The average response time for the API is in the order of 

. However, There could be multiple reasons that might affect the performance including concurrent users, load volume and network issues.

 for the response is advised to be set at 

 with retry mechanism with exponenential back-off.

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Request ID

Performance & Timeout

Async Standard API

Single Delivery

Multi-Delivery

Truckload (TL)

Easy Load Create (LTL/Parcel)

Parcel

LTL / Parcel

Rail / Intermodal

Async Load Create (Rail)

Door-to-Door

Door-to-Port

Port-to-Door

Port-to-Port

Easy Load Create (Ocean)

Ocean

Airport-to-Airport

Airport-to-Door

Door-to-Airport

Easy Load Create (Air)

Request Attributes - All Load Modes

Create Shipment

FourKites API Reference

Ocean Tracking Subscription

Insights API Subscription

Subscriptions

FourKites® API Reference

API Credentials

Authentication

DateTime Format

Idempotency Protection

Pagination

Rate Limits

Versioning

Making Requests

Status Codes

Errors

Interpreting Responses

Shipments _All Modes_

Ocean - Update Shipment

Update Shipment

Real-Time Transportation Visibility

Mark Shipment Hot

Mark Shipment Delivered

Get Shipments

Get Shipment Details

Delete Shipment

User Message Creation API Using Load Number

User Message Creation API

Get API Metrics

Upload Document

Get Document

Documents

Get Shipment E-URL

Stop E-URL

Share Shipment Status _E-URL_

Tracking Quality & Analytics

Insights API

Simple Update in GS1 API

Async Order Create

Async Delivery API

Sync Delivery API

Order Update API

Delivery Exist

Get Delivery E-URL

Get Delivery

Get Order Existence

Get Order Tracking URL

Get Orders

Order Lifecycle Visibility

Demand Forecast Inventory

Supply Forecast Inventory

WMS Current Inventory

Inventory Visibility

(Legacy) Dispatcher Update

Assignment Update

Dispatcher Update - Asynchronous (All Key-Value)

Error Handling

ETA Update

Event Update

Load Information Updates

Location Update

Stop level updates

Success Scenario Samples

Temperature Update

Assets

Dispatcher Update - Asynchronous

For Carriers

Create Shipment with Pallets

Specify Appointment Calendar

Update Shipment (Full)

Get Slots

Reserve Slots

Reschedule Appointments

Check-In/Out

Unblock Reserve Slots

Manage Loads & Appointments

Tracking to Appointment Manager Data Flow

Appointment Manager to Tracking Data Flow

Interoperability

Appointment Manager

Callbacks Count API

Callbacks Data Dictionary

Enabling Webhooks

FourKites X

Late Reason Code

Load Updates

Network Visibility

Ocean Events

Stop Updates

Temperature

Tracking Updates

User Message

Shipments

Delivery Events

Order Events

Order Risk

Shipment Events

Orders

Stop Doc/File Upload

Dynamic Yard

Facilities

New Carrier Added

Stop/Address Geofence Update

Entities _ Networks

Webhooks