UPS Tracking with EasyPost: You’ve Found the Solution!
National carriers such as UPS have their own APIs designed to create shipping labels, track packages, facilitate returns, and more. While it’s completely possible for e-commerce businesses to integrate directly with the UPS API, doing so can take your developers weeks or even months to complete. Plus, as updates roll out, this means your team will have to spend additional time and resources maintaining this API integration.
Alternatively, e-commerce companies can consider integrating with EasyPost’s multi-carrier shipping API to access not only UPS’ API, but our full catalogue of carriers. Leave carrier relationship management up to us instead.
Using EasyPost’s simple Tracking API, you can track UPS packages, along with dozens of other carriers using a single point of integration.
Track Your Parcels Anywhere Across the Globe
Rely on EasyPost’s Tracking API to provide real-time shipment updates across 100+ carriers to you and your customers. Own the customer experience with branded tracking pages, empower your business with intelligent delivery estimates, and increase customer satisfaction with accurate shipping notifications.
Save Developer Hours With Easy Documentation
Standardized event notifications across all carriers provide developers with an easy way to recognize similar events across carriers. Tracking is essential for powering core customer and product experiences. Get started in minutes with EasyPost’s world class documentation and client libraries.
Tracking Packages
Track packages across all major carriers.
Address Verification
Validate domestic and international addresses.
International & Customs
Learn how to handle international shipping seamlessly.
Shipping Insurance
Shipping insurance for all items sent with EasyPost.
EasyPost: Built for Developers
The EasyPost Tracking API is designed to seamlessly fit into your brand eco-system. Redefine your customers' post-purchase journey, and compete with Amazon in customer experience and cost!
Use EasyPost Tracking for:
- Tracking packages across all of your carriers
- Improving NPS / CSAT scores
- Easy Integration - get up and running in a matter of days
- Cut operations expenses by reducing WISMO (Where is My Order) call volume
- Earn repeat business by delighting your customers
The EasyPost API also uses webhooks so we POST to your endpoints when there is a change in status of your packages, giving you near real-time tracking updates for you and your customers.
Reach out to us and we can share with you all of the awesome ways our customers have used our tracking data to drive sales and a better customer experience.
tracker = easypost.Tracker.create(
tracking_code="1Z204E38YW95204424",
carrier="UPS"
)
{
"tracking_code": "9400110897700004277226",
"status": "delivered",
"tracking_details": [{
"object": "TrackingDetail",
"datetime": "2014-07-22T10:09:00Z",
"message": "Your item was delivered at 10:09",
"status": "delivered"
},{
"object": "TrackingDetail",
"datetime": "2014-07-21T10:12:00Z",
"message": "Arrival at Post Office July 21",
"status": "in_transit"
},{
"object": "TrackingDetail",
"datetime": "2014-07-19T03:12:00Z",
"message": "Electronic Shipping Info Received",
"status": "pre_transit"
}],
"shipment_id":"shp_..."
}
Let's Compare the EasyPost API with the UPS Tracking API
| Feature | UPS Tracking API | EasyPost API |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking API with Webhooks | check | |
| RESTful JSON | check | |
| SOAP / XML | check | |
| UPS Ground | check | check |
| UPS Express | check | check |
| UPS SurePost | check | |
| UPS Mail Innovations | check | |
| Fast and Free Technical Support | check | |
| Public Documentation and Tutorials | check | |
| Instant API Access | check | |
| Ruby Gem | check | |
| Python Module | check | |
| Java Library | check | |
| Node.js Module | check | |
| .NET Library | check | |
| PHP Library | check | |
| Go Library | check |
Connect to EasyPost Today
Sign up and start shipping in the same day. We have our UPS API live and ready for you to test with. We also have extensive client documentation in over six different languages to help you get started. If you have any questions, or if you want to talk logistics, feel free to reach out to one of our shipping experts.