Turvo Shipments API

Create, retrieve, list, update, and cancel shipments (loads) - the core freight object in Turvo - including stops, items, costs, carrier assignment, and lifecycle status. Endpoint paths are modeled from Turvo's documented resource set; the live interactive reference is tenant-gated.

OpenAPI Specification

turvo-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Turvo Public API
  description: >-
    The Turvo Public API is a JSON REST interface to the Turvo collaborative
    transportation management system (TMS). It exposes the core logistics
    objects - shipments, orders, locations, accounts (customers), and carriers -
    plus real-time tracking via location updates and event-driven webhooks.

    ACCESS MODEL: The API is self-service but tenant-gated. Credentials
    (Client ID, Client Secret, API Key) are provisioned from the API profile
    inside a customer's Turvo tenant, and the live interactive reference sits
    behind a Turvo login at app.turvo.com/lobby/documentation. A sandbox tenant
    is available for testing.

    MODELING NOTE: Because Turvo's interactive reference is tenant-gated, the
    endpoint paths, parameters, and schemas in this document are HONESTLY
    MODELED from Turvo's publicly described resource set and its documented
    OAuth 2.0 + x-api-key authentication pattern. They are a faithful
    structural model of the v1 API, not a verbatim copy of the live
    specification; confirm exact fields against your tenant's own reference.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Turvo
    url: https://turvo.com
servers:
  - url: https://publicapi.turvo.com/v1
    description: Turvo Public API (production)
  - url: https://my-sandbox.turvo.com/v1
    description: Sandbox tenant (per-tenant host; replace with your sandbox subdomain)
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
    apiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: OAuth 2.0 token exchange for the Public API.
  - name: Shipments
    description: Freight loads - the core shipment object in Turvo.
  - name: Orders
    description: Customer demand records planned into shipments.
  - name: Locations
    description: Facility and address master used as shipment stops.
  - name: Accounts
    description: Customers, shippers, and business partners.
  - name: Carriers
    description: Transportation providers hauling freight.
  - name: Tracking
    description: Real-time location updates and status milestones on a shipment.
paths:
  /oauth/token:
    post:
      operationId: createToken
      tags:
        - Authentication
      summary: Exchange credentials for an access token
      description: >-
        Exchanges tenant API credentials for an OAuth 2.0 Bearer access token.
        Send the x-api-key header along with the grant. Turvo documents a
        password grant for tenant users; the returned access_token is then
        passed as Authorization: Bearer on subsequent calls.
      security: []
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKeyHeader'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A new OAuth 2.0 access token.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TokenResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /shipments/list:
    get:
      operationId: listShipments
      tags:
        - Shipments
      summary: List shipments
      description: Lists shipments in the tenant, with pagination and filtering.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Start'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/StatusFilter'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of shipments.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /shipments:
    post:
      operationId: createShipment
      tags:
        - Shipments
      summary: Create a shipment
      description: Creates a new shipment (load) with stops, items, and costs.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Shipment'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created shipment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Shipment'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /shipments/{id}:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
    get:
      operationId: getShipment
      tags:
        - Shipments
      summary: Retrieve a shipment
      description: Retrieves a single shipment by its Turvo ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested shipment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Shipment'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateShipment
      tags:
        - Shipments
      summary: Update a shipment
      description: Updates an existing shipment - stops, status, carrier, or costs.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Shipment'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated shipment.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Shipment'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
    delete:
      operationId: cancelShipment
      tags:
        - Shipments
      summary: Cancel a shipment
      description: Cancels (soft-deletes) a shipment.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Cancellation result.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DeleteResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /orders/list:
    get:
      operationId: listOrders
      tags:
        - Orders
      summary: List orders
      description: Lists orders in the tenant, with pagination and filtering.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Start'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of orders.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /orders:
    post:
      operationId: createOrder
      tags:
        - Orders
      summary: Create an order
      description: Creates a new order with line items and ship-from / ship-to detail.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created order.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /orders/{id}:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
    get:
      operationId: getOrder
      tags:
        - Orders
      summary: Retrieve an order
      description: Retrieves a single order by its Turvo ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested order.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateOrder
      tags:
        - Orders
      summary: Update an order
      description: Updates an existing order.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated order.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /locations/list:
    get:
      operationId: listLocations
      tags:
        - Locations
      summary: List locations
      description: Lists locations (facilities) in the tenant.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Start'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of locations.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /locations:
    post:
      operationId: createLocation
      tags:
        - Locations
      summary: Create a location
      description: Creates a new location with address, geocoordinates, and contacts.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created location.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /locations/{id}:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
    get:
      operationId: getLocation
      tags:
        - Locations
      summary: Retrieve a location
      description: Retrieves a single location by its Turvo ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested location.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateLocation
      tags:
        - Locations
      summary: Update a location
      description: Updates an existing location.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated location.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /accounts/list:
    get:
      operationId: listAccounts
      tags:
        - Accounts
      summary: List accounts
      description: Lists accounts (customers) in the tenant.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Start'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of accounts.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /accounts:
    post:
      operationId: createAccount
      tags:
        - Accounts
      summary: Create an account
      description: Creates a new account (customer or business partner).
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Account'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created account.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Account'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /accounts/{id}:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
    get:
      operationId: getAccount
      tags:
        - Accounts
      summary: Retrieve an account
      description: Retrieves a single account by its Turvo ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested account.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Account'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateAccount
      tags:
        - Accounts
      summary: Update an account
      description: Updates an existing account.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Account'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated account.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Account'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /carriers/list:
    get:
      operationId: listCarriers
      tags:
        - Carriers
      summary: List carriers
      description: Lists carriers in the tenant.
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Start'
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A page of carriers.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CarrierList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /carriers:
    post:
      operationId: createCarrier
      tags:
        - Carriers
      summary: Create a carrier
      description: Creates a new carrier with compliance, equipment, and contact detail.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Carrier'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The created carrier.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Carrier'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /carriers/{id}:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
