# Parcels API

> Parcels returns package tracking, delivery status and shipment history as a workflow and API.

Parcels, also called ParcelsApp, tracks packages and returns delivery status, transit days, detected carriers and event history. Track package needs a tracking number and returns shipment events, their places and dates, and origin and destination countries.

- Page: https://fous.com/tools/parcels
- Handle: `@parcels`
- Category: [Logistics](https://fous.com/tools/category/logistics)
- Source website: https://parcelsapp.com
- Last verified: Sep 29, 2026

## Methods

### Track package

Operation `track_package`, version 1. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.

Track a package by tracking number with automatically detected carriers, delivery status, transit days and event history. Some carrier checks may be temporarily unavailable.

**Input**

| Field | Type | Required | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `tracking_number` | string | yes | `"1LSDAWT0018ZP6O"` | The tracking number printed on the shipping label, for example 1LSDAWT0018ZP6O. |

**Input schema**

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "tracking_number"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "tracking_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The tracking number printed on the shipping label, for example 1LSDAWT0018ZP6O.",
      "examples": [
        "1LSDAWT0018ZP6O",
        "VR952025170YP"
      ]
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "tracking_number": "1LSDAWT0018ZP6O"
    },
    {
      "tracking_number": "VR952025170YP"
    }
  ]
}
```

**Output**

| Field | Type | Example | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `link` | string | `"https://parcelsapp.com/en/tracking/1LSDAWT0018ZP6O"` |  |
| `status` | string | `"Delivered"` |  |
| `history` | array |  |  |
| `history[].place` | string or null | `"Doorman, HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, 33009"` |  |
| `history[].date_time` | string or null | `"2026-09-03T22:12:26+00:00"` |  |
| `history[].event_text` | string | `"Your package has been delivered"` |  |
| `latest_event` | object or null |  |  |
| `latest_event.place` | string or null | `"Doorman, HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, 33009"` |  |
| `latest_event.date_time` | string or null | `"2026-09-03T22:12:26+00:00"` |  |
| `latest_event.event_text` | string | `"Your package has been delivered"` |  |
| `origin_country` | string or null | `"United States"` |  |
| `days_in_transit` | integer or null | `5` |  |
| `tracking_number` | string | `"1LSDAWT0018ZP6O"` |  |
| `detected_carriers` | array |  |  |
| `destination_country` | string or null | `"United States"` |  |

**Example input**

```json
{
  "tracking_number": "1LSDAWT0018ZP6O"
}
```

**Example output**

```json
{
  "link": "https://parcelsapp.com/en/tracking/1LSDAWT0018ZP6O",
  "status": "Delivered",
  "history": [
    {
      "place": "Doorman, HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, 33009",
      "date_time": "2026-09-03T22:12:26+00:00",
      "event_text": "Your package has been delivered"
    },
    {
      "place": "MIAMI, FL, 33182",
      "date_time": "2026-09-03T13:56:08+00:00",
      "event_text": "Out for Delivery"
    },
    {
      "place": "MIAMI, FL, 33182",
      "date_time": "2026-09-03T13:17:30+00:00",
      "event_text": "Your package has been loaded onto a vehicle"
    }
  ],
  "latest_event": {
    "place": "Doorman, HALLANDALE BEACH, FL, 33009",
    "date_time": "2026-09-03T22:12:26+00:00",
    "event_text": "Your package has been delivered"
  },
  "origin_country": "United States",
  "days_in_transit": 5,
  "tracking_number": "1LSDAWT0018ZP6O",
  "detected_carriers": [
    "OnTrac"
  ],
  "destination_country": "United States"
}
```

## Quick start

Replace `YOUR_API_KEY` with a Fous API key. To create one, open Developers at the bottom of Fous Studio, turn on Developer mode, then go to API keys (https://app.fous.com/keys). Change the values in `input` to run the same tool on new data.

