---
title: Stop Created
slug: fourkites-api-reference/stop-created
description: Learn about the request parameters and field descriptions for a callback notification when a load stop is created. This document covers essential information like action, load ID, appointment times, reference numbers, stop sequence, stop status, stop type
createdAt: 2023-10-20T09:09:40.000Z
---

When a stop is created for a load, the following notification will be POSTed to the callback URL.

### Request Parameter

```json
{
	"Action": "CREATE",
	"EarliestAppointmentTime": null,
	"EarliestWantTime": null,
	"EncryptedAccessToken": "VjN8ZWNvbGFifGE4MGMxYjVjLTI3ZjktNGUxZS04OTkwLTBhMjE4ZDg0ZTg4NXxlY29sYWI",
	"FourKitesLoadId": 360994999,
	"LatestAppointmentTime": null,
	"LatestWantTime": null,
	"LoadNumber": "13489382",
	"MessageType": "STOP_AMEND",
	"ProNumber": "351142173",
	"ReferenceNumbers": [
		"13489382",
		"ContID: US10",
		"TIBCOID: RNLO202310132200",
		"1016303587",
		"4513420357",
		"4513420370",
		"Dlvry#: 4513420357",
		"Dlvry#: 4513420370"
	],
	"Shipper": "test shipper",
	"StopName": "KNOXVILLE, TN",
	"StopPONumbers": null,
	"StopReferenceId": null,
	"StopReferenceNumbers": [],
	"StopSequence": 3,
	"StopStatus": "not_tracking",
	"StopType": "transfer",
	"Timestamp": "2023-10-12T21:52:01+00:00",
	"Timezone": null,
	"TimezoneOffset": 0,
	"TimezoneShortName": "UTC"
}
```

### Field Description

| **Field Name**            | **Description**                                                                                                                    | **Key Always Present?** | **Value Always Present?** | **Conditions for the Key to be present**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | **Data Type**             | **Max Length**                                            |
| ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Action`                  | Indicates the action that triggered the callback. Possible values are Create/Update/Delete.                                        | Yes                     | Yes                       | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | Max 20                                                    |
| `FourKitesLoadId`         | Unique load identifier of the load from the FourKites system that the stop belongs to                                              | Yes                     | Yes                       | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Number                    | 20                                                        |
| `LoadNumber`              | Unique shipment identifier from shipper's system                                                                                   | Yes                     | Yes                       | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | 65535                                                     |
| `ProNumber`               | Shipment's PRO #                                                                                                                   | Yes                     | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Number                    | 10                                                        |
| `Shipper`                 | Unique shipper ID from FourKites                                                                                                   | Yes                     | Yes                       | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | No max, but realistically, not longer than 200 characters |
| `EarliestAppointmentTime` | Earliest Appointment Time of the stop. If not a window, both Earliest and Latest Appointment times will be the same.               | Yes                     | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | 30                                                        |
| `LatestAppointmentTime`   | Latest Appointment Time of the stop. If not a window, both Earliest and Latest Appointment times will be the same.                 | Yes                     | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | 30                                                        |
| `StopPONumbers`           | PO Numbers associated with the stop                                                                                                | Yes                     | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                           |                                                           |
| `StopReferenceNumbers`    | List of reference numbers associated with the particular stop                                                                      | Yes                     | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Array                     | no max size                                               |
| `StopSequence`            | Sequence number of the particular stop                                                                                             | Yes                     | Yes                       | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Number                    | 10                                                        |
| `StopReferenceId`         | Reference ID of the stop provided during load creation                                                                             | Yes                     | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | string                    | 1024                                                      |
| `StopName`                | Name of the stop provided during load creation.                                                                                    | Yes                     | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | No max                                                    |
| `StopType`                | The stop type for which the ETA corresponds                                                                                        | Yes                     | Yes                       | 1. If the transportation mode is ocean and if the stopType is pickup, it will be mapped as Port of Loading<br /><br />2. If the stopType is transfer for an Ocean load, it will be mapped as TranshipmentPort.<br /><br />3. If the load is Air, and if the stopType is pickup then the field will be mapped as as origin airport.<br /><br />4. If the load is Air, and if the stopType is Delivery then the field will be mapped as destination airport.<br /><br />5. If the load is Air, and if the stopType is transfer then the field will be mapped as hub airport.<br /><br />6. If the transportation mode is not ocean and air, it will be mapped directly to the value sent by the customer during load creation. | String                    | 1024                                                      |
| `Timestamp`               |                                                                                                                                    | Yes                     | Yes                       | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String in DateTime format |                                                           |
| `TimeZone`                |                                                                                                                                    | Yes                     | Yes                       | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | 50                                                        |
| `TimezoneShortName`       |                                                                                                                                    | Yes                     | Yes                       | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | 5                                                         |
| `TimezoneOffset`          | Number of seconds local timezone is ahead of UTC time. Negative for western hemisphere timezones.                                  | Yes                     | Yes                       | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | \[+/-]Digits              | 10                                                        |
| `EncryptedAccessToken`    | The access token that would be used to create an encrypted URL.                                                                    | Yes                     | Yes                       | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | 2048                                                      |
| `EncryptedUrl`            |                                                                                                                                    | Only for delivery stop  | Only for delivery stop    | Only if the delivery stop is created then we will mark the encryptedURL.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | String                    | 1024                                                      |
| `StopStatus`              |                                                                                                                                    | No                      | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                           |                                                           |
| `EarliestWantTime`        |                                                                                                                                    | Yes                     | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | 30 max                                                    |
| `LatestWantTime`          |                                                                                                                                    | Yes                     | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | String                    | 30                                                        |
| `stopUnlocoded`           | It indicates the UNLOCODE of the stop                                                                                              | No                      | No                        | If the transportation mode is ocean or the stopType is Port of Loading, then we will create a new field called stopUnlocode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | String                    |                                                           |
| `ReferenceNumbers`        | Array of additional reference numbers associated with the load (empty list when no reference numbers are associated with the load) |                         | No                        | N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Array                     | no max                                                    |

***
