Parabola's DSV Air & Sea API

Parabola's DSV Air & Sea API enables businesses to automate their international freight operations and data management processes. This powerful connection allows companies to streamline their air and sea freight workflows while maintaining comprehensive visibility across their global shipping operations.

How to use the API

1. Connect your DSV Air & Sea account to Parabola by navigating to the integrations page and selecting DSV Air & Sea from the available options
2. Authenticate your account using your DSV credentials and grant necessary permissions
3. Select the data you want to pull from DSV Air & Sea (shipment tracking, inventory levels, customs documentation, etc.)
4. Configure your flow in Parabola by adding transformation steps to process your logistics data
5. Set up automated triggers to run your flow on a schedule or when new data is available

What is DSV Air & Sea?

DSV Air & Sea is a division of DSV A/S, one of the world's largest transport and logistics companies. Following their merger with Panalpina, they've become one of the world's leading providers of air and sea freight services, operating in more than 80 countries.

What does DSV Air & Sea do?

DSV Air & Sea specializes in international air and sea freight services, providing comprehensive solutions for global cargo transportation. They offer specialized services including temperature-controlled shipping, project cargo, and dangerous goods handling, supported by advanced digital platforms for booking, tracking, and supply chain visibility.

What is Parabola?

Parabola is a workflow builder that makes it easy to organize and transform messy data from anywhere—even PDFs, emails, and spreadsheets—so you can automate the work you thought would always be manual. Teams at fast-moving companies like Brooklinen, Flexport, and Uber Freight use Parabola to save hundreds of hours and focus on what matters most. Whether it's reconciling inventory across multiple 3PLs, auditing invoices, or manually exporting the same report every Monday, Parabola gives teams the power to automate it—all without needing engineering support.

Practical use cases for the API

Air Freight Capacity Optimization

Create automated workflows to analyze air freight capacity utilization and optimize cargo consolidation across different routes and carriers.

Sea Freight Documentation Management

Automate the processing and organization of sea freight documentation, including bills of lading, customs declarations, and shipping manifests.

Temperature-Controlled Cargo Monitoring

Generate automated reports tracking temperature-sensitive shipments across air and sea routes, ensuring compliance with cold chain requirements and alerting stakeholders to any deviations.