List Container Types

Use this endpoint to retrieve a list of container types available for a particular carrier. Containers used in LTL shipping include things like skids and pallets in addition to regular bags and boxes. These special container types are referred to as packages in ShipStation API.

Requirements

The unique carrier_id for the LTL carrier.

Response Body

The response object returned from sucessful requests to this endpoint will contain a list of package types accepted by a carrier. Each package will contain the parameters from the below table:

Name	Type	Required	Description
`code`	string	✔	The code for the type of package accepted by the carrier.
`features`	list	✔	This is a list of which endpoints where these accessorial services may be used.
`name`	string	✔	The name or short description of the accessorial service.

Example Request & Response

GET /v-beta/ltl/carriers/:carrier_id/packages

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GET /v-beta/ltl/carriers/aed2a8c0-7998-4fef-9a82-2cab5f527dc2/packages HTTP/1.1
Host: api.shipengine.com
API-Key: __YOUR_API_KEY_HERE__

Example response:

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{
  "packages": [
    {
      "code": "bag",
            "features": [
              "quote",
              "spot_quote",
              "scheduled_pickup"
            ],
            "name": "Bag"
        },
        {
          "code": "pal",
            "features": [
              "quote",
              "spot_quote",
              "scheduled_pickup"
            ],
            "name": "Pail"
        },
        {
          "code": "pcs",
            "features": [
              "quote",
              "spot_quote",
              "scheduled_pickup"
            ],
            "name": "Piece"
        },
        {
          "code": "pkg",
            "features": [
              "quote",
              "spot_quote",
              "scheduled_pickup"
            ],
            "name": "Package"
        },
        {
          "code": "skd",
            "features": [
              "quote",
              "spot_quote",
              "scheduled_pickup"
            ],
            "name": "Skid"
        }
    ]
}