USPS Tracking API and Integration

The USPS tracking API is a digital interface that enables developers to integrate USPS package tracking data onto an e-commerce website or app to monitor shipment movements easily. This tracking API relays crucial information on the tracked item, including the latest transit scan, estimated delivery time, and current location.

The USPS tracking API is limited in scope and can only track USPS packages. This API will not be good enough for your business if you operate a global business that ships to different countries and partners with multiple carrier companies. TrackingMore’s tracking API is an alternative multi-carrier solution that will meet all your business’s package tracking needs.

The TrackingMore API is a service that supports 1,346 global carriers allowing your business to closely monitor the movement of packages worldwide. 

This advanced multi-carrier tracking API crawls courier websites to retrieve near real-time and precise tracking information. Users have the flexibility to get status updates manually or leverage webhooks for automated notifications. TrackingMore also allows users to personalize their preferences to get specific status updates so they can be informed about the progress of their packages.

TrackingMore API works in a simple way that ensures information on packages is received on time. Here's a breakdown of how it works.

1. Providing Courier Information:

• If you know the specific courier, fill in the courier_code field (e.g., ups-mi). 
• If the courier is unknown, utilize TrackingMore's Detect API. This feature automatically identifies the correct courier for you.

2. Creating Trackings:

• Use the Create a Tracking API to create & track a single tracking number.
• Use the Create Trackings API to create & track multiple tracking numbers.

3. Receiving Tracking Updates:

• Create a Tracking API: “Create a tracking" means "create & get", which is also called real-time API. This means you can get the real-time results directly without another action of "Get API".
• Get API: Manually query up to 400 tracking numbers per second. For historical tracking, track 2000 numbers per second with 10 requests, allowing for 20000 queries per second.
• Webhook: Receive automatic package status updates every 4-6 hours, customizable notifications to specific statuses, depending on TrackingMore's carrier website crawling frequency.

The benefits your business will get from implementing TrackingMore API include the following.

• TrackingMore API will seamlessly track packages across 1,346 global couriers. 
• It will provide real-time monitoring for any single parcel immediately when you create tracking and offer batch tracking for multiple shipments with near real-time results. 
• Enhance shipment visibility and accurate comprehension of tracking outcomes with nine main tracking status categorizations and 28 sub-statuses.
• TrackingMore can also send automatic shipment notifications directly to your customers via email and SMS thanks to the API.
• Offer a customizable branded tracking page to offer your customers a better post-purchase experience as well as gain brand loyalty.

You can learn more about TrackingMore’s tracking API by reading our API documentation, which is available on our website. Additionally, you can experiment with the API using TrackingMore's sandbox environment, and for more hands-on guidance, utilize the SDK available on GitHub. If you need further assistance, TrackingMore’s customer support is available for help.

To integrate the TrackingMore API into your business system, follow the process below.

1. Sign up for a TrackingMore account and log into it.
2. Access the API key in the Developer section.
3. Use the TrackingMore sandbox environment to test the API before integration.
4. Refer to the SDK resources on TrackingMore’s Github page when integrating the API into your system.
5. After integration, monitor the API’s performance to ensure everything works well.

Use the live chat option on TrackingMore’s website for additional guidance, or contact the sales team to request a live API demo.

The TrackingMore API offers a 7-day free trial, enabling you to explore its features directly within your business system at no cost. Completing the initial setup steps grants you an additional 7-day trial, extending your opportunity to test its capabilities.