Bridge Categories

Orderly defines four bridge categories. Each category specifies the tasks a bridge must implement (required) and may implement (optional).

E-commerce

Integrates with online storefronts to sync orders and push fulfillment status updates back to the platform.

Required

grab-ordersget-orderpush-fulfillment

Optional

grab-productsupdate-inventorygrab-customerscancel-order

grab-orders — Fetch orders from the platform, with support for date filtering and pagination. Runs on a schedule.

get-order — Fetch a single order by its external ID.

push-fulfillment — Send tracking information and shipment details back to the platform.

Integrates with carriers and shipping platforms to create shipments, get rates, and track packages.

Required

grab-shipmentscreate-shipmentget-rates

Optional

create-labelvoid-labelget-trackinggrab-carriers

grab-shipments — Fetch shipments from the carrier/platform.

create-shipment — Create a new shipment with address, items, and service selection.

get-rates — Request shipping rates for a given package and destination.

Integrates with marketplaces to sync orders, listings, and inventory.

Required

grab-ordersget-orderpush-fulfillmentgrab-listings

Optional

update-listingupdate-inventoryupdate-pricing

grab-listings — Fetch product listings from the marketplace (in addition to order tasks).

Integrates with ERP and accounting systems to sync orders, inventory, and product data.

Required

grab-orderspush-ordergrab-inventory

Optional

grab-productspush-shipmentgrab-customers

push-order — Send order data to the ERP system.

grab-inventory — Fetch current inventory levels from the ERP.

Individual tasks are classified by their behavior:

Task Category	Direction	Description
sync	Platform → Orderly	Fetches data from the external platform
push	Orderly → Platform	Sends data to the external platform
webhook	Platform → Orderly	Handles incoming real-time events
dispatch	Orderly → Platform	Routes data based on dispatcher rules