APIs

Find an API for your business

Simplify your shipping, print your own postage or take advantage of online tracking - there's a range of APIs to help your business run more smoothly. You'll need to set up an API account before you get started.

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DOF

The Delivery Office Finder API enables customers to obtain details of the Royal Mail Delivery Office dedicated to the provided postcode with the name, address, facilities and business hours of the Delivery Office being returned.

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Local Collect

Local Collect is a delivery enhancement to Royal Mail Tracked & Special Delivery Guaranteed products that enables customers to benefit from ‘Click and Collect’ options by having their parcels delivered to participating Post Offices and Royal Mail Customer Service Points. The Local Collect API allows customers to retrieve an up-to-date list of Post Offices and Royal Mail Customer Service Points, where the item can be held awaiting collection. There are no costs to customers for using the Local Collect API services, however development costs must be covered by the customer. Royal Mail will not

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Local Collect

Local Collect is a delivery enhancement to Royal Mail Tracked & Special Delivery Guaranteed products that enables customers to benefit from ‘Click and Collect’ options by having their parcels delivered to participating Post Offices and Royal Mail Customer Service Points. The Local Collect API allows customers to retrieve an up-to-date list of Post Offices and Royal Mail Customer Service Points, where the item can be held awaiting collection. There are no costs to customers for using the Local Collect API services, however development costs must be covered by the customer. Royal Mail will not

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The Royal Mail Tracking API V2 exposes a web service that allows account customers to receive track-and-trace information for their mail items. Built on industry standards, Tracking API V2 provides a simple and low cost method for customers to integrate with Royal Mail.

The API provides the latest tracking information, the tracking history, and the proof of delivery information for a single mail item and summary information for multiple mail pieces. The API provides an alternative mechanism to using the track and trace function on the Royal Mail website (http://www.royalmail.com/track-trace)

REST
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