Portcast

Portcast is a predictive supply-chain visibility platform whose Container Tracking API delivers the full journey of an ocean container - milestones, vessel schedules, port codes, and machine-learning predicted ETAs and ETDs - in a single JSON response, tracked by container number, bill of lading, or booking number plus carrier SCAC, with push (webhook) callbacks on every update.

Portcast publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Augmentation API, Container Detail API, Reference API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Supply Chain, Container Tracking, Logistics, Predictive ETA, and Ocean Freight.

Portcast’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, and 8 more developer resources.

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34.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 20/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessEnterpriseSelf serve

5 APIs

Supply Chain Container Tracking LogisticsPredictive ETAOcean Freight

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 34.6/100 · thin

Contract Quality 14.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20

Access Clarity 5.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.1 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 20/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

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 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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APIs 5

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Portcast Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: portcast
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/portcast/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Portcast
kind: company
description: Portcast is a predictive supply-chain visibility platform whose Container Tracking API delivers the full journey
  of an ocean container - milestones, vessel schedules, port codes, and machine-learning predicted ETAs and ETDs - in a single
  JSON response, tracked by container number, bill of lading, or booking number plus carrier SCAC, with push (webhook) callbacks
  on every update.
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
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/portcast.png
tags:
- Supply Chain
- Container Tracking
- Logistics
- Predictive ETA
- Ocean Freight
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: portcast:portcast-augmentation-api
  name: Portcast Augmentation API
  description: Manage custom augmentation data on a bookmark.
  humanURL: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/
  baseURL: https://api.portcast.io/api/v2/eta
  tags:
  - Augmentation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/portcast-augmentation-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/5xrqljlsknrvm-input-data-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/e120e68fcdc40-upload-using-container-number
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/7p466hav2ds7x-container-events-data-types
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.portcast.io/ocean-vessel-tracking-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/dxd93fedun52o-push-api
- aid: portcast:portcast-container-detail-api
  name: Portcast Container Detail API
  description: Container route, risks, and terminal data sub-APIs.
  humanURL: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/
  baseURL: https://api.portcast.io/api/v2/eta
  tags:
  - Container Detail
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/portcast-container-detail-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/5xrqljlsknrvm-input-data-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/e120e68fcdc40-upload-using-container-number
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/7p466hav2ds7x-container-events-data-types
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.portcast.io/ocean-vessel-tracking-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/dxd93fedun52o-push-api
- aid: portcast:portcast-reference-api
  name: Portcast Reference API
  description: Supported carrier SCAC reference data.
  humanURL: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/
  baseURL: https://api.portcast.io/api/v2/eta
  tags:
  - Reference
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/portcast-reference-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/5xrqljlsknrvm-input-data-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/e120e68fcdc40-upload-using-container-number
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/7p466hav2ds7x-container-events-data-types
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.portcast.io/ocean-vessel-tracking-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/dxd93fedun52o-push-api
- aid: portcast:portcast-tracking-data-api
  name: Portcast Tracking Data API
  description: Retrieve tracking results, predicted ETA/ETD, and milestones.
  humanURL: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/
  baseURL: https://api.portcast.io/api/v2/eta
  tags:
  - Tracking Data
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/portcast-tracking-data-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/5xrqljlsknrvm-input-data-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/e120e68fcdc40-upload-using-container-number
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/7p466hav2ds7x-container-events-data-types
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.portcast.io/ocean-vessel-tracking-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/dxd93fedun52o-push-api
- aid: portcast:portcast-tracking-upload-api
  name: Portcast Tracking Upload API
  description: Start tracking an ocean shipment.
  humanURL: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/
  baseURL: https://api.portcast.io/api/v2/eta
  tags:
  - Tracking Upload
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/portcast-tracking-upload-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/5xrqljlsknrvm-input-data-guide
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/e120e68fcdc40-upload-using-container-number
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/7p466hav2ds7x-container-events-data-types
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.portcast.io/ocean-vessel-tracking-api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/dxd93fedun52o-push-api
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/portcast-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/portcast-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/portcast-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/portcast
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/portcast
- type: Website
  url: https://www.portcast.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/portcast-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/portcast-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/portcast-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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