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# Warehouse ASNs

> Learn how to notify warehouses of incoming goods and track receipts using the Trackstar API

Advance Shipping Notices (ASNs) are critical for efficient warehouse operations. This guide shows you how to create inbound shipments and track their progress using the Trackstar API.

## Overview

The ASN workflow typically involves:

1. Creating inbound shipments for incoming goods
2. Tracking receipt and processing status

## Creating Inbound Shipments

Use the [Create Inbound Shipment endpoint](/api-reference/wms-api/inbound-shipments/post) to create ASNs before goods arrive at the warehouse.

<Tip>For a full list of fields that need to be passed in, see the [Programmatic Writes guide](/how-to-guides/programmatic-writes).</Tip>

### Create the Inbound Shipment

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -H "x-trackstar-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "x-trackstar-access-token: YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
    -d '{
      "supplier_object": {"supplier_id": "ACME001", "supplier_name": "Acme Suppliers Inc"},
      "purchase_order_number": "PO-2024-001",
      "expected_arrival_date": "2024-01-20T09:00:00Z",
      "warehouse_id": "warehouse_main",
      "tracking_number": "1234567890",
      "line_items": [
        {"sku": "WIDGET-001", "expected_quantity": 100},
        {"sku": "GADGET-002", "expected_quantity": 50}
      ]
    }'
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  url = "https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments"

  headers = {
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "x-trackstar-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
      "x-trackstar-access-token": "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
  }

  payload = {
      "supplier_object": {"supplier_id": "ACME001", "supplier_name": "Acme Suppliers Inc"},
      "purchase_order_number": "PO-2024-001",
      "expected_arrival_date": "2024-01-20T09:00:00Z",
      "warehouse_id": "warehouse_main",
      "tracking_number": "1234567890",
      "line_items": [
          {"sku": "WIDGET-001", "expected_quantity": 100},
          {"sku": "GADGET-002", "expected_quantity": 50}
      ]
  }

  response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
  print(response.json())
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const url = "https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments";

  const payload = {
    supplier_object: { supplier_id: "ACME001", supplier_name: "Acme Suppliers Inc" },
    purchase_order_number: "PO-2024-001",
    expected_arrival_date: "2024-01-20T09:00:00Z",
    warehouse_id: "warehouse_main",
    tracking_number: "1234567890",
    line_items: [
      { sku: "WIDGET-001", expected_quantity: 100 },
      { sku: "GADGET-002", expected_quantity: 50 }
    ]
  };

  fetch(url, {
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
      "Content-Type": "application/json",
      "x-trackstar-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
      "x-trackstar-access-token": "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
    },
    body: JSON.stringify(payload)
  })
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={null}
  <?php
  $url = "https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments";

  $payload = [
      "supplier_object" => ["supplier_id" => "ACME001", "supplier_name" => "Acme Suppliers Inc"],
      "purchase_order_number" => "PO-2024-001",
      "expected_arrival_date" => "2024-01-20T09:00:00Z",
      "warehouse_id" => "warehouse_main",
      "tracking_number" => "1234567890",
      "line_items" => [
          ["sku" => "WIDGET-001", "expected_quantity" => 100],
          ["sku" => "GADGET-002", "expected_quantity" => 50]
      ]
  ];

  $options = [
      "http" => [
          "header" =>
              "Content-Type: application/json\r\n" .
              "x-trackstar-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY\r\n" .
              "x-trackstar-access-token: YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN\r\n",
          "method" => "POST",
          "content" => json_encode($payload)
      ]
  ];

  $context = stream_context_create($options);
  $response = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
  echo $response;
  ?>
  ```

  ```go Go theme={null}
  package main

  import (
      "bytes"
      "encoding/json"
      "fmt"
      "net/http"
  )

  type Supplier struct {
      SupplierID   string `json:"supplier_id"`
      SupplierName string `json:"supplier_name"`
  }

  type LineItem struct {
      SKU             string `json:"sku"`
      ExpectedQuantity int    `json:"expected_quantity"`
  }

  type InboundShipmentRequest struct {
      SupplierObject     Supplier  `json:"supplier_object"`
      PurchaseOrderNumber string   `json:"purchase_order_number"`
      ExpectedArrivalDate string   `json:"expected_arrival_date"`
      WarehouseID         string   `json:"warehouse_id"`
      TrackingNumber      string   `json:"tracking_number"`
      LineItems           []LineItem `json:"line_items"`
  }

  func main() {
      url := "https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments"

      body := InboundShipmentRequest{
          SupplierObject:     Supplier{SupplierID: "ACME001", SupplierName: "Acme Suppliers Inc"},
          PurchaseOrderNumber: "PO-2024-001",
          ExpectedArrivalDate: "2024-01-20T09:00:00Z",
          WarehouseID:         "warehouse_main",
          TrackingNumber:      "1234567890",
          LineItems: []LineItem{
              {SKU: "WIDGET-001", ExpectedQuantity: 100},
              {SKU: "GADGET-002", ExpectedQuantity: 50},
          },
      }

