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Kuehne+Nagel Shipment API

The shipment API from Kuehne+Nagel — 4 operation(s) for shipment.

Kuehne+Nagel Shipment API is one of 48 APIs that Kuehne+Nagel publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 62 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://internal.api.kuehne-nagel.com/track-trace/shipment/v2.

4 operations 4 paths 62 schemas 3 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v2
Base URL
https://gateway.api.kuehne-nagel.com/track-trace/shipment/v2
Authentication
OAuth 2.0, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Kuehne+Nagel Shipment API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (default) using the implicit flow. An API key is passed in the header as apikey (api_key). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 3 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

shipment 4
GET
/shipments
Retrieve a list of shipments for the given customer reference (exact match required).
loadShipmentsForCustomerReference 1 param → 200default
POST
/shipments-search
Search for shipments with optional filters. Supports pagination via the request body. Returns shipments ordered by creation date descending.
searchShipments body → 200400422default
GET
/shipments/{shipmentId}/history-records
Retrieve the milestone change history for a shipment, ordered by update time descending.
loadShipmentHistory 1 param → 200default
GET
/shipments/{uniqueShipmentReference}
Retrieve a specific shipment with an unique reference like shipmentId or trackingNumber.
loadShipmentForUniqueReference 1 param → 200default

Schemas 62

The contract defines 62 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TrackingResponse (15 properties), Container (13 properties), CargoItem (9 properties), Address (9 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ShipmentId
integer
The unique id of the shipment
CargoInfo
object
5 properties
Width
object
2 properties
LocationMilestoneType
string
The type of activity at the location
ExplainedDateTime
object
4 properties
TrackingResponse
object
15 properties
Weight
object
2 properties
RouteLocationType
string
The type of route location
ModeOfTransport
string
The mode of transport of this shipment
Vehicle
object
Information about the vehicle (vessel, flight or truck)
7 properties
LocationMilestone
object
Provides details of where the shipment is on its journey
4 properties
TransportInformationMilestone
object
5 properties
ShipmentSearchFilters
object
Optional filters for shipment search. All filter attributes are optional.
4 properties
ShipmentSearchRequest
object
2 properties
ShippingInfo
object
6 properties
RouteLocation
object
The description of a location on the route
6 properties
NumberOfPackages
integer
The total number of packages
ContainerInfo
object
2 properties
TransportInformationMilestoneChild
object
2 properties
PageInfo
object
Pagination metadata for the response
7 properties
Explanation
object
2 properties
HistoryMilestoneKey
object
Identifies the milestone that was updated. For ROUTELOCATIONMILESTONE: routeLocationType and locationMilestoneType are populated. For INFORMATIONMILESTONE: tra…
3 properties
Problem
object
5 properties 2 required
Reference
object
4 properties
IsoDateTime
string
Date and time in ISO 8601 format
ShipmentSearchResponse
object
2 properties
Measurement
object
2 properties
FreightInfo
object
6 properties
Quantity
object
2 properties
PartyReference
object
1 property
RouteLocationMilestone
object
7 properties
CurrentStage
string
The current stage of the shipment. Attention: PRECARRIAGE, MAINCARRIAGE and ONCARRIAGE are obsolete and will be removed in the future.
Party
object
Party (address) information
2 properties
BusinessSolution
object
Shows the booked products
2 properties
RoutingCore
object
The core routing information. Note that the 4 dates below are deprecated and subject to be removed. Please take that information from the respective milestones…
7 properties
Address
object
9 properties
MilestoneHistoryEntry
object
7 properties
LoadingMeters
object
2 properties
ShipmentDateFilter
object
Filter shipments by a date range on a specific milestone date type. At least one of 'from' or 'to' must be present.
3 properties 1 required
Height
object
2 properties
Length
object
2 properties
TrackingNumber
string
The tracking number of the shipment
Location
object
8 properties
BlueAnchorLineInformation
object
3 properties
Parties
object
5 properties
Routing
object
The routing of the shipment
2 properties
DateTime
object
Complex date time object which is subject to be removed with the next major version v3. Please use the adjacent 'dateTime' (or 'shipmentCreationIsoDateTime') p…
3 properties
PaginationRequest
object
Optional pagination parameters. If omitted, defaults to page 0 with size 20.
2 properties
Shipment
object
6 properties
HistoryLocation
object
The location associated with a milestone change event.
6 properties
ShipmentReferences
object
8 properties
CargoItem
object
9 properties
Container
object
13 properties
MilestoneInfo
object
Information about the milestones of the shipment
4 properties
ShipmentHistory
object
3 properties
Co2e
object
The CO2-equivalent Emission of the shipment
2 properties
Incoterm
object
Provides details on shipment delivery terms.
2 properties
EmissionInfo
object
The CO2 Emission of the shipment
1 property
State
object
2 properties
DateFilterType
string
The milestone date to filter by. - CURRENT: the current milestone's effective date - COMPLETION: the completion date (delivery or equivalent) - ARRIVAL: the ar…
ObservedMilestoneDateTime
object
A milestone date/time with its condition (actual or planned).
2 properties
Volume
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

kuehne-nagel-shipment-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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