# Terminal49

> Terminal49 is a container & shipment tracking platform that pulls live data
> directly from ocean carriers, terminals, and rail providers into one
> automated, multi-source view — so supply-chain teams track a shipment once
> and get continuous updates without manual checking. Available as a dashboard,
> a real-time API, and document automation.

## Key facts

- Plans: Free, Lite, Pay-as-you-go, Essential, and Complete. Details at https://terminal49.com/pricing
- Free plan: track up to 10 active containers at a time, with up to 3 users and 50 document credits. No credit card and no sales call.
- Pay-as-you-go: the same features as Essential, billed per container, with no annual commitment. Upgrade from Free inside the app.
- Contracts: Free and Pay-as-you-go have no commitment. Lite, Essential, and Complete are annual contracts.
- Coverage: global. Direct integrations with ocean carriers, port terminals, and North American Class I railroads, plus AIS vessel data. Live coverage list: https://terminal49.com/docs/coverage/home
- Headquarters: Berkeley, California.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://terminal49.com/): What Terminal49 does — automated, multi-source container and shipment visibility.
- [Container Tracking API](https://terminal49.com/container-tracking-api): Real-time tracking API with webhooks for ocean, terminal, and rail milestones.
- [Container Tracking Dashboard](https://terminal49.com/container-tracking-dashboard): Web dashboard for tracking shipments, containers, and exceptions across carriers.
- [Pricing](https://terminal49.com/pricing): Plans (Free, Lite, Essential, Complete, PAYG), what each includes, and FAQs.
- [Free Container Tracking](https://terminal49.com/free-container-tracking): Free tier for tracking your first shipments with no commitment.
- [Data](https://terminal49.com/data): Coverage and data sourcing — carriers, terminals, and rail providers supported.
- [About](https://terminal49.com/about): Company background, mission, and team.

## Use cases

- [Drayage](https://terminal49.com/drayage): Container availability, last free day, and yard visibility for drayage and trucking.
- [Detention & Demurrage](https://terminal49.com/detention-demurrage-charges): Track last free day and fees to avoid detention and demurrage charges.
- [Documents Hub](https://terminal49.com/documents-hub): Automated shipping-document capture, classification, and data extraction.
- [Custom Fields](https://terminal49.com/custom-fields): Capture your own data points against shipments and containers.
- [Bill of Lading Tracking](https://terminal49.com/bill-of-lading-tracking): Track containers from a master bill of lading, booking, or container number.

## Directories

- [Shipping Lines](https://terminal49.com/shipping-lines): Per-carrier hub pages (e.g. MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM) — how to track each line and what data Terminal49 provides.
- [Ports](https://terminal49.com/ports): Per-port pages with terminal coverage and container tracking details.
- [Terminals](https://terminal49.com/terminals): Per-terminal pages covering availability, holds, fees, and last free day data.
- [Vessels](https://terminal49.com/vessels): Per-vessel pages with schedule and voyage information.
- [Glossary](https://terminal49.com/glossary): Plain-language definitions of container shipping and logistics terms.

## Optional

- [Blog](https://terminal49.com/blog): Articles on container tracking, D&D, drayage, and supply-chain visibility.
- [Resources](https://terminal49.com/resources): Case studies, guides, and customer stories.
- [Integrations](https://terminal49.com/integrations): TMS/ERP integrations, webhooks, DataSync, and the Routing API.
- [Changelog](https://terminal49.com/changelog): Product updates and new releases.
- [Videos](https://terminal49.com/videos): Product walkthroughs and webinars.
- [Developer & API docs (llms.txt)](https://terminal49.com/docs/llms.txt): Machine-readable index of the developer and API documentation.

## Machine-readable artifacts & agent integrations

- [OpenAPI specification](https://terminal49.com/openapi.json): Complete OpenAPI 3.0 spec for the Terminal49 REST API (JSON:API, base URL https://api.terminal49.com/v2, auth header `Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY`).
- [MCP server](https://mcp.terminal49.com): Model Context Protocol server over Streamable HTTP. OAuth 2.1 with automatic discovery, or API key via `Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY`. Setup guides: https://terminal49.com/docs/mcp/home.md
- [Developer docs index](https://terminal49.com/docs/llms.txt): llms.txt covering the API reference, SDK, webhooks, DataSync, and MCP documentation.
- Markdown content negotiation: every page serves `text/markdown` when requested with `Accept: text/markdown`. Responses carry `Vary: Accept`; requests whose Accept matches neither HTML nor Markdown get `406`.