In order to understand the Export Pre-advice submission, some familiarity with the Export Pre-advice User Guide is recommended. This details how export pre-advice submitted via the PortConnect website. The structure of the API is conceptually very similar to this screen, comprising a header with a list of containers being submitted.

Endpoint

POST https://api.portconnect.io/v1/export-preadvices

Request Body

Name	Type	Description
header	PreadviceHeader	Pre-advice header information
containers	PreadviceContainer[]	List of container information
comments	string (optional)	Additional comments (not included in Swagger documentation)

PreadviceHeader

Name	Type	Description
ShipperName	string	Shipper name
ConsigneeName	string	Consignee name
BookingReference	string	Booking reference
MessageAction	MessageActions?	Message action type
PointOfOriginCode	string	Point of origin code
LoadPortFacility	string (required)	Load port facility
Vessel	GenericPreadviceVessel	Vessel information
shipName	string
voyageNumber	string
partnerPortShippingReference	string
NotificationEmails	string[]	List of notification email addresses
MessageType	PreadviceMessageTypes?	Pre-advice message type
TradingPartnerCode	string	Trading partner code
UserName	string	User name
UserReference	string	User reference
LineOperatorCode	string	Line operator code
LoadPortCode	string	Load port code
PortOfDischarge	string	Port of discharge
ForeignPortOfDischarge	string	Foreign port of discharge
OverseasDestinationFinal	string	Overseas destination final

PreadviceContainer

Name	Type	Description	Notes
HazardousCertificateBase64	string	Base64 encoded hazardous certficate
LatestSubmissionStatus	GenericPreadviceContainerSubmission	Latest submission status of the container
CurrentStatus	string	Current status of the container
ContainerNumber	string (required)	Container number
AttachedContainerNumbers	List<string>	List of attached container numbers
IsoTypeCode	string (required)	ISO type code for the container
FlexiTank	bool?	Indicates if the container is a flexi tank
IsFull	bool?	Indicates if the container is full
CommodityCode	string (required)	Commodity code
IsNonOperatingReefer	bool?	Indicates if the container is a non-operating reefer
Refrigeration	GenericPreadviceRefrigeration	Refrigeration details for the container	Only required if container ISO Type is a Reefer ISO type
isFantainer	bool?
requiredTemperature	float
refrigerationType	string
Vent	GenericPreadviceVent	Vent details for the container
IMEX	GenericPreadviceIMEX	IMEX details for the container
CargoWeightKg	float	Cargo weight in kilograms
TotalWeightKg	float	Total weight of the container in kilograms
Hazardous	GenericPreadviceHazardous[]	List of hazardous details
OverGauge	GenericPreadviceOverDimension[]	List of over-dimension details
ContainerSeals	GenericPreadviceContainerSeal[]	List of container seals
sealType	string (required)
sealCode	string (required)
ArrivalCarrierType	GenericPreadviceArrivalCarrierTypes?	Arrival carrier type
Carrier	string	Carrier details

Example Request:

POST https://apitest.portconnect.io/v1/export-preadvices

Example Request Body:

{
  "header": {
    "shipperName": "ALNEMAH HALAL MEAT LIMITED",
    "bookingReference": "1AKL026740",
    "lineOperatorCode": "HSUD",
    "loadPortCode": "NZTRG",
    "portOfDischarge": "USLGB",
    "foreignPortOfDischarge": "USLGB"
    "pointOfOriginCode": "Bay of Plenty",
    "loadPortFacility": "TCT",
    "vessel": {
      "shipName": "DEBUSSY",
      "voyageNumber": "138N",
      "partnerPortShippingReference": "USY138N",
    },
    "notificationEmails": [
      "Cameron.Pitches@portconnect.co.nz"
    ],
    "userReference": "CAMTEST001"
  },
  "containers": [
    {
      "containerNumber": "CDPU3736837",
      "isoTypeCode": "2232",
      "flexiTank": false,
      "isFull": true,
      "commodityCode": "0201",
      "isNonOperatingReefer": false,
      "refrigeration": {
        "isFantainer": false,
        "requiredTemperature": -5.0,
        "refrigerationType": "Chilled"
      },
      "cargoWeightKg": 28000.0,
      "totalWeightKg": 30000.0,
      "containerSeals": [
        {
          "sealType": "Shipper",
          "sealCode": "555"
        }
      ],
      "arrivalCarrierType": "Truck"
    }
  ]
}

Example Response:

Export pre-advice success

{
    "success": true,
    "errors": [],
    "containers": [
        {
            "containerNumber": "CDPU3736837",
            "errors": [],
            "success": true
        }
    ]
}

However, should the requiredTemperature value be set to -50 in the example above, then the following is returned:

Export pre-advice partial failure

{
    "success": true,
    "errors": [],
    "containers": [
        {
            "containerNumber": "CDPU3736837",
            "errors": [
                "Temperature too high/low for the selected commodity (Range: -5.0 to 2.0). Change commodity or contact Terminal"
            ],
            "success": false
        }
    ]
}

Submit Export Pre-advice