      jsonData, _ := json.Marshal(body)

      req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, bytes.NewBuffer(jsonData))
      req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
      req.Header.Set("x-trackstar-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
      req.Header.Set("x-trackstar-access-token", "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")

      client := &http.Client{}
      resp, err := client.Do(req)
      if err != nil {
          panic(err)
      }
      defer resp.Body.Close()

      fmt.Println("Response Status:", resp.Status)
  }
  ```

  ```java Java theme={null}
  import java.io.IOException;
  import java.net.URI;
  import java.net.http.HttpClient;
  import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
  import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

  public class TrackstarCreateInboundShipmentExample {
      public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
          String url = "https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments";

          String jsonPayload = """
          {
            "supplier_object": {"supplier_id": "ACME001", "supplier_name": "Acme Suppliers Inc"},
            "purchase_order_number": "PO-2024-001",
            "expected_arrival_date": "2024-01-20T09:00:00Z",
            "warehouse_id": "warehouse_main",
            "tracking_number": "1234567890",
            "line_items": [
              {"sku": "WIDGET-001", "expected_quantity": 100},
              {"sku": "GADGET-002", "expected_quantity": 50}
            ]
          }
          """;

          HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
          HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
              .uri(URI.create(url))
              .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
              .header("x-trackstar-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
              .header("x-trackstar-access-token", "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
              .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(jsonPayload))
              .build();

          HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
          System.out.println("Status: " + response.statusCode());
          System.out.println("Body: " + response.body());
      }
  }
  ```

  ```ruby Ruby theme={null}
  require 'net/http'
  require 'json'
  require 'uri'

  url = URI('https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments')

  payload = {
    supplier_object: { supplier_id: "ACME001", supplier_name: "Acme Suppliers Inc" },
    purchase_order_number: "PO-2024-001",
    expected_arrival_date: "2024-01-20T09:00:00Z",
    warehouse_id: "warehouse_main",
    tracking_number: "1234567890",
    line_items: [
      { sku: "WIDGET-001", expected_quantity: 100 },
      { sku: "GADGET-002", expected_quantity: 50 }
    ]
  }

  http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
  http.use_ssl = true

  request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
  request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
  request['x-trackstar-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  request['x-trackstar-access-token'] = 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'
  request.body = payload.to_json

  response = http.request(request)
  puts "Status: #{response.code}"
  puts "Response: #{response.body}"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Sample Response

```json theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "id": "inbound_shipment_abc123",
    "warehouse_customer_id": "customer_12345",
    "created_date": "2024-01-18T10:00:00Z",
    "updated_date": "2024-01-18T10:00:00Z",
    "purchase_order_number": "PO-2024-001",
    "status": "open",
    "raw_status": "awaiting_shipment",
    "supplier": "ACME001",
    "supplier_object": {
      "supplier_id": "ACME001",
      "supplier_name": "Acme Suppliers Inc"
    },
    "expected_arrival_date": "2024-01-20T09:00:00Z",
    "warehouse_id": "warehouse_main",
    "line_items": [
      {
        "inventory_item_id": "inv_widget001_main",
        "sku": "WIDGET-001",
        "expected_quantity": 100,
        "received_quantity": 0,
        "unit_cost": 25.00,
        "external_id": "WIDGET-001-ACME"
      },
      {
        "inventory_item_id": "inv_gadget002_main",
        "sku": "GADGET-002",
        "expected_quantity": 50,
        "received_quantity": 0,
        "unit_cost": 45.00,
        "external_id": "GADGET-002-ACME"
      }
    ],
    "receipts": [],
    "ship_from_address": {
      "address1": "100 Supplier Blvd",
      "address2": null,
      "address3": null,
      "city": "Supplier City",
      "state": "CA",
      "postal_code": "90210",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "tracking_numbers": ["1234567890"],
    "notes": ["Priority shipment - expedite receiving"],
    "external_system_url": "https://wms.example.com/inbound/inbound_shipment_abc123",
    "trackstar_tags": ["priority", {"supplier": "acme"}],
    "additional_fields": {
      "supplier_contact": "jane.doe@acme.com",
      "special_handling": "fragile"
    }
  }
}
```

## Tracking Inbound Shipment Updates

Once inbound shipments are created, you can track their progress using the [Get Inbound Shipment endpoint](/api-reference/wms-api/inbound-shipments/get-item).

