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Transport Types

Transport Types (TOCs)

Get the complete list of supported transport types (Transport Operation Categories) with their emission factors.
TOC (Transport Operation Category) is the ISO 14083 standard term for classifying transport modes by vehicle type, fuel, and capacity.

Request

Headers

string
required
Your API key for authenticationExample: sk_live_1234567890abcdef
string
required
Your organization UUIDExample: ff4adcc7-8172-45fe-9cf1-e90a6de53aa9
string
required
Your user UUIDExample: a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
This endpoint requires no parameters.

Response

Returns an array of objects with information about each transport type:
string
Unique identifier for the transport type (use it in other endpoints)
string
Descriptive name of the transport type
string
General category: road, rail, air, sea
string
Vehicle type: van, truck, train, airplane, ship
string
Fuel type: diesel, electric, petrol, lng, aviation_fuel, marine_fuel
number
Emission factor in kg CO2e per ton-km
string
Typical vehicle capacity

Example

Successful Response

Use Cases

Transport Type Selector

Populate a selector in your UI with available types:

Emissions Comparator

Compare emission factors between different modes:

Impact Calculator

Calculate the impact of switching transport modes:

Data Validation

Validate that a TOC exists before calculating:

Filtering by Category

While the endpoint doesn’t support filters directly, you can filter in your code:

Emission Factors

Emission factors are based on:
  • GLEC Framework - Global Logistics Emissions Council
  • EN 16258 - European standard for transport emissions
  • DEFRA - UK Government conversion factors
  • EPA - US Environmental Protection Agency
Emission factors are updated annually to reflect the latest methodologies and available data.

Calculate Shipment

Use a TOC to calculate emissions

Upload CSV

Specify TOCs in your CSV