Implementing the DCSA Bill of Lading Endorsement Chain Module

This is a guide to implementing the Endorsement Chain module of the DCSA Bill of Lading (eBL) standard version 3.0, written for the technical teams of DCSA adopting organizations.The Endorsement Chain is very closely linked to the DCSA Bill of Lading Surrender API.

Reference Documentation

To get acquainted with the standard, refer to the introductory Bill of Lading standard page.

Implementing the Standard

To get acquainted with the general principles applicable when implementing any DCSA standard, consult the DCSA API Design and Implementation Principles.

Carrier Implementation

To implement the Endorsement Chain API, use your organization's technology stack to implement each endpoint of the DCSA Endorsement Chain OpenAPI specification page.

Solution Provider Implementation

To implement the Endorsement Chain API, use your organization's technology stack to implement each endpoint of the DCSA Endorsement Chain OpenAPI specification page.

Version overview

List of changes and the version they are released in

Version

Date of Publication

Change

Purpose of change

3.0.2

14 November 2025

Initial release of Endorsement Chain.

(Version starts with 3.0.2 to align with current eBL ecosystem)

N/A