Maersk Ocean Booking API

Create, retrieve, amend, and cancel ocean shipment bookings. DCSA Booking 2.0 compliant so the same payloads work across DCSA-aligned ocean carriers. Includes booking status webhooks for asynchronous lifecycle notifications.

Maersk Ocean Booking API is one of 9 APIs that Maersk publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 machine-runnable capability that can be deployed as REST, MCP, or Agent Skill surfaces via Naftiko and 1 JSON Schema definition.

Tagged areas include Shipping, Booking, DCSA, and Ocean. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation, an OpenAPI specification, sample payloads, 1 Naftiko capability spec, and 1 JSON Schema.

OpenAPI Specification

maersk-ocean-booking-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Maersk Ocean Booking API
  description: >
    DCSA-compliant Ocean Booking v2 API for Maersk. Create, retrieve, amend,
    and cancel ocean shipment bookings. Aligned with the DCSA Booking 2.0
    interface standard so requests work across multiple ocean carriers.
  version: '2.0'
  contact:
    name: Maersk Developer Support
    url: https://developer.maersk.com/support

servers:
  - url: https://api.maersk.com
    description: Production Gateway

security:
  - ConsumerKey: []
  - OAuth2: [booking]

tags:
  - name: Bookings
    description: Create and manage ocean shipment bookings.

paths:
  /dcsa/bkg/v2/bookings:
    post:
      summary: Create Ocean Booking
      description: >
        Submit a booking request for an ocean shipment. The request body
        follows the DCSA Booking 2.0 schema covering parties, cargo, equipment,
        routing, and references.
      operationId: createBooking
      tags:
        - Bookings
      parameters:
        - name: Consumer-Key
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BookingRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Booking created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Booking'
        '400':
          description: Invalid booking request.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized.

  /dcsa/bkg/v2/bookings/{carrierBookingReference}:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve Ocean Booking
      description: Retrieve an existing booking by carrier booking reference.
      operationId: getBooking
      tags:
        - Bookings
      parameters:
        - name: carrierBookingReference
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Consumer-Key
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Booking returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Booking'
        '404':
          description: Booking not found.
    patch:
      summary: Amend Ocean Booking
      description: Submit an amendment to an existing booking.
      operationId: amendBooking
      tags:
        - Bookings
      parameters:
        - name: carrierBookingReference
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Consumer-Key
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/BookingRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Amendment accepted.
        '404':
          description: Booking not found.
    delete:
      summary: Cancel Ocean Booking
      description: Cancel an existing booking.
      operationId: cancelBooking
      tags:
        - Bookings
      parameters:
        - name: carrierBookingReference
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Consumer-Key
          in: header
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Booking cancelled.

components:
  securitySchemes:
    ConsumerKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Consumer-Key
    OAuth2:
      type: oauth2
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: https://api.maersk.com/customer-identity/oauth/v2/access_token
          scopes:
            booking: Manage bookings.
  schemas:
    BookingRequest:
      type: object
      required: [carrierServiceCode, receiptTypeAtOrigin, deliveryTypeAtDestination, cargoMovementTypeAtOrigin, cargoMovementTypeAtDestination, requestedEquipments]
      properties:
        carrierServiceCode:
          type: string
        receiptTypeAtOrigin:
          type: string
          enum: [CY, SD, CFS]
        deliveryTypeAtDestination:
          type: string
          enum: [CY, SD, CFS]
        cargoMovementTypeAtOrigin:
          type: string
          enum: [FCL, LCL, BBK]
        cargoMovementTypeAtDestination:
          type: string
          enum: [FCL, LCL, BBK]
        serviceContractReference:
          type: string
        commodities:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Commodity'
        requestedEquipments:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RequestedEquipment'
        partyContactDetails:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PartyContact'
    Booking:
      allOf:
        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BookingRequest'
        - type: object
          properties:
            carrierBookingReference:
              type: string
            bookingStatus:
              type: string
              enum: [RECEIVED, PENDING_UPDATE, UPDATE_CONFIRMED, CONFIRMED, REJECTED, CANCELLED, COMPLETED]
            bookingRequestDateTime:
              type: string
              format: date-time
    Commodity:
      type: object
      properties:
        commodityType:
          type: string
        HSCodes:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        cargoGrossWeight:
          type: number
        cargoGrossWeightUnit:
          type: string
          enum: [KGM, LBR]
    RequestedEquipment:
      type: object
      properties:
        ISOEquipmentCode:
          type: string
          example: 22GP
        units:
          type: integer
        isShipperOwned:
          type: boolean
    PartyContact:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
        phone:
          type: string