Echo Global Logistics Shipments API

GET and POST to shipment endpoints.

Business capability
Freight Forwarding & Brokerage Management BC-2450

Operations 6

POST /v2/shipments/LTL Accepts an LTL shipment for creation #
POST /v2/shipments/TL Accepts a TL shipment for creation #
POST /v2/shipments/PL Accepts a PL shipment for creation #
GET /v2/shipments/{Id} Returns a shipment #
GET /v2/shipments/{Id}/status Returns shipment status #
GET /v2/shipments/{Id}/tracking Returns tracking information for a shipment #

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OpenAPI Specification

echo-global-shipments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: EchoSync Partner-Connect API (REST API V2) Shipments API
  description: Formerly the Echo REST API. Provides load creation for Truckload, LTL, and Partial shipments, LTL freight rating, real-time shipment tracking, and document retrieval for existing Echo partners. All API access is over HTTPS. All data is sent and received as JSON. Authentication requires UserName and APIKey sent as request headers.
  version: 2.7.7-main
  contact:
    name: Echo Global Logistics
    url: https://www.echo.com
    email: info@echo.com
servers:
- url: https://restapi.echo.com
  description: Production server
tags:
- name: Shipments
  description: GET and POST to shipment endpoints.
paths:
  /v2/shipments/LTL:
    post:
      operationId: CreateShipmentLTL
      summary: Accepts an LTL shipment for creation
      description: Create a Less Than Truckload (LTL) shipment.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Shipment created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /v2/shipments/TL:
    post:
      operationId: CreateShipmentTL
      summary: Accepts a TL shipment for creation
      description: Create a Truckload (TL) shipment.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Shipment created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /v2/shipments/PL:
    post:
      operationId: CreateShipmentPL
      summary: Accepts a PL shipment for creation
      description: Create a Partial Load (PL) shipment.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Shipment created successfully
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentResponse'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
  /v2/shipments/{Id}:
    get:
      operationId: GetShipment
      summary: Returns a shipment
      description: Retrieve shipment details by shipment ID.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: Id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: The Echo shipment ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Shipment details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentResponse'
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Shipment not found
  /v2/shipments/{Id}/status:
    get:
      operationId: GetShipmentStatus
      summary: Returns shipment status
      description: Retrieve the current status of a shipment.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: Id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Shipment status
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
  /v2/shipments/{Id}/tracking:
    get:
      operationId: GetShipmentTracking
      summary: Returns tracking information for a shipment
      description: Retrieve real-time tracking information for a shipment.
      tags:
      - Shipments
      security:
      - basicAuth: []
      parameters:
      - name: Id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tracking information
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          description: Not found
components:
  schemas:
    ShipmentResponse:
      type: object
      description: Shipment response object
      properties:
        shipmentId:
          type: string
          description: Echo shipment ID
        status:
          type: string
          description: Current shipment status
        proNumber:
          type: string
          description: PRO number assigned to the shipment
    ShipmentRequest:
      type: object
      description: Request body for creating a shipment
      properties:
        origin:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        destination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        pickupDate:
          type: string
          format: date
          description: Requested pickup date (YYYY-MM-DD)
        commodities:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Commodity'
      required:
      - origin
      - destination
      - pickupDate
    Location:
      type: object
      description: Shipment location
      required:
      - companyName
      - address1
      - city
      - stateOrProvince
      - postalCode
      - country
      - locationType
      properties:
        companyName:
          type: string
        address1:
          type: string
        address2:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        stateOrProvince:
          type: string
          minLength: 2
          maxLength: 2
        postalCode:
          type: string
          minLength: 5
        country:
          type: string
          enum:
          - US
          - CA
          - MX
        locationType:
          type: string
          enum:
          - BUSINESS
          - CONSTRUCTIONSITE
          - RESIDENTIAL
          - TRADESHOW
    Commodity:
      type: object
      description: Freight commodity details
      properties:
        description:
          type: string
        pieces:
          type: integer
        weight:
          type: number
        weightUnit:
          type: string
          enum:
          - LB
          - KG
        freightClass:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    basicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: UserName and APIKey encoded as Base64