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Echo Global Logistics rates API

GET and POST to shipment rates endpoints.

Echo Global Logistics rates API is one of 8 APIs that Echo Global Logistics publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include rates. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://virtserver.swaggerhub.com/echogl/Echo_Authorizer_Public/1.0.0, https://auth.echo.com.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.echo.com
Authentication
HTTP Basic, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Echo Global Logistics rates API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP basic authentication (basicAuth). An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (apiKey).

Paths & Operations 1

Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

rates 1

GET and POST to shipment rates endpoints.

POST
/v2/rates/LTL
Returns LTL freight rates
GetShipmentRatesLTL body → 200400401

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Location (8 properties), Commodity (5 properties), RateRequest (3 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

RateRequest
object
LTL rate request
3 properties
Commodity
object
Freight commodity details
5 properties
Location
object
Shipment location
8 properties 7 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

echo-global-rates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Echo Global Logistics publishes across the network.

Echo Global Logistics documents API
Echo Global Logistics health API
Echo Global Logistics ping API
Echo Global Logistics query API
Echo Global Logistics quotes API
Echo Global Logistics shipments API
Echo Global Logistics token API