Berkshire Hathaway

aid: berkshire-hathaway
name: Berkshire Hathaway
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/berkshire-hathaway/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-21'
modified: '2026-04-19'
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: Berkshire Hathaway is a multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The company's
  diversified subsidiaries span insurance (GEICO, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, National Indemnity), freight rail
  transportation (BNSF Railway), utilities and energy (Berkshire Hathaway Energy), manufacturing (Precision Castparts, Iscar),
  wholesale distribution (McLane Company), and services and retailing. BNSF Railway, one of North America's largest freight
  rail networks, operates a public API Center providing customer APIs for shipment tracking, pricing, scheduling, and waybill
  management.
tags:
- Conglomerate
- Energy
- Finance
- Freight Rail
- Insurance
- Investment
- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Utilities
- Fortune 100
apis:
- aid: berkshire-hathaway:bnsf-api
  name: BNSF Railway API
  tags:
  - Freight
  - Logistics
  - Rail
  - Shipment Tracking
  - Supply Chain
  - Transportation
  humanURL: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
  description: The BNSF API Center provides customer APIs for programmatic integration with BNSF Railway freight shipping
    operations. APIs enable real-time shipment tracing, intermodal hub operations, pricing and rate retrieval, transit schedule
    lookups, waybill management, and diagnostic testing. Authentication uses certificate-based mutual TLS (mTLS) for secure
    identity validation between customers and BNSF systems.
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/getting-started/
  - type: Console
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/developers-console/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/catalog/
  - type: Support
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/support/
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkshire-hathaway
- type: Website
  url: https://www.berkshirehathaway.com
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: BNSF Freight Rail Network
    description: BNSF Railway operates one of North America's largest freight rail networks, transporting consumer goods,
      agricultural products, industrial materials, coal, and intermodal containers across 32,500 route miles in 28 states
      and 3 Canadian provinces.
  - name: Insurance Operations
    description: Berkshire Hathaway's insurance operations include GEICO (auto insurance), Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance,
      National Indemnity, General Re, and MedPro Group, providing insurance and reinsurance across personal and commercial
      lines.
  - name: Energy and Utilities
    description: Berkshire Hathaway Energy operates regulated electric and natural gas utilities, pipelines, and renewable
      energy facilities across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.
  - name: Manufacturing and Industrial
    description: Manufacturing subsidiaries include Precision Castparts (aerospace components), Iscar (cutting tools), Marmon
      Group (industrial products), and Lubrizol (specialty chemicals).
  - name: Wholesale Distribution
    description: McLane Company provides wholesale distribution of grocery and foodservice products to retail and restaurant
      customers across the United States.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Freight Shipment Tracking
    description: Shippers and logistics providers integrate the BNSF API to display real-time freight tracking in their transportation
      management systems and customer-facing applications.
  - name: Freight Pricing and Scheduling
    description: Customers use the BNSF pricing and schedules APIs to obtain freight rates, compare transit times, and automate
      rate shopping in procurement and logistics workflows.
  - name: Waybill Submission
    description: Shippers submit bills of lading and retrieve waybill information programmatically through the BNSF Waybill
      Management API to reduce manual data entry and streamline freight documentation.
  - name: Intermodal Hub Operations
    description: Intermodal customers access container and trailer status, storage location, and driver pickup/delivery details
      at BNSF intermodal facilities through the Hub Operations API.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Transportation Management Systems
    description: BNSF APIs integrate with TMS platforms used by shippers and third-party logistics providers to automate freight
      booking, tracking, and documentation within existing supply chain workflows.
  - name: Enterprise Resource Planning
    description: BNSF customer APIs enable direct integration with ERP and procurement systems to automate freight cost management,
      scheduling, and shipment visibility without manual portal access.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com