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The Shipment Tracking API is a software interface that enables ecommerce companies and their customers to track the status of their orders. It works by connecting online shops, websites, apps and CRM platforms to the shipping carriers’ databases. This allows the tracking API to gather real-time shipping and tracking data and help businesses regularly notify customers. Knowing the live status of a shipment not only provides an excellent post purchase customer experience but also helps brands proactively tackle delayed orders and RTOs.
Make online shopping a thoroughly enjoyable experience for your customers by using the ClickPost Shipment Tracking API. Integrate with over 350 shipping carriers at once and track orders from each of them simultaneously. ClickPost’s tracking API and webhooks have minimal latency which enables businesses to track parcels upto the last minute. The API can easily connect with your current stack of apps and systems to provide actionable insights on improving the shipping experience of your customers.
The Tracking API is an indispensable tool for close monitoring of shipment journeys. It empowers businesses to continuously improve their logistics operations with the use of analytical data. Some of the key advantages of using a Shipment Tracking API are listed below.
The Tracking API pulls real-time order status information from carrier websites to display the exact location and estimated delivery times for packages. It gives other detailed insights about the shipment as well like, time of dispatch from the last distribution hub, transit duration and mode of transport.
The API allows businesses to send real-time order status notifications to customers via an SMS, email or Whatsapp message. Customised notifications are usually sent at order milestones like when an order has been shipped, in transit, out for delivery, delayed or delivered.
The tracking API enables businesses to make multi-carrier integrations and fetch real-time shipment status information from all the shipping carriers at once.
It allows entrepreneurs and customers to view the entire journey of their packages from start to finish. This includes information about the warehouse it was stored in to all the other transit hubs where it was scanned.
Businesses can provide an improved post purchase customer experience by timely notifying buyers about the live status of their orders. An enhance customer experience encourages shoppers to become repeat customers.
The tracking link or order ID allows customers to readily check the whereabouts of their orders. This drastically reduces WISMO (Where is My Order) calls and eases the stress on your customer support teams.
The Shipment Tracking API can be integrated with all your existing tech and business systems like mobile apps, payment gateways, customer relationship management (CRM) software, ERPs, etc.
Businesses can use the tracking data to improve their shipping and delivery performance by choosing the right carriers, identifying last-mile delivery problems, and determining the fastest delivery routes.
Auto-Assign Carriers
ClickPost's AI-powered carrier recommendation engine automatically allocates the best carriers for any shipment based on previous analytical data like performance, serviceability, EDD, RTO%, etc. This significantly reduces logistics costs and delivery exceptions.
Access Real-time Tracking Data with Minimal Latency
The tracking API allows you to share order status notifications with customers in real time. Send shoppers automated SMS, Email, and WhatsApp updates on every shipping milestone.
Standardized Order Notifications
Simplify customer communication with 6 standardized messages for over 350 carriers across the globe, streamlining order pickups and warehouse operations.
Single-Click Integrations
Onboard any new carrier into your existing tech stack with the click of a single button. ClickPost offers platform-neutral integrations with 350+ shipping carriers and numerous OMS, ERPs, and WMS for easy shipment management.
API Reliability
ClickPost is built to support enterprise-grade businesses manage tons of shipments every day without pressing pause. Our tracking API clocks in 99.99% uptime.
Branded Tracking
Increase customer engagement and brand loyalty with a fully customizable whitelabel order tracking page that comes with cross-selling and upselling features. Keep your customers updated without sending them to a third-party carrier page.
You can go live with any carrier of your choice in just 1 day. ClickPost can partner with any carrier it's not already integrated with on your behalf.
We ensure strict SLA adherence and customization support for all enterprise-grade businesses through dedicated account managers and tech support teams.
ClickPost ensures the highest level of data protection for your business and your customers through strict SOC 2 Compliance, GDPR Compliance, and ISO 27001 Certification.
Over 10% increase in shipping NPS with proactive messaging for delayed orders.
Allow customers to report fake delivery attempts and avoid social media escalations and customer loss.
Please check out the API documentation on our website to learn more about what the Tracking API offers and how it works.
ClickPost can integrate you with its multi-carrier tracking API within a day. Our tech team is always at hand to help you during the onboarding process.
We provide customisable service-level agreements (SLAs) to suit the specific needs of your business. Our account managers will help you every step of the way to get fully settled and start shipping.
The API works by integrating with the carriers’ tracking system to retrieve shipping and tracking data. It uses a tracking ID to trace the details of any particular package. Here’s how the process works :
The first step is to integrate the tracking API to your chosen device or dashboard. This can be websites, mobile apps, or the entire CRM. Next, obtain your API credentials, i.e., the API key and access tokens. The credentials help authenticate your API request.
The API key and access tokens come into play every time a customer or an entrepreneur tries to track a package. The Shipment Tracking API sends a tracking request to the carrier tracking system to fetch the data.
The API call is made to the shipping carrier based on the endpoint selected, i.e., single or multiple shipment tracking.
Upon receiving the API call, the shipping carrier’s tracking system shares the tracking information of the shipment associated with the tracking ID. This includes current package location, estimated time of delivery, and other shipping information.
The API response received from the shipping carrier is usually in the JSON and XML format. It is then further converted to retrieve the tracking data.
The tracking information relayed by the carrier systems are stored in the database and displayed to customers on the tracking page. Businesses can view the same tracking information on their user dashboards.
If you’ve set up automatic customer notifications via a shipment tracking API, then it will send order status updates to customers on your chosen communication channels like SMS, WhatsApp, and email.
To send continuous tracking updates to customers on every order milestone, businesses must activate API polling. This allows the tracking API to regularly send shipment status notifications to customers. Most businesses opt to send order status updates to customers at some key stages like when the order is shipped, out for delivery, delayed or successfully delivered.
ClickPost being one of the leading shipment tracking platform provides quick & hassle free Integration with a wide range of shipping carriers. On a regular basis, we strive to expand this extensive list and ensure eCommerce companies can quickly reach every corner of the globe in minutes by choosing our services. Please check this section regularly to get the latest updates on the recently added shipping carriers.
The ClickPost Shipment Tracking API supports all 350+ carriers it is presently integrated with. It would be compatible with any new carriers ClickPost integrates with in the future. Some of the most well-known carriers in this list are FedEx, DHL, DTDC, Blue Dart, UPS, etc.
No, using ClickPost automatically connects you to all the available carriers. Businesses do not need separate carrier accounts to use the API.
Yes, ClickPost’s webhooks and API enable businesses to set up notifications for every time any shipment’s status changes. Companies can even choose to trigger customer notifications at each touchpoint.
Retrieving historical data for past shipments may or may not be possible depending on the carrier. Some shipping carriers store historical data while others do not.