---
title: Stop Deletion
slug: fourkites-api-reference/stop-deletion
description: Learn about the request parameters and field descriptions for a notification sent when a load's stop is deleted. Discover essential information like action, load ID, appointment times, reference numbers, stop sequence, stop type, timestamp, timezone, and
createdAt: 2023-10-20T11:08:13.000Z
---

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

### Request Parameter

```json
{
	"Action": "DELETE",
	"EarliestAppointmentTime": "2023-10-23T00:00:00.000Z",
	"EarliestWantTime": "2023-10-23T23:59:59.000Z",
	"EncryptedAccessToken": "VjN8ZWNvbGFifHxlY29sYWI",
	"EncryptedUrl": "https://app.fourkites.com/beta/eurl/VjN8ZWNvbGFifHxlY29sYWI",
	"FourKitesLoadId": 360020730,
	"LatestAppointmentTime": "2023-10-23T23:59:00.000Z",
	"LatestWantTime": "2023-10-23T23:59:59.000Z",
	"LoadNumber": "13450532",
	"MessageType": "STOP_AMEND",
	"ProNumber": null,
	"ReferenceNumbers": [
		"13450532",
		"TIBCOID: USPS202310121006",
		"1016280188",
		"4513400633",
		"Dlvry#: 4513400633"
	],
	"Shipper": "ecolab",
	"StopName": "FOUR POINTS HOTEL DKSHV LA INTRNTL ARPRT",
	"StopPONumbers": null,
	"StopReferenceId": null,
	"StopReferenceNumbers": [
		"Dlvry#: 4513400633",
		"PO#: Kitchen - Clara",
		"SO#: 133271143",
		"SoldTo: 506470396",
		"CustType: 3",
		"ShipTo: 506470396"
	],
	"StopSequence": 2,
	"StopStatus": null,
	"StopType": "delivery",
	"Timestamp": "2023-10-12T21:50:22+00:00",
	"Timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
	"TimezoneOffset": -25200,
	"TimezoneShortName": "PDT"
}
```

### Field Description

| **Field Name**            | **Description**                                                                                                      | **Key Always Present?** | **Value Always Present?** | **Data Type**             | **Max Length**                                            |
| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------- | ------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
| `Action`                  | Indicates the action that triggered the callback. Possible values are Create/Update/Delete.                          | Yes                     | Yes                       | String                    | Max 20                                                    |
| `FourKitesLoadId`         | Unique load identifier of the load from the FourKites system that the stop belongs to                                | Yes                     | Yes                       | Number                    | 20                                                        |
| `LoadNumber`              | Unique shipment identifier from shipper's system                                                                     | Yes                     | Yes                       | String                    | 65535                                                     |
| `ProNumber`               | Shipment's PRO #                                                                                                     | Yes                     |                           | Number                    | 10                                                        |
| `Shipper`                 | Unique shipper ID from FourKites                                                                                     | Yes                     | Yes                       | 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                        | 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                        | String                    | 30                                                        |
| `StopPONumbers`           | PO Numbers associated with the stop                                                                                  | Yes                     | No                        |                           |                                                           |
| `StopReferenceNumbers`    | List of reference numbers associated with the particular stop                                                        | Yes                     | No                        | Array                     | no max size                                               |
| `StopSequence`            | Sequence number of the particular stop                                                                               | Yes                     | Yes                       | Number                    | 10                                                        |
| `StopReferenceId`         | Reference ID of the stop provided during load creation                                                               | Yes                     | No                        | string                    | 1024                                                      |
| `StopName`                | Name of the stop provided during load creation.                                                                      | Yes                     | No                        | String                    | No max                                                    |
| `Timestamp`               | Time when one of the three actions was performed that triggered the callback                                         | Yes                     | Yes                       | String in DateTime format |                                                           |
| `TimeZone`                | Local Timezone of the stop in which Timestamp is specified                                                           | Yes                     | Yes                       | String                    | 50                                                        |
| `TimezoneShortName`       | Will be hard coded to "UTC"                                                                                          | Yes                     | Yes                       | String                    | 5                                                         |
| `TimezoneOffset`          | Number of seconds local timezone is ahead of UTC time. Negative for western hemisphere timezones.                    | Yes                     | Yes                       | \[+/-]Digits              | 10                                                        |
| `EncryptedAccessToken`    | The access token that would be used to create an encrypted URL.                                                      | Yes                     | Yes                       | String                    | 2048                                                      |
| `EncryptedUrl`            | Encrypted URL of the stop which is unique and which can be used to access details of the stop                        | Only for delivery stop  | Only for delivery stop    | String                    | 1024                                                      |
| `StopType`                | Stop type -<br />\* Pickup                                                                                           |                         |                           |                           |                                                           |

- Terminal
- port\_of\_loading (not common)
- transhipment\_port
- port\_of\_discharge
- place\_of\_delivery
- Origin Airport
- Hub Airport
- Destination Airport
- Delivery | Yes                     | Yes                       | String                    | 1024                                                      |