Descartes Systems Group

Descartes MacroPoint Visibility API

Real-time freight and shipment visibility. Lets a shipper, broker, or 3PL create, update, monitor, and stop tracking sessions on loads directly from a TMS or ERP and receive location, order-status, trip-event, and form-submit updates via callbacks. Base https://macropoint-lite.com/api/1.0 with HTTP Basic authentication and XML request/response bodies. Confirmed operations include POST /orders/createorder and POST /tms/data/location; the full surface is documented at docs.macropoint.com. Access requires MacroPoint customer credentials (gated).

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Documentation
https://docs.macropoint.com/

Other Resources

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ProductPage
https://www.descartes.com/solutions/logistics-technology-platform/real-time-shipment-tracking-visibility
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APIsJSON
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/descartes/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: descartes:descartes-macropoint-visibility-api
name: Descartes MacroPoint Visibility API
tags:
- Freight Visibility
- Shipment Tracking
- Real-Time Tracking
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://docs.macropoint.com/
baseURL: https://macropoint-lite.com/api/1.0
properties:
- url: https://docs.macropoint.com/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://www.descartes.com/solutions/logistics-technology-platform/real-time-shipment-tracking-visibility
  type: ProductPage
description: Real-time freight and shipment visibility. Lets a shipper, broker, or 3PL create, update,
  monitor, and stop tracking sessions on loads directly from a TMS or ERP and receive location, order-status,
  trip-event, and form-submit updates via callbacks. Base https://macropoint-lite.com/api/1.0 with HTTP
  Basic authentication and XML request/response bodies. Confirmed operations include POST /orders/createorder
  and POST /tms/data/location; the full surface is documented at docs.macropoint.com. Access requires
  MacroPoint customer credentials (gated).