When interacting with techTMS via API there are tools, documentation and good practices that will help you do it in the easiest way possible.

These are the elements detailed in this article:

  • Swagger documentation to access API methods
  • Receive API keys from Techdinamics
  • Postman to Test API calls


Follow the guide and bookmark the documentation as you find it convenient.

SWAGGER DOCUMENTATION

The Swagger documentation details the methods, parameters and values you need to interact with techTMS to create, estimate, manifest and delete shipments, as well as getting and sending tracking information. 


Access and bookmark the following link: https://techtms.io/api/doc/index.html?url=/api/doc/v2/swagger.json


As you become familiar with the techTMS API, you will have to consult it frequently.

The documentation is divided in the following sections:

  • Authorize: Details the Authentication methods

  • Shipments: Details how to interact with Shipments objects

  • Trackings: Details how to interact with Trackings objects

  • Models: Details the available objects

For each method, you will find:



A) Method definition and description

B) Parameters mode

  • Example value: Displays an example of how the parameters should be completed
  • Model: Displays the object contents, parameters, data types, max/min length and values when applicable 



C) Details clarifies values and codes of a parameter whenever applicable

RECEIVE API KEYS FROM TECHDINAMICS

To be able to interact with the API, you will need your techTMS API Keys.

There are two types of keys: Customer and Portal keys, you will need a different set of keys for each one depending on the case.


Reach your Techdinamics POC(s) requesting the key(s) and detailing which one you need, and these will be sent to you via a secure link (1Password).


The API information (API Key) will be used in the next section in the contest of this article to test your connection.


If you use Customer Keys, you should use them as:

  • x-account-key = Customer Code
  • x-api-key = Customer API Key


If you use Portal Keys, you should use them as

  • x-account-key = Portal (the static word)
  • x-api-key = Portal API Key


POSTMAN TO TEST API CALLS

Once you have familiarized yourself with the API, the next step is to test it.

This section details how to use Postman to test a few interactions.


To do so, try the following as indicated:

  • Get trackings from a Customer using a Customer API Key


CREATE THE CALL


1) Create a new request in Postman

2) Create a Key named x-account-key on the header section with the provided information in the previous section

3) Create a Key named x-api-key on the header section with the provided information in the previous section 

4) In Method POST use the URL of the method as indicated by the integrator



5) Execute the generated post file 



You will get a response similar to the following: