What does a Pitney Bowes tracking number look like?

Pitney Bowes tracking numbers follow this format: 20-34 digits. Example: 88888888888888888888.

How do I get a Pitney Bowes tracking URL from a tracking number?

Send the tracking number to ShipShim's API (POST /api/v1/track) and it returns the direct Pitney Bowes tracking link, the detected carrier, and a confidence score. For the example number 88888888888888888888 the tracking URL is https://tracking.pb.com/unified/?trackingNumber=88888888888888888888.

What if my number matches more than one carrier?

ShipShim returns a ranked list of every matching carrier with confidence scores, and you can lock the result by passing the carrier name or a country hint.

Pitney Bowes tracking URL from a tracking number

Pitney Bowes (US) tracking numbers follow this format: 20-34 digits. ShipShim detects the carrier from the number and returns the direct tracking link.

Example: number in, tracking URL out

Example tracking number	`88888888888888888888`
Tracking URL	https://tracking.pb.com/unified/?trackingNumber=88888888888888888888

This number format is shared by 13 other carriers. ShipShim still returns Pitney Bowes in the ranked matches list from the bare number, and locks onto it (confidence 100) when you pass carrier=Pitney Bowes or a country hint.

Get the Pitney Bowes tracking link via API

curl -X POST https://shipshim.com/api/v1/track \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"tracking_number": "88888888888888888888", "carrier": "Pitney Bowes"}'

Response:

{
    "tracking_number": "88888888888888888888",
    "carrier": "Pitney Bowes",
    "country": "US",
    "tracking_url": "https://tracking.pb.com/unified/?trackingNumber=88888888888888888888",
    "confidence": 100,
    "matches": [
        {
            "carrier": "Pitney Bowes",
            "country": "US",
            "confidence": 100,
            "tracking_url": "https://tracking.pb.com/unified/?trackingNumber=88888888888888888888"
        }
    ]
}

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