Logistics APIs that connect your operation to the carriers, customers, and systems that run it.
We build and integrate APIs for logistics companies — carrier connectivity, ERP integration, customer-facing APIs, and the event-driven data pipelines that keep shipment data flowing without manual intervention. Fixed scope, fixed price.
Your dispatcher is copying tracking numbers from the carrier portal into the TMS and pasting shipment status into the customer email. Every one of those manual steps is an API integration waiting to be built.
Logistics data integration is the most manual category of business operations. Carrier tracking requires check calls or portal log-ins. Customer shipment status requires an email or a phone call. Rate procurement requires a phone call or a load board. Invoice reconciliation requires comparing paper documents to accounting records. Every one of those interactions is a manual step that could be replaced by a well-built API integration — but logistics industry systems don't always make that integration easy.
Carriers have varying API maturity. The major parcel carriers (FedEx, UPS, USPS) have production-grade REST APIs. The LTL carriers have a mix of REST APIs and legacy EDI. Asset-based carriers often have no API at all and require a tracking provider (MacroPoint, FourKites) to interpose. Each integration requires different technical approaches and different data normalisation to produce a consistent view of shipment status.
The return on logistics API integration is measured in dispatcher time. A broker dispatching 100 loads per week and making 200 check calls per week to track shipments recovers 5–10 hours per dispatcher per week with automated tracking. At loaded cost of $50/hour, that's $250–$500 per week per dispatcher. The integration pays for itself in months.
A logistics API layer that connects your TMS, carrier systems, customer portals, and accounting software — eliminating manual data entry and giving every stakeholder real-time visibility without a human in the loop.
Carrier tracking API integration
FedEx, UPS, USPS REST API integrations for parcel tracking. MacroPoint or FourKites for LTL and FTL carrier tracking via GPS ping or driver app. Webhook processing for tracking events. Normalised status model across all carriers: in-transit, out-for-delivery, delivered, exception.
EDI integration for carrier and shipper data exchange
X12 EDI transactions for carriers and shippers who require it: 204 (load tender), 990 (acceptance/rejection), 214 (shipment status), 210 (freight invoice). VAN (SPS Commerce, DiCentral) or direct SFTP exchange.
TMS data sync
Bidirectional sync between custom applications and AscendTMS, McLeod, or Mercury Gate for shipment data — load creation in one system, updates reflected in both.
Customer-facing API
REST API for shippers with multiple TMS or ERP systems who need to pull their shipment status, documents, and invoices programmatically rather than through a portal. Authentication via API key with per-customer access scope.
Accounting system integration
Invoice data from completed loads pushed to QuickBooks or Sage. Customer invoices created with carrier and shipment details. Payment status sync back to the operations system for AR visibility. Built on Next.js API routes, Postgres, EDI VAN integrations, carrier REST APIs, and MacroPoint/FourKites for GPS tracking.
One honest number to start.
Fixed-scope, fixed-price. The number below is the starting point — final scope is built from your brief.
A logistics API layer that connects your TMS, carrier systems, customer portals, and accounting software — eliminating manual data entry and giving every stakeholder real-time visibility without a human in the loop.
Three steps, every time.
The same repeatable engagement on every project. No surprises, no mystery, no billable ambiguity.
Brief & discovery.
We send you questions, then get on a call. Output: a written scope with every step, feature, and integration listed.
Build & ship.
Fixed schedule, weekly reviews. No scope creep unless you change the scope — and if you do, we reprice it transparently.
Warranty & retainer.
30-day warranty on every launch. Most clients stay on a monthly retainer for ongoing features and maintenance.
Why Fixed-Price Matters Here
Logistics operators evaluate API integration projects against the labour cost of the manual processes they replace. A defined integration scope with a defined price makes the ROI calculation straightforward. Fixed scope, fixed price.
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Read moreQuestions, answered.
EDI standard implementations (X12) vary in practice — carriers often use the same transaction codes with different field usage. We map each carrier's specific implementation to the standard data model during the integration project. EDI trading partner testing is included in the scope.
Yes — tracking is direction-agnostic. Inbound PO shipments and outbound customer orders use the same tracking infrastructure with different business context (PO number vs. customer order number) attached to each tracked shipment.
For carriers without direct API coverage, we configure a MacroPoint or FourKites integration that uses the carrier's driver phone to generate location pings, or we use ELD data if the carrier has ELD integration with a tracking provider. Manual tracking fallback (driver-submitted status updates via text) is the last resort.
A carrier tracking integration layer (3–5 carriers) with TMS sync and customer-facing API typically runs $30k–$70k. EDI integration scope and the number of carrier integrations are the primary variables. Fixed-price.
10 to 14 weeks for a production logistics API integration layer with carrier tracking and TMS connectivity.
Tell Ryel about your project.
Describe what you’re building and what outcome you need. You’ll have a written, fixed-price scope within the week.