***

title: "ShippingMethod"
generated: true
---------------

<GenerationInfo sourceFile="packages/core/src/entity/shipping-method/shipping-method.entity.ts" sourceLine="34" packageName="@vendure/core" />

A ShippingMethod is used to apply a shipping price to an [Order](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/order#order). It is composed of a
[ShippingEligibilityChecker](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/shipping/shipping-eligibility-checker#shippingeligibilitychecker) and a [ShippingCalculator](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/shipping/shipping-calculator#shippingcalculator). For a given Order,
the `checker` is used to determine whether this ShippingMethod can be used. If yes, then
the ShippingMethod can be applied and the `calculator` is used to determine the price of
shipping.

```ts title="Signature"
class ShippingMethod extends VendureEntity implements ChannelAware, SoftDeletable, HasCustomFields, Translatable {
    constructor(input?: DeepPartial<ShippingMethod>)
    @Column({ type: Date, nullable: true })
    deletedAt: Date | null;
    @Column() code: string;
    name: LocaleString;
    description: LocaleString;
    @Column('simple-json') checker: ConfigurableOperation;
    @Column('simple-json') calculator: ConfigurableOperation;
    @Column()
    fulfillmentHandlerCode: string;
    @ManyToMany(type => Channel, channel => channel.shippingMethods)
    @JoinTable()
    channels: Channel[];
    @OneToMany(type => ShippingMethodTranslation, translation => translation.base, { eager: true })
    translations: Array<Translation<ShippingMethod>>;
    @Column(type => CustomShippingMethodFields)
    customFields: CustomShippingMethodFields;
    apply(ctx: RequestContext, order: Order) => Promise<ShippingCalculationResult | undefined>;
    test(ctx: RequestContext, order: Order) => Promise<boolean>;
    toJSON() => any;
}
```

* Extends: [`VendureEntity`](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/vendure-entity#vendureentity)

* Implements: [`ChannelAware`](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/interfaces#channelaware), [`SoftDeletable`](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/interfaces#softdeletable), HasCustomFields, [`Translatable`](/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/interfaces#translatable)

<div className="members-wrapper">

### deletedAt

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`Date | null`}   />

### code

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`string`}   />

### name

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`LocaleString`}   />

### description

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`LocaleString`}   />

### checker

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`ConfigurableOperation`}   />

### calculator

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`ConfigurableOperation`}   />

### fulfillmentHandlerCode

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`string`}   />

### channels

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/channel#channel'>Channel</a>[]`}   />

### translations

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`Array<Translation<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/shipping-method#shippingmethod'>ShippingMethod</a>>>`}   />

### customFields

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`CustomShippingMethodFields`}   />

### apply

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, order: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/order#order'>Order</a>) => Promise<<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/shipping/shipping-calculator#shippingcalculationresult'>ShippingCalculationResult</a> | undefined>`}   />

### test

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`(ctx: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/request/request-context#requestcontext'>RequestContext</a>, order: <a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/entities/order#order'>Order</a>) => Promise<boolean>`}   />

### toJSON

\<MemberInfo kind="method" type={`() => any`}   />

</div>