Estes Express API Documentation
This is the complete API documentation for connecting to the Estes Express API using MindCloud's Universal API. If you are new to MindCloud, start with the Introduction to see how one API can sit in front of many different apps.
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Meet Estes Express: A comprehensive suite of freight shipping services. Keep reading to get started.
Quickstart
Before you run your first Estes Express request, you need three things:
- A MindCloud account — sign in or create an account at MindCloud.
- A MindCloud API Key — create one in API Keys. Keep it on your server.
- At least one Estes Express connection — create or choose one in Connections. Note its
connectionId.
Every Estes Express action uses the same URL pattern:
POST https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/estes/actions/{actionSlug}/runYou need a MindCloud API Key and a Estes Express connection. Then call an action such as Get Access Token:
curl --request POST \
--url "https://connect.mindcloud.co/v2/universal/apps/estes/actions/get-access-token/run" \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $MINDCLOUD_API_KEY" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
"connectionId": "$CONNECTION_ID",
"arguments": {}
}'Every response comes back in the same envelope, with your rows in a data array:
{
"success": true,
"data": [
{ "id": "1042", "name": "Ava" }
],
"meta": {}
}After your first request works, use Shape your requests to control arguments, pagination, filtering, fields, and errors.
Authenticate with a MindCloud API Key plus a connectionId for your Estes Express account. See Estes Express API Authentication for the full flow and how to get your connection credentials.
Estes Express actions
All 7 published actions for this Estes Express version. Each page documents the endpoint, arguments, and response controls.
- POSTCreate BOL Request
- GETCreate Pickup Request
- GETGet Access Token
- GETGet Pickup Request
- GETGet Rate Quote
- GETGet Shipment Tracking
- GETGet Shipments
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