# Get Quotes for Shipment
## /rates/shipment/quotes
`POST` `https://api.terminal.africa/v1/rates/shipment/quotes`
This endpoint allows you to retrieve rates for a shipment. To return cash on delivery rates for carriers who supports cash-on-delivery, ***s***et ***cash\_on\_delivery*** to true
#### Headers
| Name | Type | Description |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------- |
| Authorization\* | string | Set value to `Bearer SECRET_KEY` |
| Content-Type\* | string | Set value to `application/json` |
#### Request Body
| Name | Type | Description |
| --------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| pickup\_address\* | object | Pickup Address Object. Refer to [**Create Address**](https://docs.terminal.africa/tship/address/create-address) under Addresses to see attributes required to create a pickup address |
| delivery\_address\* | object | Delivery Address Object. Refer to [**Create Address**](https://docs.terminal.africa/tship/address/create-address) under Addresses to see attributes required to create a delivery address |
| carrier\_id | string | Unique id for carrier. Include ***carrier\_id*** to return rates for specific carrier |
| currency | string | Currency for rates. Defaults to ***NGN***. Available options are ***AED***, ***AUD***, ***CAD***, ***CNY***, ***EUR***, ***GBP***, ***GHS***, ***HKD***, ***KES***, ***NGN***, ***TZS***, ***UGX***, ***USD***, ***ZAR***. |
| parcel\* | object | Parcel Object. Refer to Create Parcel under Parcels API Endpoints to see attributes required.
packaging\_id not necessary in parcel object if persist\_data is set to false.
|
| cash\_on\_delivery | Boolean | Set to true to return cash on rates that supports cash on delivery. |
| persist\_data | Boolean | Set to true if you want to use the response rate\_id to arrange shipment/delivery. If this is true, every field in pickup and delivery address is required |
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200 Rates retrieved successfully." %}
```
{
"status": true,
"message": "Rates retrieved successfully",
"data": [
{
"amount": 47500,
"carrier_logo": "https://terminal-static-file.s3.amazonaws.com//uploads/2025-04-22-09-59-51-Terminal-Cargo-Logo.png",
"carrier_name": "Terminal Air Cargo",
"carrier_rate_description": "Air Cargo",
"carrier_reference": "CA-4BWTMDHQKXZNP7J",
"carrier_slug": "air-cargo",
"currency": "NGN",
"delivery_date": "2025-07-15T09:42:03.300Z",
"delivery_eta": 10080,
"delivery_time": "Within 7 days",
"id": "rate_KqfMWgZixcxs1u6Y",
"insurance_coverage": 0,
"includes_duties": false,
"insurance_fee": 0,
"includes_insurance": false,
"metadata": {
"default_parcel": {
"packaging_dimension": {},
"parcel_total_weight": 2,
"parcel_value": 100,
"packages": [
{
"weight": 2.5,
"dimensions": {}
}
]
},
"address_payload": {
"pickup_address": {
"city": "Kosofe",
"state": "Lagos",
"country": "NG",
"zip": "101123"
},
"delivery_address": {
"city": "Brookside",
"state": "Delaware",
"country": "US",
"zip": "101123"
}
},
"is_manual": true,
"shipment_cost": 2000,
"score": 10,
"_id": null,
"avgActualTurnaroundTime": 0,
"avgActualPickupTime": 2,
"avgRating": 0,
"insurance_fee": 0,
"insurance_currency": "NGN",
"insurance_default_fee": 0,
"insurance_default_currency": "NGN",
"cod_processing_fee": 0
},
"pickup_date": "2025-07-08T09:42:03.300Z",
"pickup_eta": 120,
"pickup_time": "Within 2 hours",
"rate_id": "RT-22JT23TDIBVHZOEC",
