# Turn 易港通 container releases into an API

> Read which containers on a bill of lading can be released, their 申请状态 (application status), 支付状态 (payment status) and pickup serial numbers with one API call. Or have a workflow check your open bills each morning and email you the unpaid releases.

Page: https://fous.com/automate/eporthub
Updated: 2026-11-12

Works with your own 易港通 account. Fous is an independent product.

## What you can build on 易港通

### Check release and payment status

Reads the release applications for a 提单号 (bill of lading number), with each container's 申请状态 (application status), 支付状态 (payment status) and pickup 序列号 (serial number).

- Takes: Bill of lading number, SO number (optional)
- Returns: Bill of lading number, SO number, and for each container: number, application status, payment status, serial number

### List releasable containers for a bill

Enters a bill of lading number and SO号 (SO number) under 业务受理 > 提空进重 > 用箱申请 > 放箱申请 and reads the containers offered for release.

- Takes: Bill of lading number, SO number
- Returns: Bill of lading number, SO number, container numbers

### Get release and gate-out details

Opens 详情 on a release application and reads the release information and the later pickup and gate-out information for each container.

- Takes: Bill of lading number, container number (optional)
- Returns: Container number, serial number, release details, pickup and gate-out details

### Apply for container release

Enters a bill of lading and SO number in 放箱申请, ticks the containers you name and confirms the release application, which then waits for the 刷箱费 payment.

- Takes: Bill of lading number, SO number, container numbers
- Returns: Container number, application status, payment status

## Automate 易港通 with a workflow

A [workflow](/product/workflows) 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.

### Unpaid container releases, every open bill

Starts: Every weekday at 8:00, Asia/Shanghai

1. For each bill of lading you list, check release and payment status.
2. Keep the containers whose 支付状态 is 待支付.
3. Email you the list, one section per bill, with container numbers and application status.

### Containers gone out of the gate, posted to your TMS

Starts: Every hour

1. For each bill of lading you list, get the release and gate-out details.
2. Keep the containers whose gate-out details were not there on the last run.
3. Post each one, with serial number and gate-out details, to your TMS webhook.

### Cancelled releases to re-apply

Starts: Every weekday at 14:00, Asia/Shanghai

1. For each bill of lading you list, check release and payment status.
2. Keep the containers whose 申请状态 changed to 已取消 since the last run.
3. Email you each one so someone can re-apply with the new release information.

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](/product/methods), it is one POST to /v1/runs from your backend, or a tool an AI agent calls over MCP. This is what “Check release and payment status” would look like.

Example request:

```
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "www.eporthub.com/get_release_status",
    "input": {
      "bill_of_lading": "NWBL26110482",
      "so_number": "SO7731205"
    }
  }'
```

Example response:

```
{
  "status": "completed",
  "data": {
    "bill_of_lading": "NWBL26110482",
    "so_number": "SO7731205",
    "containers": [
      {
        "container_number": "ACMU2104837",
        "application_status": "已放箱",
        "payment_status": "待支付",
        "serial_number": null
      },
      {
        "container_number": "ACMU2104851",
        "application_status": "已取消",
        "payment_status": "待支付",
        "serial_number": null
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

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.

## 易港通’s own options

易港通's menu lists API产品 (API products), and forwarders can send pre-arrival container data through a web service interface (货代ws接口对接) or an Excel template upload. Container release, payment and pickup serial numbers are handled on the website or the H5 mobile pages, and drivers use the 易港通司机端 app.

| Option | What it covers | What it takes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| API产品 (API products) | A section in the platform's top menu, next to 公共信息查询 and 新闻公告. | Ask 易港通's business line, 0574-27680011. |
| Pre-arrival data: web service or Excel | 预进港信息 (pre-arrival container data) that drivers' pre-entry for laden containers draws on. | A web service connection for forwarders, or the 新版excel模板 uploaded under 商家中心 > 提空进重 > 预进港信息维护. |
| 易港通司机端 app | Drivers' paperless import and export appointments, photo pre-entry upload and empty container transfers. | A driver account in the app. |
| 易港通 by hand | 放箱申请 by bill, 用箱查询 by date range, 刷箱费 payment and 序列号打印 (pickup barcode download). | A verified company account, with sub-accounts verified for each user. |

Read on November 12, 2026: [易港通平台 home page and announcements](https://www.eporthub.com/), [Container release guide for 易港通 (published by a carrier)](https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/content/dam/website/downloads/local_info/%E6%96%B0%E6%94%BE%E7%AE%B1%E6%B5%81%E7%A8%8B%E6%93%8D%E4%BD%9C%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8C.pdf), [易港通司机端 on the App Store](https://apps.apple.com/cn/app/%E6%98%93%E6%B8%AF%E9%80%9A%E5%8F%B8%E6%9C%BA%E7%AB%AF/id6449445657).

## Signing in to 易港通

易港通 gives each company a main account (主账号) with sub-accounts (子账号), and both must pass real-name verification. The H5 mobile pages sign in with a phone number and a verification code. With Fous you sign in once through 易港通's own sign-in with your own account: the login is sealed with AES-256, never returned by the API, and code and AI agents never see it.

## Worth knowing

- **Changed release information voids the serial**: When release information changes, the old serial number is void and you apply again. The old application's status becomes 已取消, so a workflow can watch for it.
- **Apply, pay, then the barcode**: Applying sets the container to 已放箱 with 支付状态 待支付. The 刷箱费 is 1 yuan per container. The pickup barcode downloads after payment, and the driver can use it once the crane fee (吊机费) is paid.
- **Real-name verification gates the work**: Companies verify on the main account under 商家中心 > 店铺管理 > 店铺详情, and each sub-account verifies under 个人中心 > 实名认证. Without it, business on the platform is restricted.
- **Pre-arrival data comes before pre-entry**: Forwarders upload 预进港信息 before drivers pre-enter laden containers for the gate. Fields marked * in the Excel template are required, and a corrected file is uploaded again.

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## Frequently asked questions

### Does 易港通 have an API?

It lists API产品 (API products) in its menu, and forwarders can send pre-arrival container data through a web service interface or an Excel upload. Release applications, payments and pickup serial numbers are handled on the website and mobile pages. With Fous you can build methods on those screens with your own account.

### How do I see whether a container release has been paid?

Look at the release applications under 提空进重. Each container shows its 申请状态, such as 已放箱 or 已取消, and its 支付状态, which stays 待支付 until the 刷箱费 is paid. 详情 shows the release information and the later pickup and gate-out information.

### What does a container release cost on 易港通?

The 刷箱费 is 1 yuan per container, paid after you apply. The driver can use the pickup barcode once the crane fee (吊机费) for the empty pickup is also paid.

### What happens when the release information changes?

The original serial number becomes void and you apply for release again. The old application's status changes to 已取消.

### Is Fous affiliated with Zhejiang Eporthub E-commerce Co., Ltd.?

No. Fous is an independent product. You use it with your own 易港通 account, and a method reads and does only what that account can.

Fous is an independent product: it is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the operator of 易港通 (Zhejiang Eporthub E-commerce Co., Ltd. (浙江易港通电子商务有限公司), Ningbo Zhoushan Port). The name is used only to say which system this page is about. Something here wrong or out of date? Write to legal@fous.com.