ABF Freight API - Terminal Lookup by ZIP & State

GET /api/abf-location?zip=:zip&city=:city

ABF Location by ZIP Code

Look up ABF Freight service coverage for a US ZIP code. Returns station info, service type, daily schedule, and transit add-on days.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`zip` required	`string`	5-digit US ZIP code
`city` optional	`string`	City name to disambiguate multi-city ZIPs

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`success`	`boolean`	Indicates whether the request succeeded
`zip`	`string`	The queried ZIP code
`status`	`string`	served \| multi_city \| not_served
`location`	`object`	Location with station details (when status=served)
`cities`	`array`	Array of candidate cities (when status=multi_city)
`message`	`string`	Human-readable status message

Code Examples

curl "https://freightapis.dev/api/abf-location?zip=00501" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "success": true,
  "zip": "00501",
  "status": "served",
  "location": {
    "city": "HOLTSVILLE",
    "state": "NY",
    "zip": "00501",
    "fips": "3635254",
    "isMultiCity": false,
    "station": {
      "number": "219",
      "serviceType": "Direct",
      "scac": null,
      "inboundAddOnDays": 0,
      "outboundAddOnDays": 0,
      "dailyService": {
        "monday": { "pickup": true, "delivery": true },
        "friday": { "pickup": true, "delivery": true }
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "success": true,
  "zip": "00601",
  "status": "multi_city",
  "message": "Multiple cities found for this ZIP code. Please specify a city.",
  "cities": [
    {
      "city": "ADJUNTAS",
      "state": "PR",
      "zip": "00601",
      "fips": "7200358",
      "isMultiCity": true,
      "station": { "number": "313", "serviceType": "Direct", "scac": null, "inboundAddOnDays": 0, "outboundAddOnDays": 0 }
    }
  ]
}

GET /api/abf-location/search?q=:query

Search ABF Locations

Search ABF Freight locations by city or state. Returns paginated results matching the query. Available on every plan.

Available on all plans

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`q` required	`string`	Search query (minimum 2 characters). Matches city and state.
`page` optional	`integer`	Page number for pagination (default: 1)

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`success`	`boolean`	Indicates whether the request succeeded
`query`	`string`	The search query used
`locations`	`array`	Matching ABF location objects
`total`	`integer`	Total number of matching results
`currentPage`	`integer`	Current page number
`totalPages`	`integer`	Total number of pages

Code Examples

curl "https://freightapis.dev/api/abf-location/search?q=miami" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "success": true,
  "query": "miami",
  "locations": [
    {
      "city": "MIAMI",
      "state": "FL",
      "zip": "33101",
      "station": { "number": "310", "serviceType": "Direct" }
    }
  ],
  "total": 12,
  "currentPage": 1,
  "totalPages": 1
}

GET /api/abf-location/station/:num

Station Lookup

Retrieve all ZIP code locations served by a specific ABF Freight station number.

URL Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`num` required	`string`	ABF station number
`page` optional	`integer`	Page number for pagination (default: 1)

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`success`	`boolean`	Indicates whether the request succeeded
`stationNumber`	`string`	The queried station number
`locations`	`array`	Array of ABF location objects served by this station
`total`	`integer`	Total number of locations served
`currentPage`	`integer`	Current page number
`totalPages`	`integer`	Total number of pages

Code Examples

curl "https://freightapis.dev/api/abf-location/station/219" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "success": true,
  "stationNumber": "219",
  "locations": [
    {
      "city": "HOLTSVILLE",
      "state": "NY",
      "zip": "00501",
      "station": { "number": "219", "serviceType": "Direct" }
    }
  ],
  "total": 84,
  "currentPage": 1,
  "totalPages": 4
}

POST /api/abf-location/batch

Batch ZIP Lookup

Look up ABF Freight coverage for multiple ZIP codes in a single request. Maximum 20 ZIP codes per request (50 for Enterprise).

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Description
`zips` required	`string[]`	Array of 5-digit ZIP codes. Max 20 for Pro, 50 for Enterprise.

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`success`	`boolean`	Indicates whether the request succeeded
`results`	`object`	Map of ZIP to a per-ZIP result. served → {status, location}; multi_city → {status, cityCount, cities}; not_served → {status}
`summary`	`object`	{served, multi_city, not_served, total}

Code Examples

curl -X POST "https://freightapis.dev/api/abf-location/batch" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"zips": ["00501", "00601", "90001"]}'

{
  "success": true,
  "results": {
    "00501": { "status": "served", "location": { "city": "HOLTSVILLE", "state": "NY" } },
    "00601": { "status": "multi_city", "cityCount": 2, "cities": [{ "city": "ADJUNTAS", "state": "PR" }] },
    "90001": { "status": "not_served" }
  },
  "summary": { "served": 1, "multi_city": 1, "not_served": 1, "total": 3 }
}

GET /api/abf-location/coverage?state=:state

State Coverage

Retrieve ABF Freight service coverage statistics for a US state.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`state` required	`string`	2-letter US state code (e.g., TX)

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`success`	`boolean`	Indicates whether the request succeeded
`state`	`string`	The queried state code
`totalLocations`	`integer`	Total number of served locations in the state
`serviceBreakdown`	`object`	Counts keyed by service type present in the state (e.g. {Direct, Connect}); types with zero locations are omitted

Code Examples

curl "https://freightapis.dev/api/abf-location/coverage?state=TX" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "success": true,
  "state": "TX",
  "totalLocations": 1842,
  "serviceBreakdown": {
    "Direct": 1654,
    "DirectViaMarketingPartner": 121,
    "Connect": 67
  }
}

GET /api/abf-location/service-days?zip=:zip

Service Days

Retrieve the pickup and delivery schedule for a specific ZIP code. Available on every plan.

