Parabola's API with Loadsmart

Learn how to connect Loadsmart with Parabola, along with practical use cases the API allows for.
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Gray Levine
Last updated:
May 8, 2025

Parabola's API connection with Loadsmart enables organizations to automate their freight booking and transportation management operations through a digital freight platform. This powerful connection allows businesses to streamline their shipping workflows while maintaining carrier optimization and real-time pricing, all through a robust API that supports sophisticated freight automation.

How do I connect via API?

  1. Connect to the Loadsmart API through Parabola by navigating to the API page and selecting Loadsmart
  2. Authenticate using your Loadsmart credentials and configure necessary API keys
  3. Select the data endpoints you want to access (quotes, bookings, tracking, analytics)
  4. Configure your flow in Parabola by adding transformation steps to process your freight data
  5. Set up automated triggers for rate monitoring and shipment management

What is Loadsmart?

Loadsmart is a digital freight technology platform that provides instant pricing, booking, and transportation management solutions. As a technology-first logistics provider, Loadsmart enables organizations to access real-time freight quotes, secure capacity, and manage shipments while maintaining efficiency through artificial intelligence and machine learning.

What does Loadsmart do?

Loadsmart provides a comprehensive freight platform that enables organizations to manage their transportation operations efficiently. Through its API, businesses can automate sophisticated shipping workflows while maintaining cost optimization and carrier reliability. The platform excels in handling freight operations, supporting everything from instant quoting to automated booking and shipment tracking.

The API enables programmatic access to Loadsmart's full feature set, including pricing automation, capacity matching, and analytics capabilities. Organizations can leverage this functionality to build automated freight workflows, manage shipment bookings, and coordinate complex transportation operations while maintaining optimal efficiency and visibility.

What can I do with the API connection?

Quote Automation

Through Parabola's API connection with Loadsmart, logistics teams can automate their freight quote workflows. The API enables automated rate retrieval, carrier matching, and booking processes. This automation ensures competitive pricing while reducing manual quote processing.

Capacity Management

Organizations can leverage the API to automate their capacity sourcing processes. The system can handle carrier selection, capacity verification, and booking confirmation. This automation helps maintain reliable transportation while improving efficiency.

Shipment Tracking

Operations teams can automate their shipment monitoring through the API connection. The system can track shipment status, manage ETAs, and coordinate delivery updates. This automation streamlines visibility while enhancing customer service.

Performance Analytics

Business teams can automate their transportation analytics through the API. The system can generate carrier scorecards, track cost metrics, and analyze service performance. This integration ensures comprehensive oversight while simplifying reporting procedures.

Documentation Management

Administrative teams can automate their freight documentation through the API. The system can manage BOLs, process proof of delivery, and coordinate billing documents. This automation helps maintain complete documentation while reducing manual processing.

Through this API connection, organizations can create sophisticated freight management workflows that leverage Loadsmart's capabilities while eliminating manual operations and reducing complexity. The integration supports automated quoting, seamless booking, and comprehensive analytics, enabling teams to focus on logistics strategy rather than transportation administration.

Thousands of integrations, infinite ways to use them

Parabola has connected to over 10,000 unique data sources and allows you to action on virtually any dataset. Once connected, Parabola enables you to transform, store, and visualize this data — providing the power of a workflow automation, data warehouse, or BI tool all in a single place.