Container Capacity Reference
Shipping container specifications for all 10 standard ISO container types. Returns dimensions, weights, door openings, and pallet capacity. Optionally calculate how many items of given dimensions fit in a specific container.
Request
- Base URL: https://www.freightutils.com
- URL: https://www.freightutils.com/api/containers
- Auth: none declared
Query parameters
Container type slug. Omit to list all containers.
Item length in centimetres. Requires type, w, and h for loading calculation.
Item width in centimetres.
Item height in centimetres.
Weight of one item in kilograms, 0 or more (default: no weight check). Anything else is refused with 400.
Number of items — a whole number from 1 to 9007199254740991 (default 1). Anything else is refused with 400, never rounded.
view=summary returns summary rows (a subset of each record's fields) with detail_hint; the default is the full rows.
List paging: rows to skip (default 0). With offset or limit the answer states total, truncated and next_offset.
List paging: rows per page, 1 to 100.
Response
Container specifications or loading calculation result.
Example response
{
"count": 10,
"results": [
{
"name": "40ft High Cube",
"slug": "40ft-high-cube",
"internal_length_cm": 1203,
"internal_width_cm": 235,
"internal_height_cm": 269,
"external_length_cm": 1219,
"external_width_cm": 244,
"external_height_cm": 290,
"door_width_cm": 234,
"door_height_cm": 263,
"capacity_cbm": 76.2,
"tare_weightKg": 3900,
"max_gross_kg": 30480,
"max_payload_kg": 26580,
"euro_pallets": "23–24",
"gma_pallets": "20",
"euro_pallets_min": 23,
"euro_pallets_max": 24,
"gma_pallets_min": 20,
"deck_area_sqm": 13.64,
"pallet_capacity_basis": "industry-convention",
"height_basis": "unbounded-open-top",
"open_top": true,
"capacity_basis": "carrier-published",
"max_gross_basis": "iso-668-series-1"
}
]
}Changes
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