Parcel Perform Authentication API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Parcel Perform Analytics Authentication API
  description: 'Parcel Perform aggregates real-time tracking data across hundreds of carriers into one standardized event model, then layers shipment management, returns, outgoing webhooks, and delivery-experience analytics on top. All requests are authenticated with an OAuth2 client-credentials Bearer access token obtained from the auth endpoint below.


    Endpoint groups marked CONFIRMED were verified against Parcel Perform''s public developer portal (developer.parcelperform.com, hosted on Stoplight at developers.parcelperform.com) via documentation page titles and indexed search snippets - the base domain `api.parcelperform.com`, the literal auth path `/auth/oauth/token/`, and the literal shipment-details path fragment `/v5/shipment/details/` were confirmed verbatim. The Stoplight portal renders its reference pages client-side, which blocked programmatic extraction of the remaining literal path strings and full request/response schemas, so most operation paths and all schemas below are MODELED - built from the confirmed operation names/versions (Create/Retrieve/List/Update Shipment, Create Events, Create Return, Outgoing Webhooks v5.0.0/v5.2.0, Response Structure & Errors) and standard Parcel Perform v5 REST conventions. The Couriers and Analytics groups are entirely modeled - Parcel Perform''s public API reference does not document a standalone endpoint set for either, so those paths are illustrative based on the company''s marketing/product pages.'
  version: 5.2.0
  contact:
    name: Parcel Perform
    url: https://www.parcelperform.com
  termsOfService: https://www.parcelperform.com/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://api.parcelperform.com/v5
  description: Parcel Perform production API (v5)
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Authentication
  description: OAuth2 client-credentials token issuance. CONFIRMED path.
paths:
  /auth/oauth/token/:
    post:
      operationId: createAccessToken
      tags:
      - Authentication
      summary: Generate a Bearer access token (CONFIRMED path)
      description: 'Exchanges API credentials for a short-lived OAuth2 Bearer access token using the client-credentials grant. Send `Authorization: Basic base64(client_id:client_secret)` and `grant_type=client_credentials` in a form-encoded body. Confirmed via Parcel Perform''s public "Generate Bearer Access Token" documentation page and indexed third-party integration guides; the returned token is reported valid for 3600 seconds (60 minutes).'
      security: []
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        required: true
        description: Basic base64(client_id:client_secret).
        schema:
          type: string
          example: Basic base64Y2xpZW50X2lkOmNsaWVudF9zZWNyZXQ=
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - grant_type
              properties:
                grant_type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                  - client_credentials
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Bearer token issued.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    TokenResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        access_token:
          type: string
        token_type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - Bearer
        expires_in:
          type: integer
          description: Token lifetime in seconds. Reported as 3600 (60 minutes).
          example: 3600
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        status:
          type: string
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              code:
                type: string
              message:
                type: string
              field:
                type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing, invalid, or expired Bearer token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Bearer access token obtained from POST /auth/oauth/token/, valid for 3600 seconds (60 minutes) per indexed integration guides. Passed as `Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN`.'