Use EasyPost’s Tracking API to provide real-time shipment updates to you and your customers. Own the customer experience with branded tracking pages, empower your business with informed delivery estimates, and increase customer satisfaction with accurate shipping notifications.
All EasyPost shipments automatically come with a free tracker, or you can generate a tracker by itself.
Customize the tracking page for a branded experience — no more boring and generic carrier pages.
Customers are up-to-date on the status of their package, saving you time on customer questions.
# Import the EasyPost client.
import easypost
# Setup the client with your API key.
easypost.api_key = '259DA788-39A3-439E-BA1E-BC541B8BA520'
# Create a tracker from a tracking code.
easypost.Tracker.create(
tracking_code="EZ1000000001",
carrier="USPS"
){
"id": "trk_7e8f102cba904f9c90693957a91862b7",
"object": "Tracker",
"created_at": "2020-02-08T21:39:12Z",
"updated_at": "2020-02-08T21:39:12Z",
"mode": "test",
"tracking_code": "EZ1000000001",
"carrier": "USPS",
"public_url": "https://track.easypost.com/djE6dHJrXzdlOGYxMDJjYmE5MDRmOWM5MDY5Mzk1N2E5MTg2MmI3",
"status": "pre_transit",
"est_delivery_date": "2020-02-08T21:39:12Z",
"status_detail": "status_update",
"is_return": false,
"tracking_details": [
{
"carrier_code": null,
"datetime": "2020-01-08T21:39:12Z",
"description": null,
"message": "Pre-Shipment Info Sent to USPS",
"object": "TrackingDetail",
"source": "USPS",
"status": "pre_transit",
"status_detail": "status_update",
"tracking_location": {
"city": null,
"country": null,
"object": "TrackingLocation",
"state": null,
"zip": null
}
},
{
"carrier_code": null,
"datetime": "2020-01-09T10:16:12Z",
"description": null,
"message": "Shipping Label Created",
"object": "TrackingDetail",
"source": "USPS",
"status": "pre_transit",
"status_detail": "status_update",
"tracking_location": {
"city": "HOUSTON",
"country": null,
"object": "TrackingLocation",
"state": "TX",
"zip": "77063"
}
}
],
"carrier_detail": {
"alternate_identifier": null,
"container_type": null,
"destination_location": "CHARLESTON SC, 29401",
"destination_tracking_location": null,
"est_delivery_date_local": null,
"est_delivery_time_local": null,
"guaranteed_delivery_date": null,
"initial_delivery_attempt": null,
"object": "CarrierDetail",
"origin_location": "HOUSTON TX, 77001",
"origin_tracking_location": {
"city": "HOUSTON",
"country": null,
"object": "TrackingLocation",
"state": "TX",
"zip": "77063"
},
"service": "First-Class Package Service"
},
"fees": [
{
"amount": "0.00000",
"charged": false,
"object": "Fee",
"refunded": false,
"type": "TrackerFee"
}
],
"shipment_id": null,
"signed_by": null,
"weight": null
}
Get notified at every package scan and keep customers informed with accurate delivery estimates and proactive updates. Custom tracking pages allow you to own the customer experience so your brand—not the carrier’s—stays front and center.
Visibility into the mailstream helps your team stay agile and keeps your customers informed. Our webhooks deliver real-time push notification on shipment status, enabling automated responses like SMS and email alerts or triggering internal workflows to keep everything moving smoothly.
Take a look at our documentation and start building with one of our helper libraries (Python, PHP, Ruby, Node.js, Java, and more). Avoid month-long integrations and start simplifying your shipping in minutes with EasyPost.
