Estimate Placement Transport Costs
POST/api/amazon/:integrationInstance/draft-inbound-plans/:draft_inbound_plan/placement-transport-estimates/estimate
Kicks off a fresh own-carrier transport estimate for every OFFERED placement option on the draft inbound plan. Queues a background job (the estimate runs dozens of carrier rate calls, so it is taken off the request thread) and returns a job id (tracked_job_log_id) for polling progress.
Any valid API token can call this endpoint — no specific scope required. Manage tokens.
For each placement option the job rates every shipment against the connected carriers, keeps the cheapest quote per shipment, and sums them per option — letting you compare Amazon's placement fee plus your own transport cost across options. Results persist per option and are read back instantly via GET .../placement-transport-estimates.
The estimate is intentionally rough: parcels are derived from product weights/dimensions (or the plan's box configuration when available); the real box configuration confirmed later is authoritative. No request body or query parameters.
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Unauthenticated — the bearer token is missing, revoked, expired, or malformed. Never retry automatically; fix the credential. See the Errors guide.
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Rate limited — platform limit is 1,000 requests/min; individual tokens may carry lower limits. Honor the Retry-After header before retrying. See the Rate Limits guide.