CargoSmart

CargoSmart Bookings API

Container booking management

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Business capability

Booking and Reservation Management BC-2400.40

Operations 2

POST /bookings/v1 Create container booking #

GET /bookings/v1 List bookings #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CargoSmart Shipment Tracking Bookings API
  description: The CargoSmart Shipment Tracking API provides real-time container tracking and shipment visibility across ocean carriers and ports. APIs return container movement events, vessel positions, ETA predictions, and port arrival/departure data for supply chain visibility platforms.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: CargoSmart
    url: https://www.cargosmart.com/
servers:
- url: https://api.cargosmart.com
  description: CargoSmart Production API
security:
- apiKey: []
- oauth2: []
tags:
- name: Bookings
  description: Container booking management
paths:
  /bookings/v1:
    post:
      operationId: createBooking
      summary: Create container booking
      description: Submit a new container booking request to an ocean carrier.
      tags:
      - Bookings
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BookingRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Booking submitted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Booking'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
    get:
      operationId: listBookings
      summary: List bookings
      description: Retrieve a list of container bookings.
      tags:
      - Bookings
      parameters:
      - name: status
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Submitted
          - Confirmed
          - Amended
          - Cancelled
      - name: carrierId
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: fromDate
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      - name: toDate
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          format: date
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of bookings
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/BookingList'
components:
  schemas:
    Port:
      type: object
      properties:
        locode:
          type: string
          description: UN/LOCODE (e.g., USNYC)
        portName:
          type: string
        countryCode:
          type: string
        terminalName:
          type: string
    Party:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        address:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        taxId:
          type: string
    BookingList:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Booking'
    Booking:
      type: object
      properties:
        bookingId:
          type: string
        bookingNumber:
          type: string
        carrierCode:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Submitted
          - Confirmed
          - Amended
          - Cancelled
        originPort:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Port'
        destinationPort:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Port'
        requestedDepartureDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        confirmedVessel:
          type: string
        confirmedVoyage:
          type: string
        containers:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              containerType:
                type: string
                enum:
                - 20GP
                - 40GP
                - 40HC
                - 20RF
                - 40RF
                - 45HC
              quantity:
                type: integer
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
    BookingRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - carrierCode
      - originPort
      - destinationPort
      - requestedDepartureDate
      - containers
      properties:
        carrierCode:
          type: string
          description: Ocean carrier SCAC code
        originPort:
          type: string
          description: UN/LOCODE of origin port
        destinationPort:
          type: string
          description: UN/LOCODE of destination port
        requestedDepartureDate:
          type: string
          format: date
        containers:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            required:
            - containerType
            - quantity
            properties:
              containerType:
                type: string
                enum:
                - 20GP
                - 40GP
                - 40HC
                - 20RF
                - 40RF
                - 45HC
              quantity:
                type: integer
                minimum: 1
        cargoDescription:
          type: string
        shipper:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Party'
        consignee:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Party'
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-API-Key
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://auth.cargosmart.com/oauth/token
          scopes:
            tracking:read: Read shipment tracking data
            bookings:read: Read booking data
            bookings:write: Create and manage bookings
            documents:read: Read shipping documents