Zencargo

Zencargo is a digital freight forwarder and supply-chain visibility platform for ocean, air, road, and rail shipments. Its GraphQL API gives enterprise customers programmatic access to bookings, shipment tracking and voyage milestones, purchase orders, products, packing lists, and accounts, plus HTTP webhooks for booking and purchase-order events. The API is customer-provisioned - each account is issued a dedicated staging and production endpoint and API-key credentials by their Zencargo account manager.

Zencargo publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Freight Forwarding, Supply Chain, Logistics, Ocean Freight, and Shipment Tracking.

Zencargo’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

32.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 28/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessEnterpriseSelf serve
7 APIs
Freight ForwardingSupply ChainLogisticsOcean FreightShipment TrackingBookingsSupply Chain VisibilityFreightSaaSGraphQL

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scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 32.2/100 · thin
Contract Quality 10.8 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 28/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 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 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 7

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

Zencargo Bookings API

Query bookings by Zencargo reference and retrieve booking details: cargo, consignor/consignee, forwarder, incoterms, load type, mode of transport, bills of lading, required deli...

Zencargo Shipment Visibility API

Track shipment progress through scheduled carriage legs, cargo journey details (estimated/actual collection and delivery), and voyage milestones (collected, gate in, cargo aboar...

Zencargo Purchase Orders API

Create, query, update, close, and delete purchase orders and their ordered line items and SKU-level Lots. Keeps an ERP in sync with Zencargo as the source of truth for pre-booki...

Zencargo Products API

Manage the product catalog - create, query, update, archive, and unarchive products (and core products with characteristics, dimensions, weights, tariff codes, and pricing), plu...

Zencargo Packing Lists API

Query packing lists for a booking (BOOKING_REFERENCE) or a specific cargo (CARGO_ID), returning per-container lines with the Lot and Product behind each packed item. Available f...

Zencargo Accounts and Locations API

Retrieve account details by UUID and search assignable accounts (customers, suppliers, manufacturers) and their locations to resolve the origin, destination, and manufacturer ID...

Zencargo Webhooks

Outbound HTTP webhooks. Zencargo POSTs a JSON payload (topic, targetType, targetId) to a customer-registered HTTPS callback URL when events such as BOOKING_CREATED occur, signed...

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Open Collections 1

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

Zencargo GraphQL API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Zencargo Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Security Posture 2

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

Zencargo Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Zencargo Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 3

