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This getting-started path walks you through a first successful Terminal49 integration:
  1. Get an API key.
  2. Create a tracking request for a bill of lading, booking, or container number.
  3. List the shipment and container data Terminal49 stores for you.
  4. Register a webhook so your system receives updates when data changes.
By the end, you will have made an authenticated request to the API and seen the basic request/response shape used by the rest of the documentation.

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Before you start

You need:
  • A Terminal49 account with API access.
  • A shipment identifier from a carrier: master Bill of Lading (BOL), booking number, or container number.
  • The carrier Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC), unless you plan to use carrier auto-detection.
You can use any HTTP client. Postman is useful for a first pass because it can run the published OpenAPI collection with your API key.

Run in Postman

Explore the Terminal49 API with the published Postman collection.

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Get an API key

Sign in to your Terminal49 account and go to the developer portal to get your API key.

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Send the Authorization header

The API uses a Token-prefixed API key in the Authorization header. Send it with every request:
Keep your API key on your server. Do not put it in browser code or public repositories.

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Continue the tutorial

Create a tracking request

Send your first shipment identifier to Terminal49.