ShipBob subpackage_simulations API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Reference subpackage_billing Subpackage Simulations API
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
- url: https://api.shipbob.com
- url: https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com
tags:
- name: subpackage_simulations
paths:
  /2026-01/simulate/shipment:
    post:
      operationId: simulates-shipment
      summary: Simulates Shipment
      description: 'Simulation shipments in the ShipBob sandbox environment. Learn more about [sandbox simulations](/sandbox/simulations).


        <Warning>This endpoint is **only available** on sandbox.</Warning>'
      tags:
      - subpackage_simulations
      parameters:
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        description: Authentication using Personal Access Token (PAT) token or OAuth2
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Existing registration
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Simulation.simulationResponseModel'
      requestBody:
        description: Order Simulation Request Model
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Simulation.orderSimulationRequestModel'
  /2026-01/simulate/status/{simulationId}:
    get:
      operationId: get-simulation-status
      summary: Get Simulation Status
      description: 'Get the status of a simulation in the ShipBob sandbox environment. Learn more about [sandbox simulations](/sandbox/simulations).


        <Warning>This endpoint is **only available** on sandbox.</Warning>'
      tags:
      - subpackage_simulations
      parameters:
      - name: simulationId
        in: path
        description: The simulation id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
      - name: Authorization
        in: header
        description: Authentication using Personal Access Token (PAT) token or OAuth2
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The simulation status
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Simulation.simulationStatusResponseModel'
components:
  schemas:
    Simulation.simulationResponseModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Optional message about the submitted simulation.
        simulation_id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The unique identifier of the simulation run.
      description: Response returned after submitting a simulation request.
      title: Simulation.simulationResponseModel
    SimulationActionStatusResponseModelAction:
      type: string
      enum:
      - ShipOrder
      - DeliverOrder
      description: 'The name of the action performed in the simulation (for example: ShipOrder, DeliverOrder).'
      title: SimulationActionStatusResponseModelAction
    Simulation.actionStatusResponseModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        action:
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimulationActionStatusResponseModelAction'
          - type: 'null'
          description: 'The name of the action performed in the simulation (for example: ShipOrder, DeliverOrder).'
        message:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: Additional details about the action status, such as progress information or an error message.
        next:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Simulation.actionStatusResponseModel'
          description: The status for the next action in the sequence, if actions are chained.
        schedule_time:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: date-time
          description: The scheduled time for the action to run, in ISO 8601 date-time format (UTC).
        status:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The current execution state of the action.
      description: Represents the current status of a simulation action, optionally including a chained next action status.
      title: Simulation.actionStatusResponseModel
    Simulation.orderSimulationRequestModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        shipment_id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: The ShipBob shipment id the simulation should target.
        simulation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Simulation.simulationModel'
          description: The simulation action definition, optionally chained with subsequent actions.
      required:
      - shipment_id
      - simulation
      description: Request payload for running a simulation against a specific shipment.
      title: Simulation.orderSimulationRequestModel
    Simulation.simulationStatusResponseModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        entity_id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: 'The identifier of the entity the simulation is associated with (for example: shipment id).'
        entity_type:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          description: 'The type of entity the simulation is associated with (for example: Order).'
        simulation:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Simulation.actionStatusResponseModel'
          description: The current status of the simulation action(s), including any chained next actions.
        simulation_id:
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
          format: uuid
          description: The unique identifier of the simulation run.
      description: Provides the current status for a simulation run, including the target entity and the action execution chain.
      title: Simulation.simulationStatusResponseModel
    SimulationSimulationModelAction:
      type: string
      enum:
      - ShipOrder
      - DeliverOrder
      description: The simulation action to perform.
      title: SimulationSimulationModelAction
    Simulation.simulationModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        action:
          oneOf:
          - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimulationSimulationModelAction'
          - type: 'null'
          description: The simulation action to perform.
        delay:
          type:
          - integer
          - 'null'
          description: Optional delay before executing this action, in minutes.
        next:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Simulation.simulationModel'
          description: The next action in the sequence, if actions are chained.
      required:
      - action
      description: Defines a simulation action to run, with an optional delay and an optional next action to allow chaining.
      title: Simulation.simulationModel
  securitySchemes:
    PAT:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Authentication using Personal Access Token (PAT) token or OAuth2