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Alaska Air Cargo Shipment Request Structure

Request body for creating a cargo shipment booking

Type: object Properties: 9 Required: 5
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ShipmentRequest is a JSON Structure definition published by Alaska Airlines, describing 9 properties, of which 5 are required. It conforms to the https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/# meta-schema.

Properties

origin destination shipDate commodity weight weightUnit pieces dimensions specialHandling

Meta-schema: https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#

JSON Structure

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{
  "$schema": "https://json-structure.org/meta/core/v0/#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/alaska-air/refs/heads/main/json-structure/alaska-air-cargo-shipment-request-structure.json",
  "name": "ShipmentRequest",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Request body for creating a cargo shipment booking",
  "properties": {
    "origin": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Origin airport IATA code",
      "example": "SEA"
    },
    "destination": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Destination airport IATA code",
      "example": "HNL"
    },
    "shipDate": {
      "type": "date",
      "description": "Desired ship date (YYYY-MM-DD)",
      "example": "2026-04-20"
    },
    "commodity": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Commodity description",
      "example": "Electronics"
    },
    "weight": {
      "type": "double",
      "description": "Total shipment weight",
      "example": 45.5
    },
    "weightUnit": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Weight unit",
      "enum": [
        "KG",
        "LB"
      ],
      "example": "KG"
    },
    "pieces": {
      "type": "int32",
      "description": "Number of pieces in shipment",
      "example": 3
    },
    "dimensions": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Dimensions"
    },
    "specialHandling": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Special handling requirements",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "example": [
        "Fragile"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "origin",
    "destination",
    "shipDate",
    "weight",
    "pieces"
  ]
}