# Pull your RS orders and deliveries into your own systems

> Read your 13-month order history, a parcel's delivery stage and your saved quotes from RS My Account with one API call each. Then have a workflow check every open RS reference number each morning and email you the parcels that moved.

Page: https://fous.com/automate/rs
Updated: 2026-11-12

Works with your own RS account. Fous is an independent product.

## What you can build on RS

### Get order history

Reads View All Orders in My Account: orders placed online, by phone, fax, email or a sales agent, by you and colleagues on your Sold To number.

- Takes: Date range, RS order number or your order number (optional), RS stock number (optional)
- Returns: RS order number, your order number, order date, channel, placed by, RS stock numbers, quantities, order total

### Track a parcel

Reads Parcel Tracking for one order: its stage from Order received to Delivered, each courier handover and the signature on the proof of delivery.

- Takes: Sold To number, RS reference number
- Returns: RS reference number, current stage, stage dates, courier, proof of delivery

### Read my quotes

Reads My Quotes in My Account: each quote, the products on it and the prices fixed on it.

- Takes: Nothing
- Returns: Quote number, created date, RS stock numbers, descriptions, quantities, unit prices, quote total

### Place a forward order

Adds products to the Basket, selects Forward orders in the Delivery section, chooses Checkout securely and picks the delivery date under Forward Orders.

- Takes: RS stock numbers, quantities, delivery date, your order number
- Returns: RS order number, delivery date, lines, order total

## Automate RS with a workflow

A [workflow](/product/workflows) runs your methods as one process, with nobody at the screen. A schedule or a call from your own system starts it, the steps run in order, and the result arrives in your inbox or in the systems you already use.

### Morning parcel check for open RS orders

Starts: Every weekday at 7:30

1. For each RS reference number you list, read its Parcel Tracking stage.
2. Keep the parcels whose stage changed since the last run.
3. Email you the list with RS reference number, stage, courier and stage date.

### Last month's RS orders, sent to your spend report

Starts: Monthly on the 1st at 8:00

1. Get the order history for the previous month across your Sold To number.
2. Group the orders by the colleague who placed them, with a total each.
3. Post the orders and totals to your ERP or spend system's webhook.

### Quotes whose fixed prices end this week

Starts: Every Monday at 9:00

1. Read every quote in My Quotes.
2. Keep the quotes created 23 to 30 days ago, whose 30-day fixed prices end within a week.
3. Email you each one with quote number, created date, lines and total.

You can run a workflow by hand on every plan, Free included. Schedules and webhook triggers come with the paid plans, from $29 a month.

## Once built, one call from your code

Once you have built a [method](/product/methods), it is one POST to /v1/runs from your backend, or a tool an AI agent calls over MCP. This is what “Get order history” would look like.

Example request:

```
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "method": "uk.rs-online.com/get_order_history",
    "input": {
      "from": "2026-10-01",
      "to": "2026-10-31"
    }
  }'
```

Example response:

```
{
  "status": "completed",
  "data": {
    "orders": [
      {
        "rs_order_number": "AC-7710482",
        "your_order_number": "PO-ACME-2291",
        "order_date": "2026-10-28",
        "channel": "Online",
        "placed_by": "Maintenance, Acme Plant 2",
        "lines": [
          {
            "rs_stock_number": "000-0001",
            "quantity": 10
          }
        ],
        "order_total": 418.6,
        "currency": "GBP"
      }
    ],
    "count": 1
  }
}
```

An example with invented data, not a ready-made endpoint. The method exists in your organization once you build it, and its name, inputs and fields follow your request.

## RS’s own options

RS connects customers' purchasing systems through PunchOut, eInvoicing and eOrdering, and offers RS PurchasingManager for organisations without an eProcurement platform. Each starts with an enquiry to RS. The procurement pages describe no API for your account's orders, tracking or quotes.

| Option | What it covers | What it takes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PunchOut | Browse, order and return RS products from inside your eProcurement system, such as SAP Ariba, Coupa or other ERP systems. | An eProcurement system and an enquiry to RS's procurement team, who support the implementation. |
| eInvoicing and eOrdering | PDF tax invoices sent to your system and archived in a portal; PO responses, advance shipping notices and agreed fixed prices. | Arranged through RS's procurement team. Requirements and costs are not published. |
| RS PurchasingManager | Web order management: approvals, spending limits, cost centres, spend and trend reports, 13-month purchase history. | An enquiry to RS. Described as needing no outlay and no IT or software upgrades. |
| RS My Account by hand | Order History, Parcel Tracking, My Quotes, returns and invoice requests, one search at a time. | A free RS registration, which can be linked to your Sold To or Ship To number. |

Read on November 12, 2026: [RS eProcurement integration](https://uk.rs-online.com/web/content/services/procurement-solutions/rs-eprocurement), [RS PurchasingManager](https://uk.rs-online.com/web/content/services/procurement-solutions/rs-purchasing-manager), [RS Account Benefits](https://uk.rs-online.com/web/content/support/all-articles/rs-benefits).

## Signing in to RS

RS signs registered customers in to My Account with a username and password, and a registration can be linked to an existing Sold To or Ship To number. With Fous you sign in once through RS's own sign-in with your own account: the login is sealed with AES-256, code and AI agents never see it, and an expired session is signed back in.

## Worth knowing

- **Order History covers every channel**: Order History shows 13 months of orders placed online, by phone, fax, email or a sales agent. With a Sold To number you see your colleagues' orders too, so one method can cover the whole account.
- **Tracking needs two numbers**: Parcel Tracking asks for the Sold To number and the RS reference number of the order. Keep both with each order in your own system so a workflow can track it.
- **Quote prices hold for 30 days**: RS fixes the prices on a quote for 30 days, and a quote can be shared with a colleague. A weekly check of My Quotes catches the ones about to lapse.
- **Invoice address changes are not online**: To change your invoice details you phone or email RS with your Sold To or Ship To number and both addresses. By email, allow 2 days for the change.

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## Frequently asked questions

### Does RS have an API?

Not for your account's data: RS's own pages describe no API for orders, tracking or quotes. RS offers PunchOut to purchasing systems such as SAP Ariba and Coupa, eInvoicing, eOrdering and RS PurchasingManager, each starting with an enquiry to RS. Order History, Parcel Tracking and My Quotes are used in My Account by hand.

### How far back does RS order history go?

13 months. Order History in My Account lists orders placed online and offline, by phone, fax, email or a sales agent, and with a Sold To number it includes your colleagues' orders. You can search by RS order number, your own order number, RS stock number, channel, date or name.

### What stages does RS parcel tracking show?

Six: Order received, Despatched, Handover, Out for delivery, Delivered and Proof of delivery. A Handover appears each time a parcel passes to another courier, and Proof of delivery shows the signature when the parcel had to be signed for.

### Can I schedule an RS order for a later date?

Yes. In the Basket you select Forward orders in the Delivery section, check out securely and choose your delivery date under Forward Orders. A write method you build can do the same with your RS stock numbers, quantities and date.

### Is Fous affiliated with RS Components Ltd?

No. Fous is an independent product. You use it with your own RS account, and a method reads and does only what that account can.

Fous is an independent product: it is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the operator of RS (RS Components Ltd). The name is used only to say which system this page is about. Something here wrong or out of date? Write to legal@fous.com.