Available on all plans

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`zip` required	`string`	5-digit US ZIP code
`city` optional	`string`	City name to disambiguate multi-city ZIPs

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`success`	`boolean`	Indicates whether the request succeeded
`zip`	`string`	The queried ZIP code
`city`	`string`	City name for this location
`state`	`string`	2-letter state code
`schedule`	`object`	7-day pickup/delivery schedule keyed by day name
`nextPickupDay`	`string`	Next available pickup day
`nextDeliveryDay`	`string`	Next available delivery day

Code Examples

curl "https://freightapis.dev/api/abf-location/service-days?zip=47524" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "success": true,
  "zip": "47524",
  "city": "BRANCHVILLE",
  "state": "IN",
  "schedule": {
    "monday": { "pickup": true, "delivery": true },
    "tuesday": { "pickup": true, "delivery": true },
    "wednesday": { "pickup": true, "delivery": true },
    "thursday": { "pickup": true, "delivery": true },
    "friday": { "pickup": true, "delivery": true },
    "saturday": { "pickup": false, "delivery": false },
    "sunday": { "pickup": false, "delivery": false }
  },
  "nextPickupDay": "monday",
  "nextDeliveryDay": "monday"
}

GET /api/abf-location/transit-info?origin_zip=:zip&dest_zip=:zip

Transit Info

Retrieve transit add-on day information between an origin and destination ZIP code pair. Available on every plan.

Available on all plans

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`origin_zip` required	`string`	5-digit origin ZIP code
`dest_zip` required	`string`	5-digit destination ZIP code

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`success`	`boolean`	Indicates whether the request succeeded
`origin`	`object`	Origin location details with station info
`destination`	`object`	Destination location details with station info
`totalAddOnDays`	`integer \| null`	Sum of inbound and outbound add-on days, or null if either ZIP is unserved
`bothServed`	`boolean`	Whether both origin and destination are served by ABF

Code Examples

curl "https://freightapis.dev/api/abf-location/transit-info?origin_zip=00501&dest_zip=87012" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "success": true,
  "origin": {
    "city": "HOLTSVILLE",
    "state": "NY",
    "zip": "00501",
    "station": { "number": "219", "outboundAddOnDays": 0 }
  },
  "destination": {
    "city": "COYOTE",
    "state": "NM",
    "zip": "87012",
    "station": { "number": "532", "inboundAddOnDays": 1 }
  },
  "totalAddOnDays": 1,
  "bothServed": true
}

GET /api/abf-location/carriers?zip=:zip

Carrier Info

Retrieve carrier and service type details for a ZIP code, including SCAC code, service classification, and add-on day counts.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`zip` required	`string`	5-digit US ZIP code
`city` optional	`string`	City name to disambiguate multi-city ZIPs

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
`success`	`boolean`	Indicates whether the request succeeded
`zip`	`string`	The queried ZIP code
`city`	`string`	City name for this location
`state`	`string`	2-letter state code
`serviceType`	`string`	ABF service type (e.g., Direct, Connect)
`carrier`	`object`	{scac, isDirect, isPartner, isConnect}
`addOnDays`	`object`	{inbound, outbound}
`stationNumber`	`string`	Serving ABF station number

Code Examples

curl "https://freightapis.dev/api/abf-location/carriers?zip=87012" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "success": true,
  "zip": "87012",
  "city": "COYOTE",
  "state": "NM",
  "serviceType": "Direct",
  "carrier": {
    "scac": null,
    "isDirect": true,
    "isPartner": false,
    "isConnect": false
  },
  "addOnDays": { "inbound": 1, "outbound": 0 },
  "stationNumber": "532"
}

ABF Terminal Lookup - FAQ

How do I look up an ABF Freight terminal?

Search by ZIP code or by state. FreightAPIs returns the ABF terminal address, service coverage, transit add-on days, and daily pickup/delivery schedules instantly - free to use, with a REST API for programmatic and batch queries.

Is the ABF Freight terminal lookup free?

Yes. Terminal lookup is free for all plans. The Free tier includes 20 API calls per month; paid plans raise the monthly quota for higher-volume lookups.

Can I look up multiple ABF terminals at once?

Yes. The batch endpoint accepts up to 20 ZIP or terminal lookups per request (50 for Enterprise), so you can resolve many shipments in a single call.

Is there a public ABF Freight API?

ArcBest (ABF Freight’s parent) offers official quoting, tracking, and pickup APIs to shippers with an ABF account. For terminal location data specifically, FreightAPIs provides an independent REST API over ABF terminals - no ABF account required: look up terminals by ZIP or state, check service days and transit info, and run batch queries with a free API key.

How do I call the ABF Freight API?

Send an HTTP GET to https://freightapis.dev/api/abf-location?zip=72601 with your API key in the X-API-Key header. The response is JSON containing the matching ABF terminal, its address, and service coverage. Eight endpoints are available - ZIP lookup, search, station detail, batch, coverage, service days, transit info, and carriers - and all of them work on every plan, including Free.

ABF Freight API & Terminal Lookup

ABF Location by ZIP Code

Query Parameters

Response Fields

Code Examples

Search ABF Locations

Query Parameters

Response Fields

Code Examples

Station Lookup

URL Parameters

Response Fields

Code Examples

Batch ZIP Lookup

Request Body

Response Fields

Code Examples

State Coverage

Query Parameters

Response Fields

Code Examples

Service Days

Query Parameters

Response Fields

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Transit Info

Query Parameters

Response Fields

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Carrier Info

Query Parameters

Response Fields

Code Examples

ABF Terminal Lookup - FAQ

How do I look up an ABF Freight terminal?

Is the ABF Freight terminal lookup free?

Can I look up multiple ABF terminals at once?

Is there a public ABF Freight API?

How do I call the ABF Freight API?