No-code carrier connectors: embed UPS/DHL in your app with drag-drop blocks.
Solo logistics startup founders face a nightmare integrating carriers like UPS and DHL into their apps due to poor APIs and high costs.
ShipLinker provides pre-built, embeddable no-code components for tracking, rates, and labels from major carriers. Solo devs copy-paste React blocks into their Next.js apps, handling auth and errors automatically. Bypass poor docs and costs with hosted components that scale to production.
Solo logistics startup founders developing carrier integration apps
Embeddable React components tailored for solo Next.js devs, zero backend setup unlike full platforms.
friendly
Ready React components for track/rate/label.
Connect your carrier accounts via OAuth-like flow.
Visual editor to chain components.
One-click copy npm-installable snippets.
Built-in retries and fallbacks.
Tailwind-compatible themes.
Usage heatmaps in components.
Generate custom logic via prompts.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | Yes |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| app_id | uuid | No |
| type | text | No |
| config | jsonb | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| carrier | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/componentsList embeddable components
/api/carrier-connectConnect carrier account
/api/embed/:idServe JS bundle
/api/appsCreate app
No prod
10k renders/mo
None
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 80 | 6% | $96 | $1,152 |
| Month 6 | 400 | 12% | $960 | $11,520 |
Drag, drop, embed – UPS/DHL ready in minutes for $20/mo.
Share component demos on Twitter #Nextjs and r/reactjs; Email 20 solo founders from Shippo alternatives thread; Free pro access for video testimonials.
Workflows
Not embeddable UI
Frontend-first components
Growing library of battle-tested components creates switching costs.
No-code + AI era, but logistics lags; Next.js dominance for solos.
Component perf issues
Lazy load + code splitting
Slow component adoption
Free tier virality
Success: 3 want access
Success: Integrations built
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