SQUAKE

2.0

Trusted technology to achieve your carbon targets.

The SQUAKE Solution Suite is live with industry leaders from several travel and logistics segments and performs accurate carbon calculations for all types of activities (e.g. flights, road, accommodation amongst others) according to national and international standards. It automates carbon reductions and/or compensations along the supply chain, from supplier selection (SAF, DAC, ecological restoration) to inventory management, invoicing and credit retirement.

Customer Support

For any issues or inquiries, you can reach our dedicated customer support team through our Support Page. This is the best place to ask questions, report incidents, or get assistance with integrating or using SQUAKE's solutions.

Contact Forms

Our contact forms are designed to help you communicate with us effectively. Whether you want to get in contact with our support team or need to report an incident, we've got you covered. Please use the appropriate form below:

• Contact Form: Get in contact with our customer support team or share your thoughts and suggestions about our services and processes.
• Incident Form: Report any issues or incidents you've encountered, and our support team will respond as soon as possible.

Authentication

SQUAKE uses API keys to authenticate requests. You can create and revoke API keys in the Dashboard, which you can access by contacting us under product@squake.earth. You should securely store your API keys; and encrypt them on rest if possible. Be aware that each API key is shown exactly once in the UI during creation. SQUAKE advises rotating API keys on a regular basis.

To use the sandbox environment, a separate API key must be created. Switch to sandbox mode in the dashboard, then create an API key.

All requests must be authenticated and made over HTTPS. SQUAKE supports TLS 1.0 - TLS 1.3. Requests without authentication or via plain HTTP result in an error.

When using HTTP Basic Auth, the API key is the username; leave the password blank. For bearer auth, pass the API key as the token.

Example using HTTP Basic Auth (note: there is no password, but a colon is still required):

curl https://api.squake.earth/v2/pricing \
-u YOUR_API_KEY:

Example using bearer auth:

curl https://api.squake.earth/v2/pricing \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Request ID

SQUAKE associates each API request with a unique identifier. Find this value in the SQUAKE-Request-Id header. If you need to contact us regarding a specific request, providing the request identifier helps the resolution process.

Uptime Monitoring

Please visit status.squake.earth to check our uptime monitor. You can subscribe to events to stay informed of any service disruption. We will also publish a post-mortem about any incident should one occur.

You can programmatically check if servers are reachable. Read the documentation of the Health Check endpoints for details. The health check endpoints are the only endpoints that do not require authentication.

Sandbox

There is a sandbox server available for testing at

https://api.sandbox.squake.earth

Sandbox and production are separate systems and share no data. Sandbox uses less computing power and may be slower than production. Both sandbox and production environments run the same version of the API; thus, they share the same feature set.

To use the sandbox environment, a separate API key must be created. Switch to sandbox mode in the dashboard, then create an API key.

Static IP Addresses

All outgoing traffic originates from one of the following static IP addresses. SQUAKE owns these IP addresses and never shares them for any other traffic.

Environment	IP Address	Geo Region
Production	52.59.66.213	Europa/Germany
Production	52.7.39.159	USA
Sandbox	18.197.251.125	Europa/Germany

Getting Started with SQUAKE API

This guide will help you make requests to the SQUAKE API in order to calculate emissions for a travel journey.

Choose an Endpoint

SQUAKE API has the following endpoints:

• Calculations - Calculates carbon emissions for various activities in a low-latency process.
• Pricing - Returns pricing for a given product and carbon quantity, valid for two weeks by default.
• Combined Calculation & Pricing - Performs carbon calculation and pricing in a single call for convenience.
• Carbon Comparison - Compares carbon quantities to recognizable items like cars or light bulbs.
• Purchases - Registers a purchase to compensate for carbon emissions, requiring a prior pricing quote.
• Products - Lists purchasable compensation options, including single climate projects and bundles.
• Files - Manages file attachments related to purchases, such as compensation confirmations.
• Health Check - Verifies if SQUAKE's server is reachable.

Precision of Calculations

Once you have made your first requests, you should look to some of our advanced usage guides for more precision:

Bus Databases

If you want operator-specific calculations for buses, then use the following dataset supported by SQUAKE's methodology to obtain supported operators.

Car Databases

If you have specific information about car models, then use one of the following methodologies: ADEME (France-specific), US-EPA (USA-specific) and EU-EEA (EU-specific). All of them provide model and manufacturer emission factors.

Hotel Databases

If you have specific information about the location, e.g. city or state, of a hotel, then use the HCMI and SQUAKE methodologies database to obtain more accurate emissions. Moreover, if you know an eco-label, then feel free to use SQUAKE's methodology for hotels. Here is the dataset of supported eco-labels by SQUAKE.

GLEC Databases

For road and sea logistics activities according to GLEC, use the following database to map fuel types with truck or vessel types.

Train Databases

If you want operator-specific calculations for trains, then use the following dataset supported by SQUAKE's methodology to obtain supported operators.

Van Databases

If you want model and manufacturer-specific van calculations for logistics, then use the following database supported by EU-EEA methodology.

Carbon Comparison

This endpoint allows you to compare carbon quantities to more recognizable items such as cars, light bulbs, or kettles. Our list of metrics and comparison units is extensive, and you can find the accepted combinations in the following database.