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# Get Shipment Timeline

GET https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}/timeline

Retrieves a chronological timeline of shipment status updates by shipment ID, showing when each status change occurred and providing visibility into the fulfillment progress.

Reference: https://developer-stage.shipbob.dev/api/orders/get-shipment-timeline

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: api-2026-01
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /2026-01/shipment/{shipmentId}/timeline:
    get:
      operationId: get-shipment-timeline
      summary: Get Shipment Timeline
      description: >-
        Retrieves a chronological timeline of shipment status updates by
        shipment ID, showing when each status change occurred and providing
        visibility into the fulfillment progress.
      tags:
        - subpackage_orders
      parameters:
        - name: shipmentId
          in: path
          description: The shipment id to get
          required: true
          schema:
            $ref: >-
              #/components/schemas/Orders.Get.Api.Shipment.ShipmentId.Timeline.ShipmentId.Integer
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          description: Authentication using Personal Access Token (PAT) token
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: shipbob_channel_id
          in: header
          description: Channel Id for Operation
          required: false
          schema:
            $ref: >-
              #/components/schemas/Orders.Get.Api.Shipment.ShipmentId.Timeline.Shipbob.Channel.Id.Integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Orders.ShipmentLogViewModelArray'
        '400':
          description: Bad Request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/Orders.Get.Api.Shipment.ShipmentId.Timeline.Bad.Request.Object
        '401':
          description: No access right at this time
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Any type
        '403':
          description: No access
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Any type
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                description: Any type
servers:
  - url: https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com
    description: https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com
components:
  schemas:
    Orders.Get.Api.Shipment.ShipmentId.Timeline.ShipmentId.Integer:
      type: integer
      title: Orders.Get.Api.Shipment.ShipmentId.Timeline.ShipmentId.Integer
    Orders.Get.Api.Shipment.ShipmentId.Timeline.Shipbob.Channel.Id.Integer:
      type: integer
      title: Orders.Get.Api.Shipment.ShipmentId.Timeline.Shipbob.Channel.Id.Integer
    Orders.ShipmentLogViewModel:
      type: object
      properties:
        log_type_id:
          type: integer
          description: Log type id of the shipment
        log_type_name:
          type: string
          description: Name of the log type
        log_type_text:
          type: string
          description: Summary of log type meaning
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
          description: Specifics data for the event
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp of event
      title: Orders.ShipmentLogViewModel
    Orders.ShipmentLogViewModelArray:
      type: array
      items:
        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Orders.ShipmentLogViewModel'
      title: Orders.ShipmentLogViewModelArray
    Orders.Get.Api.Shipment.ShipmentId.Timeline.Bad.Request.Object:
      type: object
      additionalProperties:
        type: array
        items:
          type: string
      title: Orders.Get.Api.Shipment.ShipmentId.Timeline.Bad.Request.Object
  securitySchemes:
    PAT:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Authentication using Personal Access Token (PAT) token
    OAuth2:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth2 authentication using JWT tokens

```

## Examples



**Response**

```json
[
  {
    "log_type_id": 0,
    "log_type_name": "string",
    "log_type_text": "string",
    "metadata": {
      "property1": "string",
      "property2": "string"
    },
    "timestamp": "2019-08-24T14:15:22+00:00"
  }
]
```

**SDK Code**

```python default
import requests

url = "https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-01/shipment/1/timeline"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript default
const url = 'https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-01/shipment/1/timeline';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go default
package main

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

func main() {

	url := "https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-01/shipment/1/timeline"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby default
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-01/shipment/1/timeline")

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

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java default
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-01/shipment/1/timeline")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php default
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-01/shipment/1/timeline', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp default
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-01/shipment/1/timeline");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift default
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://sandbox-api.shipbob.com/2026-01/shipment/1/timeline")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```