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POST
/
freight_orders
/
{id}
/
quotes
Record a manually-booked freight quote
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/freight_orders/{id}/quotes \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "carrier_name": "Estes Express",
  "carrier_service": "Standard LTL",
  "quote_number": "EST-2026-77821",
  "transit_days": 4,
  "amount": 642.5,
  "currency": "USD",
  "expires_at": "2026-05-25T17:00:00Z",
  "notes": "Phoned in 2026-05-18 by S. Allen."
}
'
import requests

url = "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/freight_orders/{id}/quotes"

payload = {
    "carrier_name": "Estes Express",
    "carrier_service": "Standard LTL",
    "quote_number": "EST-2026-77821",
    "transit_days": 4,
    "amount": 642.5,
    "currency": "USD",
    "expires_at": "2026-05-25T17:00:00Z",
    "notes": "Phoned in 2026-05-18 by S. Allen."
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    carrier_name: 'Estes Express',
    carrier_service: 'Standard LTL',
    quote_number: 'EST-2026-77821',
    transit_days: 4,
    amount: 642.5,
    currency: 'USD',
    expires_at: '2026-05-25T17:00:00Z',
    notes: 'Phoned in 2026-05-18 by S. Allen.'
  })
};

fetch('https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/freight_orders/{id}/quotes', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/freight_orders/{id}/quotes",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
  CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'carrier_name' => 'Estes Express',
    'carrier_service' => 'Standard LTL',
    'quote_number' => 'EST-2026-77821',
    'transit_days' => 4,
    'amount' => 642.5,
    'currency' => 'USD',
    'expires_at' => '2026-05-25T17:00:00Z',
    'notes' => 'Phoned in 2026-05-18 by S. Allen.'
  ]),
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "Authorization: Bearer <token>",
    "Content-Type: application/json"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/freight_orders/{id}/quotes"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"carrier_name\": \"Estes Express\",\n  \"carrier_service\": \"Standard LTL\",\n  \"quote_number\": \"EST-2026-77821\",\n  \"transit_days\": 4,\n  \"amount\": 642.5,\n  \"currency\": \"USD\",\n  \"expires_at\": \"2026-05-25T17:00:00Z\",\n  \"notes\": \"Phoned in 2026-05-18 by S. Allen.\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/freight_orders/{id}/quotes")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
  .body("{\n  \"carrier_name\": \"Estes Express\",\n  \"carrier_service\": \"Standard LTL\",\n  \"quote_number\": \"EST-2026-77821\",\n  \"transit_days\": 4,\n  \"amount\": 642.5,\n  \"currency\": \"USD\",\n  \"expires_at\": \"2026-05-25T17:00:00Z\",\n  \"notes\": \"Phoned in 2026-05-18 by S. Allen.\"\n}")
  .asString();
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/freight_orders/{id}/quotes")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n  \"carrier_name\": \"Estes Express\",\n  \"carrier_service\": \"Standard LTL\",\n  \"quote_number\": \"EST-2026-77821\",\n  \"transit_days\": 4,\n  \"amount\": 642.5,\n  \"currency\": \"USD\",\n  \"expires_at\": \"2026-05-25T17:00:00Z\",\n  \"notes\": \"Phoned in 2026-05-18 by S. Allen.\"\n}"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
{
  "data": {
    "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "entity_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "order_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "carrier_name": "<string>",
    "carrier_service": "<string>",
    "quote_number": "<string>",
    "transit_days": 123,
    "amount": 123,
    "currency": "USD",
    "quoted_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "expires_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "accepted_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "accepted_by_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "notes": "<string>",
    "raw_response": {},
    "created_by_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
    "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "updated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}
{
  "error": "not_found",
  "code": "not_found",
  "type": "not_found",
  "hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
  "param": "expand[0]",
  "required": "accounts:read",
  "request_id": "req_abc123"
}
{
  "error": "not_found",
  "code": "not_found",
  "type": "not_found",
  "hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
  "param": "expand[0]",
  "required": "accounts:read",
  "request_id": "req_abc123"
}
{
  "error": "not_found",
  "code": "not_found",
  "type": "not_found",
  "hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
  "param": "expand[0]",
  "required": "accounts:read",
  "request_id": "req_abc123"
}
{
  "error": "not_found",
  "code": "not_found",
  "type": "not_found",
  "hint": "The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this entity.",
  "param": "expand[0]",
  "required": "accounts:read",
  "request_id": "req_abc123"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

API key issued per entity via Settings > Developers > API Keys. Each key carries scopes (e.g. orders:read, products:write). Bearer token format: Authorization: Bearer ark_live_ent_Test keys use ark_test_ent_. Both are issued per entity
via Settings > Developers > API Keys.

Headers

​
Idempotency-Key
string

Client-generated unique key for idempotent POST/PATCH/DELETE operations. Alias for the Idempotency parameter. Max 255 chars. On retry with the same key, the original response is returned without re-executing the operation. Keys expire after 24 hours.

Maximum string length: 255

Path Parameters

​
id
string<uuid>
required

Body

application/json
​
carrier_name
string
required
Maximum string length: 100
Example:

"Estes Express"

​
amount
number<float>
required
Required range: x >= 0
Example:

642.5

​
carrier_service
string | null
Maximum string length: 60
Example:

"Standard LTL"

​
quote_number
string | null
Maximum string length: 80
Example:

"EST-2026-77821"

​
transit_days
integer | null
Required range: x >= 0
Example:

4

​
currency
string
default:USD
Example:

"USD"

​
expires_at
string<date-time> | null
Example:

"2026-05-25T17:00:00Z"

​
notes
string | null
​
raw_response
object | null

Optional raw carrier payload for the audit trail.

Response

Freight quote created

​
data
object

A carrier rate-quote attached to a freight order. Created either manually (operator booked a carrier outside Shippo) via POST /freight_orders/{id}/quotes, or in bulk by pulling Shippo LTL rates via POST /freight_orders/{id}/quotes/shippo. Exactly one quote per order may carry a non-null accepted_at; accepting a quote rolls its amount into orders.shipping_total. Rule 23 SSOT: amount is written only by createFreightQuoteHandler and the Shippo rate-import; accepted_at is written only by acceptFreightQuoteHandler. Scope: orders:read / orders:write.