Carrier Global Corporation is a global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and cold-chain solutions, spanning HVAC, refrigeration, fire, security, and building automation technologies. Its digital ecosystem includes the Lynx Fleet telematics platform (Lynx APIs for transport refrigeration units and marine containers), the Abound building management platform, i-Vu and Carrier Comfort Network for commercial building automation, and the Carrier SmartHome app for residential smart thermostats. Lynx Fleet is the only Carrier product publishing machine-readable API contracts: three OpenAPI 3.0.0 documents covering 16 operations across truck/trailer telematics, two-way refrigeration control and container telemetry, served through the developer portal's public GraphQL backend rather than as static files.
Carrier Global publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Carrier Lynx Fleet API, Carrier Lynx 2-way Command API, and Carrier Lynx Container API. Tagged areas include HVAC, Cold Chain, Telematics, Building Automation, and IoT.
The Carrier Global catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 JSON-LD context.
Carrier Global’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, signup flow, support, engineering blog, authentication, and 30 more developer resources.
Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it
carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts
themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already
holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in
front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created.
Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet,
not penalised by it.
REST API surface exposing Lynx Fleet telematics data for diesel and electric transport refrigeration units (TRUs). Ten operations covering asset inventory, latest-state snapshot...
Remote-control surface for Lynx-connected transport refrigeration units. Three operations: list the commands a given asset supports, send one or more commands, and check the sta...
Telemetry surface for Carrier-managed marine and intermodal refrigerated containers, published as a separate contract with its own data model. Three operations: the container Un...
The GraphQL backend behind the Lynx Fleet Dev Portal. Its /public/graphql endpoint answers anonymously and is the only way to reach Carrier's API contracts and integration guide...
i-Vu is Carrier's web-based commercial building automation system for monitoring and controlling HVAC, lighting, and related building systems. It integrates with BACnet and othe...
Carrier Comfort Network (CCN) is Carrier's proprietary control and communication network for tying together chillers, air handlers, and related HVAC equipment, typically integra...
Abound is Carrier's cloud-based building intelligence platform that aggregates data from HVAC, IAQ sensors, and occupancy systems to provide indoor-environmental-quality analyti...
The Carrier SmartHome app lets homeowners remotely control Carrier connected smart thermostats and residential HVAC equipment. No public developer API is currently published; in...
aid: carrier-global
name: Carrier Global
description: 'Carrier Global Corporation is a global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable, and intelligent building and
cold-chain solutions, spanning HVAC, refrigeration, fire, security, and building automation technologies. Its digital ecosystem
includes the Lynx Fleet telematics platform (Lynx APIs for transport refrigeration units and marine containers), the Abound
building management platform, i-Vu and Carrier Comfort Network for commercial building automation, and the Carrier SmartHome
app for residential smart thermostats. Lynx Fleet is the only Carrier product publishing machine-readable API contracts:
three OpenAPI 3.0.0 documents covering 16 operations across truck/trailer telematics, two-way refrigeration control and
container telemetry, served through the developer portal''s public GraphQL backend rather than as static files.'
type: Index
deliveryModel:
model: unknown
open_source: false
commercial: false
callable_host: false
label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
confidence: low
source:
- none
generated: '2026-08-28'
method: derived
accessModel:
pricing: unknown
onboarding: unknown
trial: false
try_now: false
public: false
label: Unknown
confidence: low
source:
- plans
generated: '2026-07-22'
method: derived
position: Producing
access: Partner
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/carrier-global.png
tags:
- HVAC
- Cold Chain
- Telematics
- Building Automation
- IoT
- Refrigeration
- Fortune 500
created: '2026-03-21'
modified: '2026-09-05'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/carrier-global/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: carrier-global:lynx-fleet-api
name: Carrier Lynx Fleet API
description: REST API surface exposing Lynx Fleet telematics data for diesel and electric transport refrigeration units
(TRUs). Ten operations covering asset inventory, latest-state snapshots, asset and multi-asset history, battery state
and battery history, the alarm-code dictionary, and two ingestion endpoints for third-party sensor (SCB) and Orbcomm telematics
payloads. Cursor paginated with limit and nextToken, authenticated with a tenant API key in the x-lynx-api-key header.
