Lufthansa Cargo

Lufthansa Cargo Shipment Tracking Subscribe API

Subscription API that pushes shipment milestone updates to a caller-supplied HTTPS callback URL. Create, read, update, delete and list subscriptions for a given Air Waybill and status filter; the OpenAPI declares a shipmentStatusUpdate callback against the request-body callback field, with 401 for a disabled callback host and 403 for a callback host not allowed. Status filter values are the IATA cargo status codes RCS, MAN, DEP, ARR, RCF, NFD, DLV, DDL, RCT, TFD, DIS, TOA and PRE. OpenAPI 3.0.0, version "1.0 - 2022.01.03".

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 5

GET /lhcargo/handling/shipmenttrackingpush/v4/subscribe/all Get all subscriptions for a given callback #
POST /lhcargo/handling/shipmenttrackingpush/v4/subscribe Create subscription for AWB #
DELETE /lhcargo/handling/shipmenttrackingpush/v4/subscribe/{subscriptionId} Delete subscription #
GET /lhcargo/handling/shipmenttrackingpush/v4/subscribe/{subscriptionId} Get subscription #
PUT /lhcargo/handling/shipmenttrackingpush/v4/subscribe/{subscriptionId} Update subscription #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.lufthansa-cargo.com/apis/shipmenttrackingsubscribepublic
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Authentication
https://developer.lufthansa-cargo.com/how-to-connect

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lufthansa-cargo/refs/heads/main/openapi/lufthansa-cargo-shipment-tracking-subscribe-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

lufthansa-cargo-shipment-tracking-subscribe-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: 1.0 - 2022.01.03
  title: Shipment Tracking Subscribe API
  description: Receive automatic updates on the status of a shipment. Subscribe for a selected AWB and every time the shipment reaches a new milestone get automatically notified via the API.
servers:
- url: https://api.lufthansa-cargo.com
security:
- ApikeyAuth: []
tags:
- name: Shipment Tracking Subscribe
paths:
  /lhcargo/handling/shipmenttrackingpush/v4/subscribe/all:
    get:
      operationId: getAll
      parameters:
      - explode: true
        in: query
        name: callback
        required: false
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/callback'
        style: form
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                items:
                  $ref: '#/components/schemas/subscriptionId'
                type: array
          description: Success
        '400':
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                description: error message
                type: string
          description: Bad request
        '500':
          description: Server error
      summary: Get all subscriptions for a given callback
      tags:
      - Shipment Tracking Subscribe
  /lhcargo/handling/shipmenttrackingpush/v4/subscribe:
    post:
      callbacks:
        shipmentStatusUpdate:
          '{$request.body#/callback}':
            options:
              responses:
                '200':
                  description: Allow header must include POST
                  headers:
                    Allow:
                      explode: false
                      schema:
                        type: string
                      style: simple
                '204':
                  description: Allow header must include POST
                  headers:
                    Allow:
                      explode: false
                      schema:
                        type: string
                      style: simple
              summary: Callback check, 200 or 204 response is required
            post:
              requestBody:
                content:
                  application/json:
                    schema:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentStatusUpdate'
                required: true
              responses:
                '200':
                  description: Callback processed
              summary: callback endpoint
      operationId: subscribe
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
          description: Subscription created
        '400':
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                description: error message
                type: string
          description: Bad request
        '401':
          description: Callback host disabled
        '403':
          description: Callback host not allowed
        '404':
          description: Shipment not found
        '409':
          description: Subscription already exists
        '422':
          description: Callback is invalid
        '424':
          description: Callback not reachable
        '500':
          description: Server error
      summary: Create subscription for AWB
      tags:
      - Shipment Tracking Subscribe
  /lhcargo/handling/shipmenttrackingpush/v4/subscribe/{subscriptionId}:
    delete:
      operationId: delete
      parameters:
      - explode: false
        in: path
        name: subscriptionId
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/subscriptionId'
        style: simple
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Success
        '404':
          description: Subscription not found
        '500':
          description: Server error
      summary: Delete subscription
      tags:
      - Shipment Tracking Subscribe
    get:
      description: Get the details of an existing subscription
      operationId: get
      parameters:
      - explode: false
        in: path
        name: subscriptionId
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/subscriptionId'
        style: simple
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
          description: Success
        '404':
          description: Subscription not found
        '500':
          description: Server error
      summary: Get subscription
      tags:
      - Shipment Tracking Subscribe
    put:
      operationId: update
      parameters:
      - explode: false
        in: path
        name: subscriptionId
        required: true
        schema:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/subscriptionId'
        style: simple
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentStatusUpdate'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
          description: Subscription updated
        '400':
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                description: error message
                type: string
          description: Bad request
        '404':
          description: Subscription not found
        '500':
          description: Server error
      summary: Update subscription
      tags:
      - Shipment Tracking Subscribe
components:
  schemas:
    awb:
      description: abw number of an shipment
      example: 020-12345678
      type: string
    Subscription:
      properties:
        subscriptionId:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/subscriptionId'
        awb:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/awb'
        callback:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/callback'
        states:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/shipmentStatus'
      required:
      - awb
      - callback
      - states
      - subscriptionId
      type: object
    subscriptionId:
      description: UUIDv4 of subscription
      example: 70904e8c-f953-4ef5-b9f4-6c34711cf801
      pattern: ^\b[0-9a-f]{8}\b-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-\b[0-9a-f]{12}\b$
      type: string
    shipmentStatus:
      enum:
      - '*,RCS, MAN, DEP, ARR, RCF, NFD, DLV, DDL, RCT, TFD, DIS, TOA, PRE'
      type: string
      example: '*'
    SubscriptionRequest:
      properties:
        awb:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/awb'
        callback:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/callback'
        states:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/shipmentStatus'
        businessPartnerNumber:
          description: optional Business Partner Number
          example: '987654321'
          pattern: \d{9}$
          type: string
      required:
      - awb
      - callback
      - states
      type: object
    callback:
      description: Callback URL
      example: https://yoursoftwaresolution.com/lufthansacargo/trackingCallback
      format: uri
      type: string
    ShipmentStatusUpdate:
      properties:
        awb:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/awb'
        callback:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/callback'
        states:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/shipmentStatus'
        businessPartnerNumber:
          description: optional Business Partner Number
          example: '987654321'
          pattern: \d{9}$
          type: string
      required:
      - awb
      - callback
      - states
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    ApikeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: apikey