ASP.NET - How to track shipment from Fedex, USP, TNT, DHL and USPS

hi Guys,

i want to Track Shipment from FedEx, USP, TNT, DHL and USPS couriers from my website and i want to store the tracking information into my database. can any body guide me.

Please Help  Me..its very urgent.

Thanks

Hi,

These companies will most likely expose a Web Service you can connect to.  You ask this web service for information, and will most likely need to provide parameters such as a tracking number.

If those companies do not give public access to their tracking system (for example, its only available via their website) then there is little you can do.

I googled 'UPS web services' and found this:

http://www.ups.com/content/us/en/tracking/tools/index.html

FedEx have a developer's centre:

http://fedex.com/us/developer/

TNT I can see nothing obvious.

DHL:

http://www.dhl.com/publish/g0/en/eshipping/webship.high.html

The general principle is you use their publicly available web services in your website to access the information you require.

It may not be a web service, they may give you a widget, or a JAvaScript API or some other means to programmatically access their data.

HTH,

Adam

Hi

I think you need get the permission from them access their data accross the netwrok or internet . it's may may be can't do for the rights issues. anyhow check over there website to get the permission and access data.

Thank you
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it depends upon the data access policy of Fedex, USP, etc.

1. if then do not give permission any way then u don't getting tracking info

2. if they give the access permission of tracking info then u can implement in your web application

   u can use Web services

RSS Feeds

or direct acess their database depends upon what ever they provide

If you don't want to go through the hassle of building your own tracker using public web services that some of the courier companies provide, you can try some of the widgets that are there.

You can embed SimpleTracking.com's widget to track UPS, FedEx, or USPS packages - http://www.simpletracking.com/Tracking-On-Your-Site/
Their system is smart enough to know what type of tracking number it is.

There is another commercial tool that let's you run their service handling 6 different courier companies, on your website - http://www.packagemapping.com/products.htm