CargoDocs

CargoDocs Documents API

Endpoints for retrieving and downloading documents

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Business capability

Electronic Documentation Management BC-2500.50

Operations 3

GET /customer/transactions/{transactionId}/documents CargoDocs Find Transaction Documents #

GET /customer/documents/{documentId}/pdf CargoDocs Download Document PDF #

GET /exchange/documents/{documentId}/pdf CargoDocs Get Single PDF #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Cargodocs Documents API
  version: 3.0.0
  contact:
    name: ICE Digital Trade (essDOCS)
    url: https://www.essdocs.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://www.essdocs.com
  description: 'Operations tagged Documents across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: cargodocs-customer-openapi.yml, cargodocs-partner-openapi.yml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://api-test.cargodocs.com/v3
  description: Sandbox / Test Environment
- url: https://api.uat.cargodocs.com/v3
  description: UAT Environment
- url: https://api.cargodocs.com/v3
  description: Production Environment
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Documents
  description: Endpoints for retrieving and downloading documents
paths:
  /customer/transactions/{transactionId}/documents:
    get:
      operationId: findDocuments
      summary: CargoDocs Find Transaction Documents
      description: Retrieves documents associated with a specific transaction.
      tags:
      - Documents
      parameters:
      - name: transactionId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier for the transaction
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with list of documents
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/Document'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Transaction not found
    servers:
    - url: https://api-test.cargodocs.com/v3
      description: Sandbox / Test Environment
    - url: https://api.uat.cargodocs.com/v3
      description: UAT Environment
    - url: https://api.cargodocs.com/v3
      description: Production Environment
  /customer/documents/{documentId}/pdf:
    get:
      operationId: downloadDocumentPdf
      summary: CargoDocs Download Document PDF
      description: Downloads a PDF copy of a specific document within a transaction.
      tags:
      - Documents
      parameters:
      - name: documentId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier for the document
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with PDF document
          content:
            application/pdf:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Document not found
    servers:
    - url: https://api-test.cargodocs.com/v3
      description: Sandbox / Test Environment
    - url: https://api.uat.cargodocs.com/v3
      description: UAT Environment
    - url: https://api.cargodocs.com/v3
      description: Production Environment
  /exchange/documents/{documentId}/pdf:
    get:
      operationId: getSinglePdf
      summary: CargoDocs Get Single PDF
      description: Allows a customer to download a copy of documents within a set. If the customer holds the original eBoL, the partner can download a version of the BoL watermarked Original in CargoDocs.
      tags:
      - Documents
      parameters:
      - name: documentId
        in: path
        required: true
        description: The unique identifier for the document
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with PDF document
          content:
            application/pdf:
              schema:
                type: string
                format: binary
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
        '404':
          description: Document not found
    servers:
    - url: https://api-test.cargodocs.com/v3
      description: Sandbox / Test Environment
    - url: https://api.uat.cargodocs.com/v3
      description: UAT Environment
    - url: https://api.cargodocs.com/v3
      description: Production Environment
components:
  schemas:
    Document:
      type: object
      properties:
        documentId:
          type: string
          description: The unique identifier for the document
        documentType:
          type: string
          description: Type of document
        status:
          type: string
          description: Current status of the document
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: When the document was created
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
x-refined-from:
- cargodocs-customer-openapi.yml
- cargodocs-partner-openapi.yml