"used": false,
"dropoff_available": true,
"dropoff_required": true,
"default_amount": 0,
"default_currency": "NGN",
"cargo_type": "air",
"type": "cargo",
"user": "USER-1234567890",
"delivery_address": "AD-PZZZXKSX3SX57COL",
"pickup_address": "AD-C1XHAICYZ9F6EPF6",
"parcel": "PC-QCSM5VYTI8ZARJPG"
},
{
"amount": 77726.89,
"default_amount": 77726.89,
"default_currency": "NGN",
"carrier_logo": "https://terminal-static-file.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/Terminal+Express.svg",
"carrier_name": "Terminal Express",
"carrier_rate_description": "Express Shipping",
"carrier_reference": "CA-ZLN8GIFB8EX1Z653",
"carrier_slug": "terminal-express",
"currency": "NGN",
"delivery_date": "2025-07-13T09:42:04.504Z",
"delivery_eta": 7200,
"delivery_time": "Within 5 days",
"id": "rate_jhDp5MZGHn3miz8W",
"insurance_coverage": 0,
"includes_duties": false,
"insurance_fee": 0,
"includes_insurance": false,
"metadata": {
"carrierFee": 72889.39,
"default_parcel": {
"packaging_dimension": {},
"parcel_total_weight": 2,
"parcel_value": 100,
"packages": [
{
"weight": 2.5,
"dimensions": {}
}
]
},
"address_payload": {
"pickup_address": {
"city": "Kosofe",
"state": "Lagos",
"country": "NG",
"zip": "101123"
},
"delivery_address": {
"city": "Brookside",
"state": "Delaware",
"country": "US",
"zip": "101123"
}
},
"shipment_cost": 72889.39,
"score": 0,
"avgRating": 0,
"insurance_fee": 0,
"insurance_currency": "NGN",
"insurance_default_fee": 0,
"insurance_default_currency": "NGN",
"cod_processing_fee": 0
},
"pickup_date": "2025-07-10T09:42:04.504Z",
"pickup_eta": 2880,
"pickup_time": "Within 2 days",
"rate_id": "RT-6ILI6FAC8622NYB0",
"used": false,
"user": "USER-1234567890",
"delivery_address": "AD-PZZZXKSX3SX57COL",
"pickup_address": "AD-C1XHAICYZ9F6EPF6",
"parcel": "PC-QCSM5VYTI8ZARJPG"
},
{
"amount": 93851.13,
"default_amount": 93851.13,
"default_currency": "NGN",
"carrier_logo": "https://terminal-static-file.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Terminal-Premium-Logo-3.png",
"carrier_name": "Terminal Premium",
"carrier_rate_description": "International Economy",
"carrier_reference": "CA-VO8R8JDFOBTGOP91",
"carrier_slug": "terminal-premium",
"currency": "NGN",
"delivery_date": "2025-07-13T09:42:04.338Z",
"delivery_eta": 7200,
"delivery_time": "Within 5 days",
"id": "rate_uYzbK9EKlZw6MqdP",
"insurance_coverage": 0,
"includes_duties": false,
"insurance_fee": 0,
"includes_insurance": false,
"metadata": {
"carrierFee": 81927.66,
"default_parcel": {
"packaging_dimension": {},
"parcel_total_weight": 2,
"parcel_value": 100,
"packages": [
{
"weight": 2.5,
"dimensions": {}
}
]
},
"address_payload": {
"pickup_address": {
"city": "Kosofe",
"state": "Lagos",
"country": "NG",
"zip": "101123"
},
"delivery_address": {
"city": "Brookside",
"state": "Delaware",
"country": "US",
"zip": "101123"
}
},
"shipment_cost": 81927.66,
"score": 0,
"avgRating": 0,
"insurance_fee": 0,
"insurance_currency": "NGN",
"insurance_default_fee": 0,
"insurance_default_currency": "NGN",
"cod_processing_fee": 0
},
"pickup_date": "2025-07-10T09:42:04.338Z",
"pickup_eta": 2880,
"pickup_time": "Within 2 days",
"rate_id": "RT-WM6M9CAFX3JK01X0",
"used": false,
"user": "USER-1234567890",
"delivery_address": "AD-PZZZXKSX3SX57COL",
"pickup_address": "AD-C1XHAICYZ9F6EPF6",
"parcel": "PC-QCSM5VYTI8ZARJPG"
},
]
}
```
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