aid: portcast
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/portcast/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Portcast
kind: company
description: Portcast is a predictive supply-chain visibility platform whose Container
  Tracking API delivers the full journey of an ocean container - milestones, vessel
  schedules, port codes, and machine-learning predicted ETAs and ETDs - in a single
  JSON response, tracked by container number, bill of lading, or booking number plus
  carrier SCAC, with push (webhook) callbacks on every update.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Supply Chain
- Container Tracking
- Logistics
- Predictive ETA
- Ocean Freight
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: portcast:container-tracking-api
  name: Portcast Container Tracking API
  tags:
  - Container Tracking
  - Ocean Freight
  - Milestones
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/
  baseURL: https://api.portcast.io/api/v2/eta
  properties:
  - url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/5xrqljlsknrvm-input-data-guide
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/e120e68fcdc40-upload-using-container-number
    type: APIReference
  - url: openapi/portcast-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Upload an ocean shipment by container number, bill of lading, or booking
    number plus carrier SCAC and retrieve the full container journey - standardized
    milestone events, terminal details, transport plan, delays, and CO2 emissions -
    in one JSON response, with optional callback_url push updates.
- aid: portcast:predictive-eta-api
  name: Portcast Predictive ETA API
  tags:
  - Predictive ETA
  - Machine Learning
  - Ocean Freight
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.portcast.io/predictive-visibility
  baseURL: https://api.portcast.io/api/v2/eta
  properties:
  - url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/7p466hav2ds7x-container-events-data-types
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/portcast-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Machine-learning predicted ETA and ETD per leg surfaced through the
    tracking response sailing_info_tracking - predicted arrival and departure local
    times alongside scheduled and actual times, plus live AIS vessel position.
- aid: portcast:vessel-schedules-api
  name: Portcast Vessel Schedules API
  tags:
  - Vessel Schedules
  - AIS
  - Voyage
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.portcast.io/ocean-vessel-tracking-api
  baseURL: https://api.portcast.io/api/v2/eta
  properties:
  - url: https://www.portcast.io/ocean-vessel-tracking-api
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/portcast-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Vessel schedule, voyage, and live AIS position data surfaced through
    the tracking response - vessel name, IMO, MMSI, flag, inbound and outbound voyage
    numbers, and scheduled arrival and departure times at each port on the route.
- aid: portcast:webhooks-api
  name: Portcast Webhooks (Push API)
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  - Push
  - Callbacks
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/dxd93fedun52o-push-api
  baseURL: https://api.portcast.io/api/v2/eta
  properties:
  - url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/dxd93fedun52o-push-api
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/portcast-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Register an HTTPS callback_url on a tracking upload and Portcast pushes
    the full tracking JSON object to your endpoint whenever container milestones or
    predictions are updated - eliminating polling.
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/portcast
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/portcast
- type: Website
  url: https://www.portcast.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://portcast.stoplight.io/docs/portcast-api/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/portcast-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/portcast-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/portcast-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com