### Fetch the Inbound Shipment

<CodeGroup>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl -X GET https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments/inbound_shipment_abc123 \
    -H "x-trackstar-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "x-trackstar-access-token: YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  import requests

  url = "https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments/inbound_shipment_abc123"

  headers = {
    "x-trackstar-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "x-trackstar-access-token": "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
  }

  response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
  print(response.json())
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
  const url = "https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments/inbound_shipment_abc123";

  fetch(url, {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
    "x-trackstar-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "x-trackstar-access-token": "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
    }
  })
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));
  ```

  ```php PHP theme={null}
  <?php
  $url = "https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments/inbound_shipment_abc123";

  $options = [
    "http" => [
      "header" =>
        "x-trackstar-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY\r\n" .
        "x-trackstar-access-token: YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN\r\n",
      "method" => "GET"
    ]
  ];

  $context = stream_context_create($options);
  $response = file_get_contents($url, false, $context);
  echo $response;
  ?>
  ```

  ```go Go theme={null}
  package main

  import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"
  )

  func main() {
    url := "https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments/inbound_shipment_abc123"

    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)
    req.Header.Set("x-trackstar-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
    req.Header.Set("x-trackstar-access-token", "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
      panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
  }
  ```

  ```java Java theme={null}
  import java.io.IOException;
  import java.net.URI;
  import java.net.http.HttpClient;
  import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
  import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

  public class TrackstarGetInboundShipmentExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, InterruptedException {
      String url = "https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments/inbound_shipment_abc123";

      HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
      HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
        .uri(URI.create(url))
        .header("x-trackstar-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY")
        .header("x-trackstar-access-token", "YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
        .GET()
        .build();

      HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
      System.out.println("Status: " + response.statusCode());
      System.out.println("Body: " + response.body());
    }
  }
  ```

  ```ruby Ruby theme={null}
  require 'net/http'
  require 'uri'

  url = URI('https://production.trackstarhq.com/wms/inbound-shipments/inbound_shipment_abc123')

  http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
  http.use_ssl = true

  request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
  request['x-trackstar-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
  request['x-trackstar-access-token'] = 'YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN'

  response = http.request(request)
  puts "Status: #{response.code}"
  puts "Response: #{response.body}"
  ```
</CodeGroup>

### Sample Response

```json theme={null}
{
  "data": {
    "id": "inbound_shipment_abc123",
    "warehouse_customer_id": "customer_12345",
    "created_date": "2024-01-18T10:00:00Z",
    "updated_date": "2024-01-20T15:30:00Z",
    "purchase_order_number": "PO-2024-001",
    "status": "received",
    "raw_status": "fully_received",
    "supplier": "ACME001",
    "supplier_object": {
      "supplier_id": "ACME001",
      "supplier_name": "Acme Suppliers Inc"
    },
    "expected_arrival_date": "2024-01-20T09:00:00Z",
    "warehouse_id": "warehouse_main",
    "line_items": [
      {
        "inventory_item_id": "inv_widget001_main",
        "sku": "WIDGET-001",
        "expected_quantity": 100,
        "received_quantity": 100,
        "unit_cost": 25.00,
        "external_id": "WIDGET-001-ACME"
      },
      {
        "inventory_item_id": "inv_gadget002_main",
        "sku": "GADGET-002",
        "expected_quantity": 50,
        "received_quantity": 50,
        "unit_cost": 45.00,
        "external_id": "GADGET-002-ACME"
      }
    ],
    "receipts": [
      {
        "id": "receipt_001",
        "arrived_date": "2024-01-20T10:15:00Z",
        "line_items": [
          {
            "inventory_item_id": "inv_widget001_main",
            "sku": "WIDGET-001",
            "quantity": 100
          },
          {
            "inventory_item_id": "inv_gadget002_main",
            "sku": "GADGET-002",
            "quantity": 50
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "ship_from_address": {
      "address1": "100 Supplier Blvd",
      "address2": null,
      "address3": null,
      "city": "Supplier City",
      "state": "CA",
      "postal_code": "90210",
      "country": "US"
    },
    "tracking_numbers": ["1234567890"],
    "notes": ["Priority shipment - expedite receiving", "All items received in good condition"],
    "external_system_url": "https://wms.example.com/inbound/inbound_shipment_abc123",
    "trackstar_tags": ["priority", {"supplier": "acme"}],
    "additional_fields": {
      "supplier_contact": "jane.doe@acme.com",
      "special_handling": "fragile"
    }
  }
}
```

### Real-time Updates

Utilize [webhooks](/how-to-guides/webhooks) to get notified each time there is an update to an ASN by subscribing to `inbound-shipment.updated` and/or `inbound-shipment.receipt.created` events.

## Fetching ASNs

For detailed information about all available inbound shipment statuses and their meanings, see the [Inbound Shipments Info page](/api-reference/wms-api/inbound-shipments/info).