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CargoSmart

CargoSmart (now operating as IQAX) is a global shipment management software provider that gives shippers, consignees, freight forwarders, and logistics service providers ocean freight booking, container tracking, vessel scheduling, and shipping documentation tools across multiple ocean carriers. CargoSmart co-founded the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a blockchain-based data exchange for carriers, terminals, banks, and customs authorities, and exposes its APIs so trading partners can embed booking, visibility, schedule, and documentation workflows directly into TMS, ERP, and supply-chain platforms.

CargoSmart publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Bookings API, Containers API, Documents API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Booking, Container, Documentation, GSBN, and IQAX.

The CargoSmart catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification, 1 JSON-LD context, and 2 Spectral governance rulesets.

CargoSmart’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, and 12 more developer resources.

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45.5/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 36/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessEnterpriseSelf serve
5 APIs
BookingContainerDocumentationGSBNIQAXLogisticsMaritimeOcean FreightScheduleShippingSupply ChainTrackingVisibilityVessel

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 45.5/100 · developing
Contract Quality 18.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 5.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 2.7 / 13
Governance 5.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 36/100 · 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 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 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 5

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

CargoSmart Bookings API

Container booking management

CargoSmart Containers API

Container tracking and event history

CargoSmart Documents API

Shipping documentation

CargoSmart Shipments API

Shipment visibility and status

CargoSmart Vessels API

Vessel position and schedule

Open Collections 1

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

CargoSmart Shipment Tracking API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Cargosmart Plans Pricing

1 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Cargosmart Rate Limits

1 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Cargosmart Finops

FINOPS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

CargoSmart Shipment Events API

The CargoSmart Shipment Events API delivers real-time event notifications for container movements, shipment milestones, and vessel arrivals/departures via webhooks or server-sen...

ASYNCAPI

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Cargosmart Context

0 classes · 6 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 2

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

CargoSmart API Rules

6 rules · 1 errors 5 warnings

SPECTRAL

CargoSmart API Rules

6 rules · 4 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 2

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

CargoSmart Container Booking

14 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CargoSmart Container Tracking

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Security Posture 2

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

Cargosmart Authentication

apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Cargosmart Domain Security

TLSv1.2 · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Cargosmart Scopes

4 scopes · clientCredentials

4 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Cargosmart Agentic Access

8 operations · 1 acting

8 operations · 1 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal
Portal

Documentation 5

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation
 OpenAPI
OpenAPI
 AsyncAPI
AsyncAPI
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema
 JSONSchema
JSONSchema

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 LinkedIn
LinkedIn

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

GSBN
GSBN
 IQAX
IQAX

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: cargosmart
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: CargoSmart
description: CargoSmart (now operating as IQAX) is a global shipment management software provider that gives shippers, consignees,
  freight forwarders, and logistics service providers ocean freight booking, container tracking, vessel scheduling, and shipping
  documentation tools across multiple ocean carriers. CargoSmart co-founded the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), a
  blockchain-based data exchange for carriers, terminals, banks, and customs authorities, and exposes its APIs so trading
  partners can embed booking, visibility, schedule, and documentation workflows directly into TMS, ERP, and supply-chain platforms.
type: Index
kind: company
accessModel:
  pricing: enterprise
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/image.png
tags:
- Booking
- Container
- Documentation
- GSBN
- IQAX
- Logistics
- Maritime
- Ocean Freight
- Schedule
- Shipping
- Supply Chain
- Tracking
- Visibility
- Vessel
created: '2025-01-15'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: cargosmart:cargosmart-bookings-api
  name: CargoSmart Bookings API
  description: Container booking management
  humanURL: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  baseURL: https://api.cargosmart.com
  tags:
  - Bookings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cargosmart-bookings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/cargosmart-events-asyncapi.yml
- aid: cargosmart:cargosmart-containers-api
  name: CargoSmart Containers API
  description: Container tracking and event history
  humanURL: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  baseURL: https://api.cargosmart.com
  tags:
  - Containers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cargosmart-containers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/cargosmart-events-asyncapi.yml
- aid: cargosmart:cargosmart-documents-api
  name: CargoSmart Documents API
  description: Shipping documentation
  humanURL: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  baseURL: https://api.cargosmart.com
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cargosmart-documents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/cargosmart-events-asyncapi.yml
- aid: cargosmart:cargosmart-shipments-api
  name: CargoSmart Shipments API
  description: Shipment visibility and status
  humanURL: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  baseURL: https://api.cargosmart.com
  tags:
  - Shipments
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cargosmart-shipments-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/cargosmart-events-asyncapi.yml
- aid: cargosmart:cargosmart-vessels-api
  name: CargoSmart Vessels API
  description: Vessel position and schedule
  humanURL: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  baseURL: https://api.cargosmart.com
  tags:
  - Vessels
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/cargosmart-vessels-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/cargosmart-events-asyncapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/cargosmart-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/cargosmart-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/cargosmart-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/cargosmart-scopes.yml
- url: https://www.cargosmart.com
  type: Website
- url: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  type: Portal
- url: https://www.cargosmart.com/
  type: Documentation
- url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/openapi/cargosmart-shipment-tracking-openapi.yml
  type: OpenAPI
- url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/cargosmart-events-asyncapi.yml
  type: AsyncAPI
- url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cargosmart-container-schema.json
  type: JSONSchema
- url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/json-schema/cargosmart-booking-schema.json
  type: JSONSchema
- url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cargosmart/refs/heads/main/json-ld/cargosmart-context.jsonld
  type: JSONLDContext
- type: GSBN
  url: https://www.gsbn.trade/
- type: IQAX
  url: https://www.iqax.com/
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cargosmart-limited/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com