Turn the OneStop VBS into an API

What you can build on the VBS

• Get import delivery times

  Build this

  Reads the Import Delivery Times screen for one terminal: each vessel's voyages, ETA and the First Availability, First Free and Storage Start dates.

  Takes

  Terminal

  Returns

  Vessel, Lloyds number, in voyage, out voyage, ETA, first availability, first free, storage start

• Check container hold statuses

  Build this

  Reads the hold statuses the VBS shows for each container you list at one facility: line, customs and other holds.

  Takes

  Facility, container numbers

  Returns

  Container number, line status, customs status, other hold

• List my bookings for a day

  Build this

  Reads your pick-up and drop-off timeslot bookings at one facility for a date, with the container on each and whether it became a No Show.

  Takes

  Facility, date

  Returns

  Timeslot, booking type, container number, vessel and voyage, status

• Attach a container to a timeslot

  Build this

  Opens a timeslot you hold at a facility, enters the container number, uses Get Details, adds the EIDO PIN for an import and saves the booking.

  Takes

  Facility, date, timeslot, container number, EIDO PIN (imports)

  Returns

  Timeslot, container number, vessel and voyage, status, message shown

Automate the VBS with a workflow

A workflow runs your methods as one process, with nobody at the screen. A schedule or a call from your own system starts it, the steps run in order, and the result arrives in your inbox or in the systems you already use.

• Import containers cleared for pick-up, before dispatch

  Build this

  Starts

  Every weekday at 5:30, Sydney time

  Step 1

  For each facility, check the hold statuses of the containers on your list.

  Step 2

  Keep the containers whose line or customs status changed since the last run.

  Step 3

  Email you the list, one section per facility, with each container's statuses.

• Changed First Free and Storage Start dates, to your TMS

  Build this

  Starts

  Every hour, as terminals send Import Delivery Times hourly

  Step 1

  For each terminal you name, get the Import Delivery Times.

  Step 2

  Keep the vessels whose ETA, First Free or Storage Start date changed since the last run.

  Step 3

  Post each one to your transport management system's webhook.

• Today's No Shows, by facility

  Build this

  Starts

  Every day at 19:00, Sydney time

  Step 1

  For each facility, list today's bookings.

  Step 2

  Keep the bookings with the No Show status, and stop when there are none.

  Step 3

  Email you the No Shows with timeslot and container, so you can rebook them.

You can run a workflow by hand on every plan, Free included. Schedules and webhook triggers come with the paid plans, from $29 a month.

Once built, one call from your code

Once you have built a method, it is one POST to /v1/runs from your backend, or a tool an AI agent calls over MCP. This is what “Get import delivery times” would look like.

curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "vbs.1-stop.biz/get_import_delivery_times",
    "input": {
      "terminal": "Acme Container Terminal"
    }
  }'

{
  "status": "completed",
  "data": {
    "terminal": "Acme Container Terminal",
    "vessels": [
      {
        "vessel": "Northwind Star",
        "lloyds": "9000001",
        "in_voyage": "214S",
        "out_voyage": "214N",
        "eta": "2026-11-13T06:00",
        "first_availability": "2026-11-14T14:00",
        "first_free": "2026-11-15",
        "storage_start": "2026-11-18"
      }
    ],
    "count": 1
  }
}

An example with invented data, not a ready-made endpoint. The method exists in your organization once you build it, and its name, inputs and fields follow your request.

The VBS’s own options

OneStop sells an API Suite: subscriptions to bundles of licensed data, in silver, gold, platinum and enterprise tiers, priced in AUD with a 14-day free trial. What each bundle holds is not listed, and VBS bookings are not mentioned. Road carriers use the VBS on the web, and get pricing from their terminal operator.

Read on November 12, 2026: OneStop API Suite Terms of Service, Vehicle Booking System (VBS).

Signing in to the VBS

The VBS signs you in on OneStop's own sign-in page with a username and a password, and a forgotten password is reset with a temporary one sent by email or SMS. With Fous you sign in once there with your own account: the login is sealed with AES-256, never returned by the API, and an expired session is signed back in.

Worth knowing

One registration per facility

You register for each terminal or depot, and its operator reviews the request. Once approved, OneStop emails you within 4 hours that the account is ready, and a method reads only the facilities your account has.

Import Delivery Times arrive hourly

Terminals send the data hourly. First Availability follows the stevedore's last discharge message, and First Free and Storage Start come from the vessel feed.

An EIDO PIN needs the terminal's acceptance

You can attach an EIDO PIN only after the shipping line has sent the EIDO through OneStop and the terminal has answered ACCEPTED.

Restricted accounts and No Show bookings

With an unpaid terminal invoice the account becomes restricted: you can still sign in and read, but not make new bookings. A No Show booking gets an NS prefix and cannot be amended.

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