Command line utility to track your packages using the USPS Track Request API.
A simple CLI package tracking tool with no Python dependencies required.
IMPORTANT: This program requires an API key from the USPS Web Tools API Portal.
Sign up at: https://www.usps.com/business/web-tools-apis/welcome.htm
After signing up you will receive a registration e-mail containing a Web Tools User ID (Username) and Password. The API key will be the username, the Track Request API does not require the password.
You may provide the USPS API key in the config.json file or as an
environment variable: USPS_API_KEY, please see the Providing API key
section for more information.
Available through PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/usps-tracking-tool/
pip3 install usps-tracking-tool
After installing, you can run this program by using the command usps-tracking-tool.
This program checks for the USPS API key (Web Tools User ID) using the following order:
- API key passed in via the -a parameter.
- API key provided in the config.json file.
- API key provided in the environment variable
USPS_API_KEY.
If an API key is not found in any of these places, the program will output an error and exit.
You can set the API key in your CLI by using the below commands (matching your OS/terminal):
Unix Shell (Linux/MacOS):
export USPS_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
Command Prompt (Windows):
set USPS_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
Windows PowerShell (Windows):
$Env:USPS_API_KEY = "your_api_key_here"
If running from the project directory, the program is available in the usps_tracking_tool folder.
In that case, please substitute the usps-tracking-tool command in the below examples with python3 tracking.py.
You can track single/multiple shipment(s) by executing the program as follows:
usps-tracking-tool
usps-tracking-tool ABC1234567890
usps-tracking-tool ABC1234567890 DEF1234567890 GHI1234567890
If you run the program without a tracking number, it will prompt you for a tracking number (you may input multiple tracking numbers by separating them with spaces).
user@system:~$ usps-tracking-tool
Enter tracking numbers separated by spaces: ABC1234567890 DEF1234567890 GHI1234567890
Package #1:
Your item arrived at the PHILADELPHIA, PA 19101 post office at 11:02 am on June 19, 2017 and is ready for pickup.
├ Arrived at Unit, June 19, 2017, 10:33 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
├ Departed USPS Facility, June 17, 2017, 2:40 pm, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19116
├ Arrived at USPS Facility, June 17, 2017, 2:22 pm, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19116
├ Processed Through Facility, June 15, 2017, 1:29 am, ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)
├ Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
├ Processed Through Facility, June 10, 2017, 6:00 am, TOKYO INT V BAG 2, JAPAN
└ Acceptance, June 6, 2017, 1:26 pm, JAPAN
Package #2:
Your item was delivered at 6:14 pm on July 6, 2017 in PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104.
├ Sorting Complete, July 6, 2017, 10:29 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19101
├ Available for Pickup, July 6, 2017, 8:29 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19101
├ Arrived at Post Office, July 6, 2017, 8:05 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
├ Arrived at USPS Destination Facility, July 6, 2017, 2:00 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19176
├ Processed Through Facility, July 5, 2017, 6:41 pm, ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)
├ Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
├ Processed Through Facility, July 5, 2017, 6:20 am, TOKYO INT CONTAINER 1, JAPAN
├ Processed Through Facility, July 4, 2017, 8:01 pm, TOKYO INT, JAPAN
└ Acceptance, July 4, 2017, 4:00 pm, JAPAN
Package #3:
The Postal Service could not locate the tracking information for your request. Please verify your tracking number and try again later.
user@system:~$ usps-tracking-tool -h
usage: usps-tracking-tool [-h] [-s] [-n] [-m] [-d] [-a USPS_API_KEY]
[TRACKING_NUMBER [TRACKING_NUMBER ...]]
Tracks USPS numbers via Python.
positional arguments:
TRACKING_NUMBER a tracking number
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-s Show tracking number in output
-n Hide extended tracking information
-m Display tracking information concisely (minimal UI)
-d Display the API key currently being used
-a USPS_API_KEY Manually provide the USPS API key to the program
user@system:~$ usps-tracking-tool ABC1234567890 -m
Your item was delivered at 6:14 pm on July 6, 2017 in PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104.
├ Sorting Complete, July 6, 2017, 10:29 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19101
├ Available for Pickup, July 6, 2017, 8:29 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19101
├ Arrived at Post Office, July 6, 2017, 8:05 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
├ Arrived at USPS Destination Facility, July 6, 2017, 2:00 am, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19176
├ Processed Through Facility, July 5, 2017, 6:41 pm, ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS)
├ Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
├ Processed Through Facility, July 5, 2017, 6:20 am, TOKYO INT CONTAINER 1, JAPAN
├ Processed Through Facility, July 4, 2017, 8:01 pm, TOKYO INT, JAPAN
└ Acceptance, July 4, 2017, 4:00 pm, JAPAN
user@system:~$ usps-tracking-tool ABC1234567890 -mn
Your item was delivered at 6:14 pm on July 6, 2017 in PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104.
user@system:~$ usps-tracking-tool -d
The current API key being used is: API_KEY_HERE
API key is being sourced from environment variable USPS_API_KEY
user@system:~$ usps-tracking-tool -a MANUALLY_PROVIDED_API_KEY -d
The current API key being used is: MANUALLY_PROVIDED_API_KEY
API key is being manually provided by -a parameter
This program was tested with Python 3.5.3 on Debian 10, Python 3.6.8 on Ubuntu 18.04, and may not be compatible with previous releases.