similar
Find Carriers Similar to Carrier ( Size, Lane, Equipment Type )
endpoint: /api/v1/carrier/similar
method: GET
description: Returns a list of carriers most similar to the given carrier.
| Query Parameter | Data Type | Descripton | Example |
| dot | string | The dot number of a carrier | dot=1234567 |
| docket | string | The MC/FF/MX of a carrier | docket=MC1234567 docket=MX12345 docket=FF1234 |
| page (optional) | string | The page number of search results. Each page returns a list of 25 carrier objects. This parameter defaults to 1. | page=1 page=2 etc... |
| type (optional) | string | The format of the returned data. This parameter defaults to JSON format. | type=json type=xml |
usage:
Query similar carriers by DOT:
(GET) https://dashboard.ecarriercheck.com/api/v1/carrier/similar?dot=3088785
Query similar carriers by MC:
(GET) https://dashboard.ecarriercheck.com/api/v1/carrier/similar?docket=MC70757
Query similar carriers by FF:
(GET) https://dashboard.ecarriercheck.com/api/v1/carrier/similar?docket=FF43360
Return Types
Data can be returned as either JSON (Default) or xml. To explicitly specify the returned data type, add the type parameter to your query:
Query returning JSON:
(GET) https://dashboard.ecarriercheck.com/api/v1/carrier/similar?dot=3088785&type=json
Query returning XML:
(GET) https://dashboard.ecarriercheck.com/api/v1/carrier/similar?dot=3088785&type=xml