What does a UK Mail tracking number look like?

UK Mail tracking numbers follow this format: 8-12 digits. Example: 88888888.

How do I get a UK Mail tracking URL from a tracking number?

Send the tracking number to ShipShim's API (POST /api/v1/track) and it returns the direct UK Mail tracking link, the detected carrier, and a confidence score. For the example number 88888888 the tracking URL is https://www.ukmail.com/manage-my-delivery/track-my-parcel?consignment=88888888.

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.

UK Mail tracking URL from a tracking number

UK Mail (GB) tracking numbers follow this format: 8-12 digits. ShipShim detects the carrier from the number and returns the direct tracking link.

Example: number in, tracking URL out

Example tracking number	`88888888`
Tracking URL	https://www.ukmail.com/manage-my-delivery/track-my-parcel?consignment=88888888

This number format is shared by 3 other carriers. ShipShim still returns UK Mail in the ranked matches list from the bare number, and locks onto it (confidence 100) when you pass carrier=UK Mail or a country hint.

Get the UK 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": "88888888", "carrier": "UK Mail"}'

Response:

{
    "tracking_number": "88888888",
    "carrier": "UK Mail",
    "country": "GB",
    "tracking_url": "https://www.ukmail.com/manage-my-delivery/track-my-parcel?consignment=88888888",
    "confidence": 100,
    "matches": [
        {
            "carrier": "UK Mail",
            "country": "GB",
            "confidence": 100,
            "tracking_url": "https://www.ukmail.com/manage-my-delivery/track-my-parcel?consignment=88888888"
        }
    ]
}

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