Royal Mail Track and Trace
Returns Royal Mail tracking information for a parcel by calling the Royal Mail Tracking API directly. Use it when you want live tracking straight from Royal Mail.
What it does
- Authenticates with Royal Mail using your client ID and secret.
- Fetches the tracking record for the supplied tracking ID.
- Returns the current status, description, key dates, a tracking URL and the full event history.
Inputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Mail Tracking Id | String | The tracking Id for Royalmail |
| Royal Mail Client Id | String | The Client Id for Royalmail |
| Royal Mail Client Secret | String | The Client Secrect for Royalmail |
Outputs
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate limit | Boolean | Whether the API rate limit has been exceeded |
| Tracking Found? | Boolean | Whether any tracking info was found for the tracking number provided |
| Tracking URL | Boolean | Whether any tracking info was found for the tracking number provided |
| Status | String | Status of the package delivery |
| Status Description | String | Status description of the package delivery |
| Last Event Date | String | Date of the last update |
| Activity History | List | History of events for this package |
| Detailed Tracking Info | Object | All the tracking info available |
| Estimated Delivery Info | Object | Any information about estimate delivery date |
Notes
- This calls Royal Mail directly, unlike the DG-storage tracking variants.
- Watch the Rate limit output, which signals when Royal Mail's API limit has been reached.