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United States Postal Service

United States Postal Service Tracking API

Package tracking status and event operations

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United States Postal Service Tracking API is one of 12 APIs that United States Postal Service publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 9 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Tracking. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, and 9 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 3.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://apis.usps.com, https://apis-tem.usps.com.

2 operations 2 paths 5 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
3.0
Base URL
https://apis.usps.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Contact
USPS API Support
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

United States Postal Service Tracking API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token obtained from the USPS OAuth API.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Tracking 2

Package tracking status and event operations

GET
/tracking/v3/tracking/{trackingNumber}
USPS Tracking Get Package Tracking Status
getTracking 2 params → 200400401404429500
POST
/tracking/v3/tracking
USPS Tracking Get Multiple Package Tracking Status
getMultipleTracking body → 200400401

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TrackingEvent (11 properties), TrackingResult (2 properties), Error (2 properties), MultipleTrackingRequest (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

MultipleTrackingResult
object
Tracking results for multiple packages.
1 property
Error
object
API error response.
2 properties
TrackingResult
object
Tracking result for a single package.
2 properties
TrackingEvent
object
A single tracking scan event for a package.
11 properties
MultipleTrackingRequest
object
Request body for multiple package tracking.
1 property 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

united-states-postal-service-tracking-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
united-states-postal-service:united-states-postal-service-tracking-api
Base URL
https://apis.usps.com
Docs
https://developers.usps.com/addressesv3
Provider
United States Postal Service
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