humanURL: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/
baseURL: https://api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io
tags:
- Cold Chain
- Telematics
- Fleet
- Refrigeration
- IoT
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/carrier-global-lynx-fleet-api-openapi.yaml
- type: Overlay
url: overlays/carrier-global-lynx-fleet-api-overlay.yaml
- type: Documentation
url: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/
- type: APIReference
url: https://api.tta.lynxfleet.carrier.com/apis
- type: Portal
url: https://api.tta.lynxfleet.carrier.com/
- type: GettingStarted
url: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/api-documentation
- type: TermsOfService
url: https://www.carrier.com/lynx/terms-of-use
- type: Products
url: https://api.tta.lynxfleet.carrier.com/products
- aid: carrier-global:lynx-2way-command-api
name: Carrier Lynx 2-way Command API
description: 'Remote-control surface for Lynx-connected transport refrigeration units. Three operations: list the commands
a given asset supports, send one or more commands, and check the status of a dispatched command by commandId. Commands
include per-compartment setpoints in the range -30 to 35 °C, compartment toggles, defrost initiation, pre-trip initiation,
alarm clearing, run mode, sleep mode, TRU power and Intelliset selection. This is physical actuation: Carrier publishes
no idempotency key, no dry-run mode and no reversal operation for it.'
humanURL: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/
baseURL: https://api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/2waycmd
tags:
- Cold Chain
- Refrigeration
- Remote Control
- Telematics
- IoT
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/carrier-global-lynx-2way-command-api-openapi.yaml
- type: Overlay
url: overlays/carrier-global-lynx-2way-command-api-overlay.yaml
- type: Documentation
url: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/
- type: APIReference
url: https://api.tta.lynxfleet.carrier.com/apis
- aid: carrier-global:lynx-container-api
name: Carrier Lynx Container API
description: 'Telemetry surface for Carrier-managed marine and intermodal refrigerated containers, published as a separate
contract with its own data model. Three operations: the container Unified Model property and alarm definitions, latest
source data, and container asset history. Shares the x-lynx-api-key authentication, the error envelope and the monthly
call quota with the fleet API, but shares none of its schemas.'
humanURL: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/
baseURL: https://api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/coa
tags:
- Cold Chain
- Container
- Telematics
- Refrigeration
- IoT
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/carrier-global-lynx-container-api-openapi.yaml
- type: Overlay
url: overlays/carrier-global-lynx-container-api-overlay.yaml
- type: Documentation
url: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/
- type: APIReference
url: https://api.tta.lynxfleet.carrier.com/apis
- aid: carrier-global:lynx-portal-graphql
name: Carrier Lynx Dev Portal GraphQL
description: 'The GraphQL backend behind the Lynx Fleet Dev Portal. Its /public/graphql endpoint answers anonymously and
is the only way to reach Carrier''s API contracts and integration guides in machine-readable form — the docs host is a
single-page app that returns an HTML shell for every conventional spec path. Verified queries: getDefaultProducts (the
product catalogue), getPublicApiSpecYml and getPublicApiSpecJson (the OpenAPI documents), and getPublicProductInfo (contract
plus structured guide). Introspection is disabled.'
humanURL: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/
baseURL: https://api.portal.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/public/graphql
tags:
- GraphQL
- Developer Portal
- Discovery
properties:
- type: GraphQL
url: graphql/carrier-global-lynx-portal-graphql.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/
- aid: carrier-global:i-vu-building-automation
name: Carrier i-Vu Building Automation
description: i-Vu is Carrier's web-based commercial building automation system for monitoring and controlling HVAC, lighting,
and related building systems. It integrates with BACnet and other standard building protocols rather than a public REST
API surface.
humanURL: https://www.carrier.com/commercial/en/us/products/controls/building-automation/
tags:
- Building Automation
- BACnet
- HVAC
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://www.carrier.com/commercial/en/us/products/controls/building-automation/
- aid: carrier-global:carrier-comfort-network
name: Carrier Comfort Network
description: Carrier Comfort Network (CCN) is Carrier's proprietary control and communication network for tying together
chillers, air handlers, and related HVAC equipment, typically integrated into BMS/BAS deployments.
