Connect to the Blume Global API with Parabola

Learn how to connect Blume Global with Parabola via its API, along with practical use cases the connection allows for.
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Ben Pollack
Last updated:
May 29, 2025

Connecting via API with with Blume Global enables businesses to automate their digital supply chain operations through an AI-powered logistics platform. This sophisticated API allows organizations to optimize their logistics networks while maintaining end-to-end visibility across global supply chains.

How do I connect via API?

  1. Connect your Blume Global account to Parabola through the API page
  2. Authenticate using your credentials and configure API permissions
  3. Select desired data streams (logistics data, asset tracking, network analytics, etc.)
  4. Configure your flow in Parabola by adding transformation steps
  5. Set up automated triggers for real-time data processing

What is Blume Global?

Blume Global is a digital supply chain platform that leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize logistics operations across all modes of transportation. The platform uniquely combines deep logistics expertise with innovative technology to provide unprecedented visibility and control over global supply chains.

Their technology infrastructure emphasizes sustainability and resilience, enabling organizations to build more environmentally conscious and adaptable supply chain networks. Through advanced analytics and real-time tracking capabilities, Blume Global helps businesses reduce empty miles, optimize asset utilization, and improve carbon footprint.

What does Blume Global do?

Blume Global transforms logistics management through a comprehensive suite of solutions that address modern supply chain challenges. The platform provides sophisticated tools for transportation management, asset optimization, and carbon emissions tracking, while maintaining real-time visibility across the entire logistics network.

The system's execution capabilities extend beyond traditional TMS functions to include advanced features like empty container repositioning, automated booking, and predictive ETAs. Through their extensive network of carriers and logistics service providers, organizations can access reliable capacity while maintaining sustainable operations.

What can I do with the API connection?

Network Optimization

The API enables organizations to create sophisticated network optimization workflows that improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact. Advanced algorithms analyze shipping patterns, asset locations, and capacity availability to identify opportunities for consolidation and empty mile reduction. Real-time monitoring enables proactive response to network disruptions.

Asset Management

Through Parabola's connection, businesses can implement comprehensive asset management processes that track equipment location and utilization across their network. The system monitors container movements, identifies repositioning opportunities, and manages maintenance schedules while ensuring optimal asset deployment.

Sustainability Tracking

The combination of Blume Global's extensive logistics data and Parabola's analysis capabilities enables sophisticated sustainability monitoring. Organizations can automatically generate detailed reports on carbon emissions, empty mile reduction, and environmental impact, facilitating continuous improvement in sustainable logistics operations.

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