{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"API Gateway Logistics","description":"When a freight forwarder connects a TMS to a carrier portal, a customer's ERP and a customs platform all at once, an API Gateway handles the traffic between them without requiring separate integrations for each pair. In logistics, an API Gateway acts as a centralised intermediary that routes, transforms and secures data flows between heterogeneous systems – WMS, TMS, ERP and beyond. It standardises communication protocols, enforces authentication rules and translates data formats so that legacy ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/api-gateway-logistics","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-18T08:22:41.678937","citation":"https://www.logisticsmanagement.com","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/api-gateway-logistics","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"API Gateway Logistics · When a freight forwarder connects a TMS to a carrier portal, a customer's ERP and a customs platform all at once, an API Gateway handles the traffic between them without requiring separate integrations for each pair. · Quelle: https://www.logisticsmanagement.com"}