Shipping API Monitoring
Monitor your carriers and logistics providers APIs.
Package tracking and label generation depend on carrier APIs. An outage can block your shipments and frustrate your customers.
Monitor your carrier APIs to anticipate logistics problems.
Popular Carriers
- USPS/FedEx: REST APIs with API key authentication.
- UPS/DHL: International REST APIs with API keys.
- Regional carriers: SOAP or REST API depending on integration.
What to Monitor
- Main endpoint: label creation or tracking API.
- Tracking: package tracking must be available.
- Response time: a slow API slows down your checkout.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do carriers have status pages?
Some do (UPS, FedEx), but not all. External monitoring is more reliable.
How to handle a carrier outage?
Implement a fallback to an alternative carrier if possible.
Should I monitor all my carriers?
Monitor at least your main carriers and those without fallback.
How to test without creating a real label?
Use test environments provided by carriers.
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