# Freightos API: Get container freight rates > Returns the latest public weekly Freightos Baltic Index (FBX) price per 40-foot container for one trade lane, or for the global composite and all twelve lanes. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Freightos. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/freightos.com/get-container-freight-rates - Method: `freightos.com/get_container_freight_rates`, version 1 - Website: freightos.com - Returns: lane, price per 40ft container, currency, weekly change, index date, link, FBX code - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `lane` | string | no | `"North Europe to US East Coast"` | Trade lane in words, such as China to US West Coast, or Global composite index. Leave blank for all lanes. Default "". | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input: ```json { "lane": "North Europe to US East Coast" } ``` Its output: ```json { "rates": [ { "lane": "North Europe to North America East Coast", "link": "https://www.freightos.com/enterprise/terminal/fbx-22-northern-europe-to-north-american-east-coast/", "currency": "USD", "index_date": "2026-10-23", "fbx_lane_code": "FBX22", "weekly_change_percent": 1.53, "price_per_40ft_container": 2890.25, "year_over_year_change_percent": null } ] } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"freightos.com/get_container_freight_rates","input":{"lane":"North Europe to US East Coast"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What is the latest weekly price per 40-foot container from China to the US West Coast? - Show me this week's global composite container freight index value and its change from last week. - Can you give me all twelve trade lane container rates with their latest index dates on freightos.com? - What is the current FBX price for a 40ft box from North Europe to the US East Coast, in USD? - Which container lane had the biggest weekly rate change in the latest Freightos index, and what did it cost per 40ft? ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "properties": { "lane": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Trade lane in words, such as China to US West Coast, or Global composite index. Leave blank for all lanes." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "rates" ], "properties": { "rates": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "properties": { "lane": { "type": "string" }, "link": { "type": "string" }, "currency": { "type": "string" }, "index_date": { "type": "string" }, "fbx_lane_code": { "type": "string" }, "weekly_change_percent": { "type": "number" }, "price_per_40ft_container": { "type": "number" }, "year_over_year_change_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] } } } } } } ``` ## See more - [Trading Economics API: Get commodity prices](https://fous.com/methods/tradingeconomics.com/get-commodity-prices.md): Gets current commodity prices and price movements from the Trading Economics commodities page, in the page's group order; filter by a commodity name, slug, symbol or group (e.g. copper, energy), or leave blank for all groups including Electricity. - [Maersk API: Track a container or shipment](https://fous.com/methods/maersk.com/track-container.md): Tracks a Maersk ocean container or shipment by container, bill of lading or booking number. 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