humanURL: https://www.carrier.com/commercial/en/us/products/controls/carrier-comfort-network/
tags:
- Building Automation
- HVAC
- Chillers
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://www.carrier.com/commercial/en/us/products/controls/carrier-comfort-network/
- aid: carrier-global:abound-building-platform
name: Carrier Abound
description: Abound is Carrier's cloud-based building intelligence platform that aggregates data from HVAC, IAQ sensors,
and occupancy systems to provide indoor-environmental-quality analytics, energy insights, and healthy-building dashboards
for commercial real estate operators.
humanURL: https://abound.carrier.com
tags:
- Building Intelligence
- IAQ
- Analytics
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://abound.carrier.com
- aid: carrier-global:carrier-smarthome
name: Carrier SmartHome App
description: The Carrier SmartHome app lets homeowners remotely control Carrier connected smart thermostats and residential
HVAC equipment. No public developer API is currently published; integration is via the consumer mobile app and connected
thermostat web portals.
humanURL: https://www.carrier.com/residential/en/us/products/thermostats/
tags:
- Smart Home
- Thermostats
- Residential
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://www.carrier.com/residential/en/us/products/thermostats/
common:
- type: Website
url: https://www.corporate.carrier.com
- type: ConsumerSite
url: https://www.carrier.com/us/en/
- type: LinkedIn
url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/carrier
- type: Documentation
name: Lynx Fleet Dev Portal
url: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/
- type: DeveloperPortal
name: Lynx Fleet Developer Portal
url: https://api.tta.lynxfleet.carrier.com/
- type: APIReference
url: https://api.tta.lynxfleet.carrier.com/apis
- type: GettingStarted
url: https://doc-api.fleet.lynx.carrier.io/api-documentation
- type: SignUp
name: Lynx Fleet Developer Portal sign in
url: https://api.tta.lynxfleet.carrier.com/signin
- type: Support
url: https://www.corporate.carrier.com/contact-us/
- type: Blog
name: Carrier News
url: https://www.corporate.carrier.com/news/
- type: TermsOfService
url: https://www.corporate.carrier.com/legal/terms-of-use/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
url: https://www.corporate.carrier.com/legal/privacy-notice/
- type: Security
name: Carrier PSIRT — report a vulnerability
url: https://www.carrier.com/us/en/product-security/report-an-issue.html
- type: Compliance
name: Carrier Product and Software Security Assurance
url: https://www.carrier.com/us/en/product-security.html
- type: Authentication
url: authentication/carrier-global-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
url: conventions/carrier-global-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
url: errors/carrier-global-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
url: lifecycle/carrier-global-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
url: conformance/carrier-global-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
url: data-model/carrier-global-data-model.yml
- type: RateLimits
url: rate-limits/carrier-global-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
url: plans/carrier-global-plans-pricing.yml
- type: FinOps
url: finops/carrier-global-finops.yml
- type: Vocabulary
url: vocabulary.yml
- type: Sandbox
name: Lynx Fleet Dev Portal interactive API console
url: sandbox/carrier-global-sandbox.yml
- type: Webhooks
name: Lynx Push API (documented webhook surface)
url: asyncapi/carrier-global-lynx-webhooks.yml
- type: Packages
url: packages/carrier-global-packages.yml
- type: AgentSkill
url: skills/_index.yml
- type: ToolCrosswalk
url: mcp/carrier-global-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
url: mcp/carrier-global-mcp.yml
- type: WellKnown
url: well-known/carrier-global-well-known.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/carrier-global-domain-security.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
url: security/carrier-global-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
url: llms/carrier-global-llms.txt
- type: InvestorRelations
url: https://ir.carrier.com
- type: Careers
url: https://www.corporate.carrier.com/careers/
- type: Contact
url: https://www.corporate.carrier.com/contact-us/
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: info@apievangelist.com
x-enrichment:
date: '2026-09-05'
status: enriched
artifacts_added: 29
pass: local-v3
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