Web Services
Estes provides Web Services to clients who want to bypass the traditional HTML forms process. To make shipping with Estes easy, we can provide information that is formatted for both URL and XML data formats.
| Available web services | |
| Specifications | Required Access |
| Shipment Tracking [pdf] | Unsecured / Secured* |
| Image Retrieval [pdf] | Secured* |
| Rate Inquiry [pdf] | Secured* |
| Transit Times [pdf] | Secured* |
*Secured access requires a log in to My Estes to perform the operation.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) data format:
Query strings with additional parameters that take the requestor to the defined www.estes-express.com website for the desired information. This method is well-suited for situations where automation is not restricted to going to the www.estes-express.com website.XML (extensible markup language) data format:
Standard URL query strings with additional parameters that request data from a host site (www.estes-express.com) and provide data as machine-readable XML documents instead of taking the requestor to an HTML web page. This method is well suited for computer-to-computer communications because the requesting client does not receive an HTML web page.
