IMS offers a SOAP-based web service / API so clients can interact with IMS electronically for rate inquiry, dispatch, and milestone notifications.
IMS offers a SOAP-based web service / API to allow clients to interact electronically with IMS for the following services:
Request FCL drayage rate quotes programmatically through the IRIS system.
About IRIS →Turn an accepted quote into a dispatch electronically — no manual re-entry.
Dispatch process →Receive shipment milestone updates electronically for end-to-end visibility.
About FasTrak →These services are not available to all clients. Please contact your sales representative for more information.
Q: What is required to access the IMS Web Service?
A: You will need to contact your IMS sales representative to discuss business requirements. Once authorized through sales, your company will need to develop a SOAP-based client that can make requests to IMS electronically via the documented functions. IMS provides samples in several programming languages and your IT/IS department should be able to follow the documentation to develop a system to request quotes. You will receive from IMS a “public key” as well as a “private key” that is used to identify and authenticate your company, and those keys must be used in accordance with the documentation in order to make requests. Additionally, your web service will need a valid username/password with access to your company’s IMS portal. We suggest naming that username something like “YourCompany WebService” so that your users and management can easily identify quotes requested manually through the IMS IRIS system and quotes generated through the web service.
Contact your IMS sales representative to discuss business requirements and get authorized.