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BNSF

BNSF Railway, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North America. The company operates an extensive network of over 32,000 route miles in 28 states and three Canadian provinces, serving major markets in the United States and connecting with Mexico through rail lines in Texas.

BNSF publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Reference Files API, Diagnostics API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Freight, Railroad, Shipping, Trains, and Intermodal.

BNSF’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, developer console, support, and 4 more developer resources.

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40.3/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 37/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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Composite quality — 40.3/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 37/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 8

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

BNSF Tracing API

The BNSF Tracing API provides real-time shipment tracking from origin to destination for automotive VINs, carload railcars, intermodal units, and trains. Supports bulk queries o...

BNSF Hub Operations API

The BNSF Hub Operations API provides access to intermodal facility data including container and trailer delivery details, storage locations, driver pickup and delivery informati...

BNSF Pricing & Rates API

The BNSF Pricing & Rates API provides access to freight shipping prices and rates for both carload and intermodal shipments, enabling customers to obtain BNSF shipping costs pro...

BNSF Schedules API

The BNSF Schedules API provides intermodal transit schedules enabling customers to view planned departure and arrival times to help schedule freight shipments across the BNSF ra...

BNSF Waybill Management API

The BNSF Waybill Management API enables customers to submit bills of lading with transit details and retrieve submissions for carload shipments. Supports electronic submission a...

BNSF Reference Files API

The BNSF Reference Files API provides access to reference data including city names, commodity descriptions (STCC codes), station data, event codes, and hazardous materials info...

BNSF Diagnostics API

The Diagnostics API from BNSF — 1 operation(s) for diagnostics.

BNSF Reference Files API

The Reference Files API from BNSF — 1 operation(s) for reference files.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

BNSF Customer API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Bnsf Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Bnsf Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Bnsf Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Bnsf Authentication

mutualTLS · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Bnsf Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Bnsf Agentic Access

2 operations

2 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal
 Console
Console

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support
Support

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: bnsf
name: BNSF
description: BNSF Railway, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is one of the largest freight railroad networks in North
  America. The company operates an extensive network of over 32,000 route miles in 28 states and three Canadian provinces,
  serving major markets in the United States and connecting with Mexico through rail lines in Texas.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: approval
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Requires approval
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/bnsf.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bnsf/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-02-06'
modified: '2026-04-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Freight
- Railroad
- Shipping
- Trains
- Intermodal
- Logistics
apis:
- aid: bnsf:bnsf-tracing-api
  name: BNSF Tracing API
  description: The BNSF Tracing API provides real-time shipment tracking from origin to destination for automotive VINs, carload
    railcars, intermodal units, and trains. Supports bulk queries of up to 300 vehicles or units per request with detailed
    trip plan and event data.
  humanURL: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
  tags:
  - Freight
  - Railroad
  - Tracking
  - Tracing
  - Shipping
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/catalog/
  - type: Portal
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/developers-console/
- aid: bnsf:bnsf-hub-operations-api
  name: BNSF Hub Operations API
  description: The BNSF Hub Operations API provides access to intermodal facility data including container and trailer delivery
    details, storage locations, driver pickup and delivery information, dray bookings, gate operations, and unit status for
    intermodal hubs across the BNSF network.
  humanURL: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
  tags:
  - Freight
  - Intermodal
  - Hub
  - Logistics
  - Operations
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/catalog/
- aid: bnsf:bnsf-pricing-rates-api
  name: BNSF Pricing & Rates API
  description: The BNSF Pricing & Rates API provides access to freight shipping prices and rates for both carload and intermodal
    shipments, enabling customers to obtain BNSF shipping costs programmatically.
  humanURL: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
  tags:
  - Freight
  - Pricing
  - Rates
  - Shipping
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/catalog/
- aid: bnsf:bnsf-schedules-api
  name: BNSF Schedules API
  description: The BNSF Schedules API provides intermodal transit schedules enabling customers to view planned departure and
    arrival times to help schedule freight shipments across the BNSF rail network.
  humanURL: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
  tags:
  - Freight
  - Schedules
  - Transit
  - Intermodal
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/catalog/
- aid: bnsf:bnsf-waybill-management-api
  name: BNSF Waybill Management API
  description: The BNSF Waybill Management API enables customers to submit bills of lading with transit details and retrieve
    submissions for carload shipments. Supports electronic submission and retrieval of waybill documentation for freight management.
  humanURL: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
  tags:
  - Freight
  - Waybill
  - Documentation
  - Carload
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/catalog/
- aid: bnsf:bnsf-reference-files-api
  name: BNSF Reference Files API
  description: The BNSF Reference Files API provides access to reference data including city names, commodity descriptions
    (STCC codes), station data, event codes, and hazardous materials information used in freight operations and waybill processing.
  humanURL: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
  tags:
  - Freight
  - Reference
  - Data
  - STCC
  - Stations
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/catalog/
- aid: bnsf:bnsf-diagnostics-api
  name: BNSF Diagnostics API
  description: The Diagnostics API from BNSF — 1 operation(s) for diagnostics.
  humanURL: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
  tags:
  - Diagnostics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bnsf-diagnostics-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bnsf:bnsf-reference-files-api
  name: BNSF Reference Files API
  description: The Reference Files API from BNSF — 1 operation(s) for reference files.
  humanURL: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
  tags:
  - Reference Files
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bnsf-reference-files-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/bnsf-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bnsf-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/bnsf-authentication.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bnsf-railway
- type: Website
  url: https://www.bnsf.com
- type: Portal
  url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/catalog/
- type: Console
  url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/developers-console/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.bnsf.com/ship-with-bnsf/support-services/customer-api/support/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kinlane@gmail.com