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: zencargo
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/zencargo/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Zencargo
kind: company
description: Zencargo is a digital freight forwarder and supply-chain visibility platform for ocean, air, road, and rail shipments.
  Its GraphQL API gives enterprise customers programmatic access to bookings, shipment tracking and voyage milestones, purchase
  orders, products, packing lists, and accounts, plus HTTP webhooks for booking and purchase-order events. The API is customer-provisioned
  - each account is issued a dedicated staging and production endpoint and API-key credentials by their Zencargo account manager.
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/zencargo.png
tags:
- Freight Forwarding
- Supply Chain
- Logistics
- Ocean Freight
- Shipment Tracking
- Bookings
- Supply Chain Visibility
- Freight
- SaaS
- GraphQL
created: '2026-07-12'
modified: '2026-07-12'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: zencargo:zencargo-bookings-api
  name: Zencargo Bookings API
  tags:
  - Bookings
  - Freight
  - GraphQL
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/download_booking_documents/
  baseURL: https://{accountReference}.api.production.zencargo.com/graphql
  properties:
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/download_booking_documents/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/object/booking/
    type: APIReference
  - url: graphql/zencargo.graphql
    type: GraphQL
  description: 'Query bookings by Zencargo reference and retrieve booking details: cargo, consignor/consignee, forwarder,
    incoterms, load type, mode of transport, bills of lading, required delivery date, and attached booking documents (assetUrl
    for download). GraphQL over a single POST /graphql endpoint.'
- aid: zencargo:zencargo-shipment-visibility-api
  name: Zencargo Shipment Visibility API
  tags:
  - Shipment Tracking
  - Supply Chain Visibility
  - Milestones
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/object/voyagemilestone/
  baseURL: https://{accountReference}.api.production.zencargo.com/graphql
  properties:
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/object/scheduledleg/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/object/voyagemilestone/
    type: APIReference
  - url: graphql/zencargo.graphql
    type: GraphQL
  description: Track shipment progress through scheduled carriage legs, cargo journey details (estimated/actual collection
    and delivery), and voyage milestones (collected, gate in, cargo aboard, departed/arrived terminal, delivered) with estimated
    and actual timestamps for predictive ETAs.
- aid: zencargo:zencargo-purchase-orders-api
  name: Zencargo Purchase Orders API
  tags:
  - Purchase Orders
  - Supply Chain
  - Lots
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/query_purchase_orders/
  baseURL: https://{accountReference}.api.production.zencargo.com/graphql
  properties:
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/create_purchase_orders/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/object/purchaseorder/
    type: APIReference
  - url: graphql/zencargo.graphql
    type: GraphQL
  description: Create, query, update, close, and delete purchase orders and their ordered line items and SKU-level Lots. Keeps
    an ERP in sync with Zencargo as the source of truth for pre-booking PO data (cargo ready dates, quantities fulfilled,
    delivery estimates).
- aid: zencargo:zencargo-products-api
  name: Zencargo Products API
  tags:
  - Products
  - Catalog
  - SKU
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/query_product/
  baseURL: https://{accountReference}.api.production.zencargo.com/graphql
  properties:
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/create_product/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/object/coreproduct/
    type: APIReference
  - url: graphql/zencargo.graphql
    type: GraphQL
  description: Manage the product catalog - create, query, update, archive, and unarchive products (and core products with
    characteristics, dimensions, weights, tariff codes, and pricing), plus product categories and attributes.
- aid: zencargo:zencargo-packing-lists-api
  name: Zencargo Packing Lists API
  tags:
  - Packing Lists
  - Cargo
  - FCL
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/query_packing_lists/
  baseURL: https://{accountReference}.api.production.zencargo.com/graphql
  properties:
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/query_packing_lists/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/object/packinglist/
    type: APIReference
  - url: graphql/zencargo.graphql
    type: GraphQL
  description: Query packing lists for a booking (BOOKING_REFERENCE) or a specific cargo (CARGO_ID), returning per-container
    lines with the Lot and Product behind each packed item. Available for POs on FCL bookings.
- aid: zencargo:zencargo-accounts-locations-api
  name: Zencargo Accounts and Locations API
  tags:
  - Accounts
  - Locations
  - Network
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/query_accounts_and_locations/
  baseURL: https://{accountReference}.api.production.zencargo.com/graphql
  properties:
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/query_accounts_and_locations/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/object/account/
    type: APIReference
  - url: graphql/zencargo.graphql
    type: GraphQL
  description: Retrieve account details by UUID and search assignable accounts (customers, suppliers, manufacturers) and their
    locations to resolve the origin, destination, and manufacturer IDs referenced when creating purchase orders and bookings.
- aid: zencargo:zencargo-webhooks
  name: Zencargo Webhooks
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  - Events
  - Notifications
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/webhooks/
  properties:
  - url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/webhooks/
    type: Documentation
  description: Outbound HTTP webhooks. Zencargo POSTs a JSON payload (topic, targetType, targetId) to a customer-registered
    HTTPS callback URL when events such as BOOKING_CREATED occur, signed with a base64 Zencargo-Hmac-SHA256 header for verification.
    This is server-to-endpoint HTTP push, not a WebSocket or GraphQL subscription. Subscriptions are configured in the Zencargo
    app, not via the API.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/zencargo-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/zencargo-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/zencargo
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zencargo
- type: Website
  url: https://www.zencargo.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://api-docs.zencargo.com/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/zencargo-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/zencargo-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/zencargo-finops.yml
- url: https://www.zencargo.com/resources/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com