Royal Mail tracking URL from a tracking number

Royal Mail (GB) tracking numbers follow this format: S10 format ending in GB. ShipShim detects the carrier from the number and returns the direct tracking link.

Example: number in, tracking URL out

Example tracking numberRR581151639GB
Tracking URLhttps://www.royalmail.com/track-your-item#/tracking-results/RR581151639GB

This format is distinctive, so ShipShim identifies Royal Mail from the bare number — no hints needed.

Get the Royal Mail 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": "RR581151639GB"}'

Response:

{
    "tracking_number": "RR581151639GB",
    "carrier": "Royal Mail",
    "country": "GB",
    "tracking_url": "https://www.royalmail.com/track-your-item#/tracking-results/RR581151639GB",
    "confidence": 100,
    "matches": [
        {
            "carrier": "Royal Mail",
            "country": "GB",
            "confidence": 100,
            "tracking_url": "https://www.royalmail.com/track-your-item#/tracking-results/RR581151639GB"
        }
    ]
}

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