Getting Started with Upply

Upply gives you market intelligence for freight transport: price benchmarks for road, air and sea, and over 200 market indices covering freight rates, fuel, tolls, inflation, maritime and rail. There are three ways to use it, depending on who you are and what you want to build.

Choose how to access Upply

	MCP server	REST API	Pypply
For	Anyone using an AI assistant	Developers integrating Upply into their systems	Data analysts working in Python
You need	An Upply subscription and an AI assistant	An API key	An API key and Python
Code required	None	Yes	Yes
Covers	Benchmarks and Data Hub indices	Benchmarks, indices and Connect	Benchmarks and geography
Start here	MCP	API	Pypply

MCP server

Ask your AI assistant a question in plain language — "benchmark Lyon to Barcelona and tell me whether my quote is fair" — and it calls Upply for you. Works with ChatGPT, Claude, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Mistral Vibe and other assistants. No API key and no code: you sign in with your usual Upply credentials. The MCP server is read-only.

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REST API

Integrate Upply data directly into your TMS, ERP, pricing tools or dashboards. Requests are authenticated with an API key passed in the request header, and a sandbox environment is available for testing. The API also covers Connect, for posting and finding loads.

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Pypply

Our Python library wraps the API for data analysis and scripting, with modules for geography and benchmarks.

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Access and entitlements

Whichever channel you use, you see the same data your Upply subscription gives you access to. The Benchmark module and Data Hub are subscribed separately. Contact our sales team to add a module or request API access.

Use of Upply data through any channel is governed by our Terms of Use.

Support

Questions, feedback or issues: [email protected].

Service status is available at status.upply.com.