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Global# Track a Package With ShipEngine, you can retrieve real-time tracking events for any package, even if you created the label outside of ShipEngine.

For labels that were created via ShipEngine, we recommend that you track by Label ID. For other packages, follow the instructions below to track via the tracking number instead.

Supported Carriers

Click to open and view the table of Carriers and API Codes
CarrierCarrier Code
U.S. Postal Serviceusps
Stamps.comstamps_com
FedExfedex
UPSups
DHL Expressdhl_express
DHL ECommercedhl_global_mail
DHL eCommerce Australiadhl_ecommerce_au
Access Worldwideaccess_worldwide
APCapc
Aramex AU / Fastwayfastway_au
Aramex NZ / Fastwayfastway_nz
Asendiaasendia
Australia Postaustralia_post
Australia Post eParcel australia_post
Australia Post MyPost Businessaustralia_post_mypost_business
Canada Postcanada_post
Canpar Expresscanpar
CouriersPleasecouriers_please
DAIdai
Direct Freightdirect_freight
Evri Internationalevri_international
First Milefirstmile
Freightwaysfreightways
Freightways - Castle Parcelscastle_parcels
Freightways - New Zealand Couriersnew_zealand_couriers
Freightways - Now Couriersnow_couriers
Freightways - Post Hastepost_haste
Global Accessglobal_access
IMEXimex
Landmark Globallandmark_global
Landmark Global AUlandmark_global_au
Landmark Global UKlandmark_global_uk
Newgisticsnewgistics
Nobordistnobordist
NZ Post Domesticcourierpost
NZ Post Internationalnew_zealand_post_international
OnTracontrac
Purolator Canadapurolator_ca
Quantiumquantium
RR Donnelleyrr_donnelley
SEKO Omni-Channel Logisticsseko
SEKO Omni-Channel Logistics UKseko_uk
Sendlesendle
Seven Sendersseven_senders
StarTrackstar_track
TNT Australiatnt_australia
Team Global Express IPECtoll_ipec
Team Global Express Prioritytoll_priority
wizmowizmo

Example

The following example demonstrates how to get tracking information. You need to specify the carrier_code (see the table above) and the tracking_number of the package.

Example Request

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GET /v1/tracking?carrier_code=stamps_com&tracking_number=9405511899223197428490 HTTP/1.1
Host: api.shipengine.com
API-Key: __YOUR_API_KEY_HERE__

Example Response

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{
"tracking_number": "9405511899223197428490",
"tracking_url": "https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction.action?tLabels=9405511899223197428490",
"status_code": "DE",
"carrier_code": "usps",
"carrier_id": 1,
"carrier_detail_code": null,
"status_description": "Delivered",
"carrier_status_code": "01",
"carrier_status_description": "Your item was delivered in or at the mailbox at 2:03 pm on September 20, 2021 in SARCOXIE, MO 64862.",
"ship_date": null,
"estimated_delivery_date": null,
"actual_delivery_date": null,
"exception_description": null,
"events": [
{
"occurred_at": "2021-09-20T19:03:00Z",
"carrier_occurred_at": "2021-09-20T14:03:00",
"description": "Delivered, In/At Mailbox",
"city_locality": "SARCOXIE",
"state_province": "MO",
"postal_code": "64862",
"country_code": "",
"company_name": "",
"signer": "",
"event_code": "01",
"carrier_detail_code": null,
"status_code": null,
"status_description": null,
"carrier_status_code": "01",
"carrier_status_description": "Delivered, In/At Mailbox",
"latitude": 37.0776,
"longitude": -94.1258
},
{
"occurred_at": "2021-09-20T13:10:00Z",
"carrier_occurred_at": "2021-09-20T08:10:00",
"description": "Out for Delivery",
"city_locality": "SARCOXIE",
"state_province": "MO",
"postal_code": "64862",
"country_code": "",
"company_name": "",
"signer": "",
"event_code": "OF",
"carrier_detail_code": null,
"status_code": null,
"status_description": null,
"carrier_status_code": "OF",
"carrier_status_description": "Out for Delivery",
"latitude": 37.0776,
"longitude": -94.1258
},
{
"occurred_at": "2021-09-20T12:59:00Z",
"carrier_occurred_at": "2021-09-20T07:59:00",
"description": "Arrived at Post Office",
"city_locality": "SARCOXIE",
"state_province": "MO",
"postal_code": "64862",
"country_code": "",
"company_name": "",
"signer": "",
"event_code": "07",
"carrier_detail_code": null,
"status_code": null,
"status_description": null,
"carrier_status_code": "07",
"carrier_status_description": "Arrived at Post Office",
"latitude": 37.0776,
"longitude": -94.1258
},
{
"occurred_at": "2021-09-18T00:00:00Z",
"carrier_occurred_at": "2021-09-18T00:00:00",
"description": "In Transit to Next Facility",
"city_locality": "",
"state_province": "",
"postal_code": "",
"country_code": "",
"company_name": "",
"signer": "",
"event_code": "NT",
"carrier_detail_code": null,
"status_code": null,
"status_description": null,
"carrier_status_code": "NT",
"carrier_status_description": "In Transit to Next Facility",
"latitude": null,
"longitude": null
},
{
"occurred_at": "2021-09-17T02:41:00Z",
"carrier_occurred_at": "2021-09-16T19:41:00",
"description": "Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility",
"city_locality": "LAS VEGAS NV DISTRIBUTION CENTER ANNEX",
"state_province": "",
"postal_code": "",
"country_code": "",
"company_name": "",
"signer": "",
"event_code": "10",
"carrier_detail_code": null,
"status_code": null,
"status_description": null,
"carrier_status_code": "10",
"carrier_status_description": "Arrived at USPS Regional Origin Facility",
"latitude": null,
"longitude": null
},
{
"occurred_at": "2021-09-16T21:06:00Z",
"carrier_occurred_at": "2021-09-16T14:06:00",
"description": "USPS picked up item",
"city_locality": "LAS VEGAS",
"state_province": "NV",
"postal_code": "89118",
"country_code": "",
"company_name": "",
"signer": "",
"event_code": "03",
"carrier_detail_code": null,
"status_code": null,
"status_description": null,
"carrier_status_code": "03",
"carrier_status_description": "USPS picked up item",
"latitude": 35.9292,
"longitude": -115.1987
}
]
}

Tracking Status Codes

Here's how the status_code and status_description fields correspond to each other, and how they correspond to the tracking_status field of a label:

status_codestatus_descriptiontracking_status
ACAcceptedN/A
ITIn Transitin_transit
DEDelivereddelivered
EXExceptionerror
UNUnknownunknown
ATDelivery AttemptN/A
NYNot Yet In Systemin_transit
SPDelivered To The Collection Locationdelivered_to_service_point