    get:
      operationId: getCarrier
      tags:
        - Carriers
      summary: Retrieve a carrier
      description: Retrieves a single carrier by its Turvo ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested carrier.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Carrier'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    put:
      operationId: updateCarrier
      tags:
        - Carriers
      summary: Update a carrier
      description: Updates an existing carrier.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Carrier'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The updated carrier.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Carrier'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
  /shipments/{id}/locationUpdates:
    parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Id'
    get:
      operationId: listLocationUpdates
      tags:
        - Tracking
      summary: List tracking updates for a shipment
      description: Retrieves the recorded location updates and status milestones for a shipment.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of location updates.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  details:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationUpdate'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
    post:
      operationId: createLocationUpdate
      tags:
        - Tracking
      summary: Post a tracking update for a shipment
      description: Records a real-time GPS location ping or status milestone against a shipment for in-transit visibility.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationUpdate'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The recorded location update.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationUpdate'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        OAuth 2.0 Bearer access token obtained from POST /oauth/token. Passed as
        Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN.
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: Per-tenant API key from the Turvo tenant API profile, sent on every request.
  parameters:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      name: x-api-key
      in: header
      required: true
      description: Per-tenant API key from the Turvo tenant API profile.
      schema:
        type: string
    Id:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The Turvo resource ID.
      schema:
        type: string
    Start:
      name: start
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Zero-based offset of the first record to return.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 0
    PageSize:
      name: pageSize
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Maximum number of records to return per page.
      schema:
        type: integer
        default: 50
    StatusFilter:
      name: status
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Filter by shipment lifecycle status code.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid Bearer token or API key.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    ValidationError:
      description: The request payload failed validation.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        Status:
          type: string
          example: error
        code:
          type: integer
        message:
          type: string
        details:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    DeleteResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        deleted:
          type: boolean
    TokenRequest:
      type: object
      required:
        - grant_type
        - client_id
        - client_secret
      properties:
        grant_type:
          type: string
          description: OAuth 2.0 grant type. Turvo documents a password grant for tenant users.
          example: password
        client_id:
          type: string
        client_secret:
          type: string
        username:
          type: string
          description: Tenant user for the password grant.
        password:
          type: string
        scope:
          type: string
          example: read+trust+write
    TokenResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        access_token:
          type: string
        token_type:
          type: string
          example: bearer
        expires_in:
          type: integer
          example: 86400
        refresh_token:
          type: string
        scope:
          type: string
    Pagination:
      type: object
      properties:
        start:
          type: integer
        pageSize:
          type: integer
        totalRecordsInPage:
          type: integer
        moreAvailable:
          type: boolean
    Shipment:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        customId:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable shipment/load number.
        status:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            description:
              type: string
        startDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        endDate:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        lane:
          type: object
          properties:
            start:
              type: string
            end:
              type: string
        globalRoute:
          type: array
          description: Ordered stops (pickup and delivery) for the shipment.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Stop'
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentItem'
        carrier:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            name:
              type: string
        costs:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    Stop:
      type: object
      properties:
        sequence:
          type: integer
        stopType:
          type: string
          description: Pickup or delivery.
        location:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationRef'
        appointment:
          type: object
          properties:
            date:
              type: string
              format: date-time
            timezone:
              type: string
    LocationRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
    ShipmentItem:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        quantity:
          type: number
        weight:
          type: number
        weightUnits:
          type: string
    ShipmentList:
      type: object
      properties:
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Shipment'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    Order:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        customId:
          type: string
        status:
          type: object
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            description:
              type: string
        customer:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/AccountRef'
        shipFrom:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationRef'
        shipTo:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/LocationRef'
        items:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ShipmentItem'
    OrderList:
      type: object
      properties:
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Order'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    AccountRef:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
    Location:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          description: Facility type, such as warehouse or distribution center.
        address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
        geo:
          type: object
          properties:
            lat:
              type: number
            lng:
              type: number
        contacts:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contact'
        hoursOfOperation:
          type: string
    Address:
      type: object
      properties:
        line1:
          type: string
        line2:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        zip:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
    Contact:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
        phone:
          type: string
    LocationList:
      type: object
      properties:
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Location'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    Account:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        type:
          type: string
          description: Account type, such as customer, shipper, or partner.
        address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
        contacts:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contact'
        billing:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    AccountList:
      type: object
      properties:
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Account'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    Carrier:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        name:
          type: string
        mcNumber:
          type: string
        dotNumber:
          type: string
        scac:
          type: string
        equipmentTypes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        contacts:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Contact'
        compliance:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
    CarrierList:
      type: object
      properties:
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Carrier'
        pagination:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination'
    LocationUpdate:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        shipmentId:
          type: string
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        latitude:
          type: number
        longitude:
          type: number
        milestone:
          type: string
          description: Status milestone such as arrived, departed, or in-transit.
        notes:
          type: string