AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API

Name: AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API API
Brand: AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API
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For Agents

File and inquire on U.S. export filings through the AESDirect WebLink integration. Create export filings programmatically and check their AES processing status.

Quickstart

Get started with AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API in minutes using your preferred integration method.

# Add to your MCP client config (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf)
{
  "jentic": {
    "url": "https://api.jentic.com/mcp",
    "auth": "oauth"
  }
}

# Then ask your agent:
"submit an AES export filing through CBP WebLink"

# → Jentic returns the GET /events tool with parameter schema, agent executes.

Capabilities

What an agent can do with AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API API.

Create WebLink filings that submit Electronic Export Information to AES

Inquire on the disposition and status of an existing AES filing

Switch between AES production and training environments using the matching base URL

Submit filings on behalf of an exporter under their CBP-issued WebLink credentials

GET STARTED

Start building with AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API API

Explore with Jentic

View OpenAPI Spec

Use for: I need to file an Electronic Export Information record with AES, Check the status of an existing AES export filing, Submit a WebLink export filing on behalf of a shipper, Retrieve the AES filing acknowledgment for a shipment

Not supported: Does not handle import filings, ACE manifest, customs duty calculation, or carrier shipping labels — use for AESDirect WebLink export filing creation and inquiry only.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

Jentic publishes the only available OpenAPI specification for the AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API, keeping it validated and agent-ready. This U.S. Customs and Border Protection service is the WebLink integration point for the Automated Export System (AES), used by exporters and freight forwarders to file Electronic Export Information and check filing status. The spec covers two operations: creating a new WebLink filing and inquiring on the status of an existing filing. Production and test endpoints are exposed separately so integrators can validate workflows before submitting real export filings.

★ Automated Export Filing Submission

Freight forwarders and exporters use agents to translate shipment booking data into an AES filing and submit it via the WebLink createWeblinkFiling endpoint. The agent handles required fields such as USPPI, Schedule B numbers, and value, then receives a filing identifier for tracking. This removes manual data entry across the exporter's TMS and AESDirect.

POST a WebLink filing to /ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/createWeblinkFiling with USPPI, Schedule B code, and shipment value, and return the filing identifier

Export Filing Status Tracking

Once a filing is submitted, compliance teams need to know if AES accepted it, returned a fatal error, or issued compliance alerts. The inquiry endpoint returns disposition codes and acknowledgement details for a filing identifier, so an agent can poll status and surface issues to the exporter automatically.

GET /ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/weblinkFilingInquiry for filing id 12345 and report whether AES accepted or rejected the filing

Test Environment Validation

Before pushing live export filings, integrators run the same payload against the trade-test.cbp.dhs.gov endpoint to confirm that fields validate cleanly. An agent points the same WebLink call at the test base URL, captures the response, and only flips to production once the test response is clean.

Submit the WebLink filing payload first to https://trade-test.cbp.dhs.gov, confirm a clean response, then resubmit to https://trade.cbp.dhs.gov

AI Agent Integration via Jentic

An export operations assistant uses Jentic to discover and call the WebLink filing and inquiry endpoints with credentials held in the encrypted vault. The agent never sees the raw WebLink username and password, and the same Jentic session can chain AES calls with carrier or warehouse APIs.

Use Jentic to search 'submit an AES export filing', load the schema for createWeblinkFiling, and execute against the production base URL

Key Endpoints

2 endpoints — jentic publishes the only available openapi specification for the aesdirect weblink inquiry api, keeping it validated and agent-ready.

METHOD

PATH

DESCRIPTION

POST

/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/createWeblinkFiling

Create a WebLink AES filing

GET

/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/weblinkFilingInquiry

Inquire on AES filing status

POST

/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/createWeblinkFiling

Create a WebLink AES filing

GET

/ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/weblinkFilingInquiry

Inquire on AES filing status

Why though Jentic?

Three things that make agents converge on Jentic-routed access.

Credential isolation

WebLink HTTP Basic credentials are stored encrypted in the Jentic vault. The agent never receives the username and password — Jentic injects them at call time and returns only the API response.

Intent-based discovery

Agents search Jentic by intent (e.g., 'submit an AES export filing') and Jentic returns the WebLink createWeblinkFiling and inquiry operations with their input schemas, so the agent calls the correct endpoint without reading the WebLink XML guide.

Time to first call

Direct WebLink integration: 5-10 days to interpret the XML schema, set up Basic auth handling, and validate against the test endpoint. Through Jentic: under 1 hour — search, load schema, execute against the test base URL first.

Related APIs

Alternatives and complements available in the Jentic catalogue.

Complementary

Shippo API

Generate shipping labels and tracking for shipments that also need an AES filing

Pair with AESDirect when an export shipment needs both a domestic carrier label and an AES Electronic Export Information filing

Complementary

Easyship API

Multi-carrier shipping rates and labels for cross-border shipments

Use alongside AESDirect when the agent needs to compare carrier rates before filing the export

Alternative

CDC Open Data API

Different domain — included only as a corpus-verified neighbour government API

Not a substitute for AES filing — choose AESDirect for any export filing workflow

FAQs

Specific to using AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API API through Jentic.

Why is there no official OpenAPI spec for the AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API?

U.S. Customs and Border Protection publishes the AESDirect WebLink interface as an XML-based service with PDF specifications rather than an OpenAPI document. Jentic generates and maintains this spec so that AI agents and developers can call AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API via structured tooling. It is validated against the live API and kept up to date. Get started at https://app.jentic.com/sign-up.

What authentication does the AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API use?

WebLink uses HTTP Basic authentication with credentials issued by CBP after WebLink enrolment. Through Jentic, those credentials sit in the encrypted vault and the agent triggers the call without ever holding the username and password directly.

Can I file Electronic Export Information through this API?

Yes. POST /ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/createWeblinkFiling submits a WebLink filing that AES processes as Electronic Export Information for an outbound shipment, returning a filing identifier you can later inquire on.

What are the rate limits for the AESDirect WebLink Inquiry API?

CBP does not publish a fixed rate limit for WebLink. Throttling is applied at the WebLink credential level and during AES maintenance windows. Plan retries with backoff and avoid hammering the inquiry endpoint when polling filing status.

How do I check filing status through Jentic?

Search Jentic for 'inquire on an AES filing status', load the schema for GET /ace/aes/aesdirect-ui/secured/weblinkFilingInquiry, and execute with the filing identifier returned by createWeblinkFiling.

Is the AESDirect WebLink API free?

Yes. The API itself is free to use for filers enrolled with CBP. Costs only arise from the WebLink enrolment process and any third-party AES connectivity vendor that the exporter chooses to use.