Australia Post

aid: australia-post
name: Australia Post
description: Australia Post is Australia's primary postal operator, offering a developer
  platform with REST APIs for e-commerce merchants, logistics providers, and delivery
  partners. APIs cover shipping label creation, parcel tracking, postage calculation,
  parcel locker and post office location lookup, delivery choice and scheduling, and
  delivery partner event reporting for an integrated end-to-end fulfilment ecosystem.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
position: Consumer
tags:
  - Address Validation
  - Click and Collect
  - Delivery
  - E-Commerce
  - Labels
  - Locations
  - Logistics
  - Parcel Locker
  - Postal
  - Postage
  - Shipping
  - Tracking
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/australia-post/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: australia-post:shipping-and-tracking
    name: Australia Post Shipping and Tracking API
    description: Enables eParcel and StarTrack contract customers to lodge orders,
      create and print shipping labels (including dangerous goods forms), generate
      order summaries, despatch parcels, estimate prices and international landed
      costs, and track parcel progress from source to destination through a single
      REST integration. Requires an active Australia Post or StarTrack billing account
      number; a sandbox test-bed environment is provided before going live.
    humanURL: https://auspost.com.au/integrate-shipping-and-tracking-apis
    baseURL: https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au
    tags:
      - Shipping
      - Labels
      - Tracking
      - Logistics
      - E-Commerce
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://auspost.com.au/integrate-shipping-and-tracking-apis
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/how-to-get-credentials/
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/shipping-and-tracking/reference
  - aid: australia-post:postage-assessment-calculator
    name: Australia Post Postage Assessment Calculator API
    description: Lets businesses and developers embed a postage calculator into websites
      or applications to retrieve standard retail postage rates for domestic and international
      parcels and letters. Accepts weight, dimensions, origin, and destination to
      return eligible services with pricing. Uses HTTP GET requests returning JSON
      or XML; authentication via AUTH-KEY header. Free API key available via self-serve
      registration. Note — this API returns retail rates only; contract rates require
      the Shipping and Tracking API.
    humanURL: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pac/
    baseURL: https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au
    tags:
      - Postage
      - Pricing
      - E-Commerce
      - Rating
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pac/
      - type: APIReference
        url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pac/reference
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pacpcs-registration
      - type: APIExplorer
        url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pac/explorer
  - aid: australia-post:locations
    name: Australia Post Locations API
    description: Returns Australia Post outlet and facility information based on postcode
      or GPS coordinates, enabling applications to surface nearby post offices, parcel
      lockers, and parcel collect points to customers at checkout or on a store-finder
      map. Current version is 2.3.0. Available at no cost; API key obtained via the
      Developer Portal.
    humanURL: https://auspost.com.au/developers/openapi/partner/locations/overview/
    baseURL: https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au/locations/v2
    tags:
      - Locations
      - Post Office
      - Parcel Locker
      - Click and Collect
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/openapi/partner/locations/overview/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/australia-post/refs/heads/main/openapi/locations-openapi.json
  - aid: australia-post:delivery-choices
    name: Australia Post Delivery Choices API
    description: Allows customers to select preferred delivery options at checkout,
      including delivery speed, delivery or collection location, and specific day,
      date, and time of delivery. Supports parcel locker delivery, authority to leave,
      nominated safe place, and click-and-collect at Australia Post outlets. Access
      requires meeting eParcel contract minimum volumes.
    humanURL: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/dce/
    baseURL: https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au
    tags:
      - Delivery
      - Click and Collect
      - Parcel Locker
      - E-Commerce
      - Checkout
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/dce/
  - aid: australia-post:delivery-partner
    name: Australia Post Delivery Partner API
    description: Enables authorised Australia Post delivery network partners to report
      delivery events back to Australia Post systems in near real-time. Partners push
      scan events and delivery outcomes via POST requests to a single endpoint; the
      data feeds Australia Post's consumer tracking and operational reporting. Current
      version is 1.3.0; OpenAPI definition available for client code generation.
    humanURL: https://auspost.com.au/developers/openapi/partner/delivery-partner/1.3.0/overview/
    baseURL: https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au/delivery-partner
    tags:
      - Delivery
      - Logistics
      - Tracking
      - Partners
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/openapi/partner/delivery-partner/1.3.0/overview/
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/australia-post/refs/heads/main/openapi/delivery-partner-openapi.json
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://auspost.com.au/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/about-our-apis/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/how-to-get-credentials/
  - type: Catalog
    url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/api-documentations/
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pacpcs-registration
  - type: Login
    url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.developers.auspost.com.au/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/
  - type: Contact
    url: mailto:[email protected]
  - type: IntegratePage
    url: https://auspost.com.au/integrate-shipping-and-tracking-apis
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/australia-post
  - type: Features
    data:
      - RESTful APIs using JSON payloads; GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE methods supported
      - Authentication via API Key (AUTH-KEY header), Basic Auth, OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials, or OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code
      - Base URL for all production APIs is https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au
      - Sandbox (test-bed) environment available for Shipping and Tracking API; requires account credentials
      - Locations API and Postage Assessment Calculator API keys obtainable via self-serve registration; no contract required
      - Shipping and Tracking API and Delivery Choices API require an active eParcel or StarTrack parcels contract
      - Delivery Partner API requires authorised delivery network partner status
      - Rate limits enforced per second, minute, hour, and day; HTTP 429 returned on breach
      - Rate-limit status surfaced via X-RateLimit-Limit-* and X-RateLimit-Remaining-* response headers
      - OpenAPI definitions available for Locations and Delivery Partner APIs; Swagger code generation supported
      - API status monitoring at status.developers.auspost.com.au
    sources:
      - https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/about-our-apis/
      - https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/
    updated: '2026-06-13'
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]