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11/19/2014 7 Package Tracking APIs That Rock | ProgrammableWeb

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7 PACKAGE TRACKING APIS THAT ROCK

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Wendell Santos (/profile/wsantos)Aug. 26 2014, 03:30PM EDT

A niche vertical of APIs in which there are multiple web services to choose from is package tracking. There are more than 70tracking and shipping APIs (http://www.programmableweb.com/category/shipping) listed in the ProgrammableWeb directorywith many of the biggest global package shippers represented including FedEx, DHL and UPS. These are typically designed for

commercial applications that need to integrate tracking, address verification, label printing and rate calculations. Here's a quick overview of 7 optionsavailable to developers wanting to track their packages.

FedEx API (http://www.programmableweb.com/api/fedex): This package tracking API has been integrated into a variety of third-party shipping tools(They highlight case studies from Cover Shield and Webgility). Their new FedEx Web Services is replacing the soon to be retired FedEx Ship ManagerAPI. Uncertified developers have access to standard services such as package tracking and FedEx locator. More advanced services are available todevelopers that submit to a certification process. Note that their site provides little in the way of public documentation.DHL API (http://www.programmableweb.com/api/dhl): DHL calls their offering XML Services. Along with shipment tracking, the service providesaccess to availability, shipping rates, bookings for courier pickups and transit times.UPS API (http://www.programmableweb.com/api/ups): UPS offers over a dozen XML-based services about packages and shipments. The TrackingAPI is currently available in over 40 countries and allows developers to track shipments from within their e-commerce sites. This functionalityincludes tracking by reference or order number, finding scanning details such as time and location, and verifying the arrival of packages.USPS Track & Confirm API (http://www.programmableweb.com/api/us-postal-service): The United States Postal Service offers a suite of APIsincluding this service that allows users to get estimated delivery times and track their packages. The developer portal is unclear as to how open thisAPI is. Developers are encouraged to register for access to the API yet the documentation notes that the APIs are restricted to USPS internal useonly.Aramex API (http://www.programmableweb.com/api/aramex): Aramex is available in over 60 countries and over 354 worldwide locations. Theyoffer a suite of APIs including their Shipments Tracking API. With this SOAP API, developers can access live updates on a packages location andstatus via a tracking number.AfterShip API (http://www.programmableweb.com/api/aftership): AfterShip currently supports over 200 couriers worldwide and standardizes thetracking results across all carriers. SDKs are available across 8 languages. AfterShip tracks shipments at intervals of 30 minutes 2 hours instead oftracking in real time.Canada Post API (http://www.programmableweb.com/api/canada-post): This Canadian based service allows developers to integrate Canada Postservices such as shipping, tracking, post office location, pickup availability, returns and more into their applications. The Tracking API, available inboth REST and SOAP, returns tracking summaries, tracking details, images of signatures and delivery confirmation receipts.



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Yashrbc (/Profile/Yashrbc) 12:28 PM Sep. 22 2014 Reply (/Comment/Reply/137842/50706) / Link Directly To This Comment (/Comment/50706#Comment-50706)

Hi Sir,

I want to implement DHL API (http://www.programmableweb.com/api/dhl) into C# ,ASP.Net, So if posible then help us for the developemnt code?

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