CargoSmart Shipments API

Shipment visibility and status

Operations 1

GET /tracking/v1/shipments/{billOfLadingNumber} Get shipment by bill of lading #

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OpenAPI Specification

cargosmart-shipments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: CargoSmart Shipment Tracking Bookings Shipments 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: Shipments
  description: Shipment visibility and status
paths:
  /tracking/v1/shipments/{billOfLadingNumber}:
    get:
      operationId: getShipment
      summary: Get shipment by bill of lading
      description: Retrieve shipment details and container list for a bill of lading number.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      parameters:
      - name: billOfLadingNumber
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Bill of lading number
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Shipment details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Shipment'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Port:
      type: object
      properties:
        locode:
          type: string
          description: UN/LOCODE (e.g., USNYC)
        portName:
          type: string
        countryCode:
          type: string
        terminalName:
          type: string
    Shipment:
      type: object
      properties:
        billOfLadingNumber:
          type: string
        bookingNumber:
          type: string
        carrierCode:
          type: string
        carrierName:
          type: string
        shipper:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Party'
        consignee:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Party'
        notifyParty:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Party'
        originPort:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Port'
        destinationPort:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Port'
        containers:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              containerId:
                type: string
              containerType:
                type: string
              sealNumber:
                type: string
        cargoDescription:
          type: string
        grossWeight:
          type: number
        weightUnit:
          type: string
          enum:
          - KG
          - LB
    Party:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        address:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
        taxId:
          type: string
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
        message:
          type: string
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Not found
      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