for:
Fast, hands-off shipping
Split fulfillments or partial shipments
Steps (Single or Bulk):
Go to Shopify Admin → Orders
Select or open orders
Click Mark as Fulfilled
❗ Leave tracking fields empty – the app fills them in automaticallyLabels are created automatically (if Auto Create is enabled)
Proceed to printing (see next step)
To disable Auto Create for a specific order, tag it in Shopify order with: packeta_auto_create_disabled
Option B: Create Label Before Fulfillment
Create the parcel manually before marking the order as fulfilled.
The tracking number is injected after fulfillment, and the tracking email is sent at that time.
Best for:
Printing the label before packing the order
Delaying the customer notification - (e.g. if you don’t want to send tracking emails on weekends or outside business hours)
Steps (Single or Bulk):
Go to Shopify Admin → Orders
Select one or more unfulfilled orders
Click More actions > Create Parcels
You’ll be redirected to the App
Click Create shipping labels button to generate labels
Once the parcel is created, you can print the label right away using the Print Labels button
Fulfill the order(s) later — tracking info will be added automatically
🖨️ Step 2: Print the Shipping Label
Once a parcel is created, you can print the label in several ways:
Method 1: From Order Detail
Open the order
Click More actions > Print Labels
You’ll be redirected to the App, where all selected order will be pre-loaded
Click Print labels
The labels will open in a new browser tab as a PDF. You can print them directly from there.
Method 2: Bulk Print from Orders List
Go to Orders
Select multiple orders
Click More actions > Print Labels
You’ll be redirected to the App, where all selected orders will be pre-loaded
Click Print labels
The labels will open in a new browser tab as a PDF. You can print them directly from there.
Method 3: Directly in the Packeta App
Open the App
Go to the Orders section
Select ready-to-ship orders — only orders that already contain a tracking number can be printed.
Click Print labels
The labels will open in a new browser tab as a PDF. You can print them directly from there.
Summary Table
Scenario | Label Timing | Bulk Support | Email Timing | Manual Control |
Before Fulfillment | Before shipment | ✅ Yes | After fulfill | ✅ Yes |
After Fulfillment (Auto) | Immediately | ✅ Yes | Immediately | ❌ No (Auto) |