Integrate shipping int e-commerce site?

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I am looking to integrate UPS or FedEx into an e-commerce site, but I have no idea how to go about doing this. Their sites are leaving me a bit confused. Has anyone integrated shipping into an e-commerce site before? What information would I have to pass to whatever software prints the labels? I'm kind of at square one right now, so any help is greatly appreciated.