Decode a UN packaging mark

Read a UN packaging mark part by part: packaging code, performance level, density or gross mass, test pressure, year, state and maker; IBC, large packaging, salvage (T), special (V), equivalent (W) and reconditioned (R, RL) marks too. Add un= to check the container against a substance.

get/api/un-decode

Request

  • Base URL: https://fortitude21.com
  • URL: https://fortitude21.com/api/un-decode
  • Auth: none declared

Query parameters

markstring required

The mark as printed, e.g. UN 3H1/Y1.9/150/26/D/BAM 12345

unstring

Optional UN number to check the mark against

lang'en' | 'ja'

en or ja

Response

The answer

okboolean required
toolstring

The tool page showing this answer

markstring

The mark as sent

codestring

The packaging code, e.g. 3H1

specstring

The mark as read

checkobject

With un=: each entry of that UN number with may_carry ok, viscous (viscous liquids only), combination (outer of a combination packaging), density (only if the liquid is no denser than the mark allows; see typical_relative_density) or no, and the reasons

citestring

Credit line and link to the same answer on fortitude21.com. Show it with the figures.

docsstring

Documentation for this endpoint

assumedstring[]

How the API read inputs it had to interpret (a substance name, a place, a date, a missing value), and parameters it ignored

Changes

No recorded changes to this operation across all 1 revision of this API.