```bash
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 180 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@parcels",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "track_package",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "tracking_number": "1LSDAWT0018ZP6O"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'
```

```python
# Save as fous.py and run with python3 fous.py. No packages needed.
import json
import urllib.error
import urllib.request

api_key = "YOUR_API_KEY"

body = json.loads("{\n  \"api\": \"@parcels\",\n  \"visibility\": \"public\",\n  \"operation\": \"track_package\",\n  \"version\": 1,\n  \"input\": {\n    \"tracking_number\": \"1LSDAWT0018ZP6O\"\n  },\n  \"response\": {\n    \"format\": \"json\"\n  }\n}")
request = urllib.request.Request(
    "https://api.fous.com/v1/query",
    data=json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    method="POST",
)
try:
    with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=180) as response:
        result = json.load(response)
except urllib.error.HTTPError as error:
    raise RuntimeError(f"HTTP {error.code}: {error.read().decode('utf-8', errors='replace')}") from error
if result.get("success") is False:
    raise RuntimeError(result.get("error", {}).get("message", "Request failed"))
print(json.dumps(result["data"]["output"], indent=2))
```

```typescript
// Save as fous.mts and run with npx tsx fous.mts.
const apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";

const response = await fetch("https://api.fous.com/v1/query", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${apiKey}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  signal: AbortSignal.timeout(180_000),
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "api": "@parcels",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "track_package",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "tracking_number": "1LSDAWT0018ZP6O"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}),
});
type ApiResult = { success: boolean; data?: { output: unknown }; error?: { message: string } };
const result: ApiResult = await response.json();
if (!response.ok || result.success === false) {
  throw new Error(result.error?.message ?? `HTTP ${response.status}`);
}
if (!result.data) throw new Error("Missing API response data");
console.log(result.data.output);
```

## Use from an AI assistant

Connect this tool to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and any MCP client as its own MCP server. Each method is a typed tool whose arguments are the method’s input.

- Server URL: `https://api.fous.com/mcp/tools/parcels`
- Authorization: `Authorization: Bearer <Fous API key>`

**Tools**

- `track_package`: Track package. 1 credit per completed call. Failed calls without a completed billing receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted.
- `fous_get_run`: the result of a run that was still going, by its `request_id`. Free.

Claude Code:

```bash
claude mcp add --scope user --transport http fous-parcels https://api.fous.com/mcp/tools/parcels --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"
```

To give the assistant every tool, connect `https://api.fous.com/mcp`: it finds one with `fous_search_tools` and runs it with `fous_run_tool`. Setup for other clients: https://fous.com/llms-full.txt.

## Use cases

- Monitor package delivery progress.
- Review a shipment’s event history.
- Identify detected carriers for a package.
- Check how many days a package has been in transit.
- Compare shipment origin and destination countries.

## FAQ

### Can I run it with my own inputs?

Yes. Change the inputs in Studio and press Run, or send new inputs from your code, or ask a connected AI assistant.

### Can I call this Parcels tool as an API?

Yes. Send a POST request to /v1/query with your Fous API key and the inputs, and get JSON back.

### How much does it cost?

Each completed run costs 1 credit. Failed runs without a completed receipt are free; completed work can remain charged if delivery is interrupted. With pay as you go, a credit costs 1¢. Monthly plans cost less per credit.

### Do I need a Parcels account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

### How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from parcelsapp.com when you run it. Some results are reused for up to 24 hours, and results that use your account or key are never reused. It was last verified on Sep 29, 2026.

### Where is my package now?

Track package returns the latest event, including its place, date and time, and delivery status.

### What events has my package passed through?

Track package returns the package’s event history, including each event’s place, date and time, and description.

### Which carriers were detected for my package?

Track package returns detected carriers based on the tracking number.

## Related

- [17TRACK API](https://fous.com/tools/17track.md): Worldwide parcel tracking across multiple carriers.
- [UPS API](https://fous.com/tools/ups.md): UPS ships and delivers packages, provides available tracking status and history, and estimates guest retail prices and delivery times, with end-of-day shown as 23:59 local time and counter prices varying.
- [DHL API](https://fous.com/tools/dhl.md): Track DHL shipments across its delivery services.
- [USPS API](https://fous.com/tools/usps.md): USPS provides latest available package tracking, standardized U.S. addresses with ZIP+4, recommended cities for five-digit ZIP Codes, and estimated domestic postage and delivery dates.
- [FedEx API](https://fous.com/tools/fedex.md): Shipping and package tracking.
- [Maersk API](https://fous.com/tools/maersk.md): Ocean shipping and logistics tracking.
- [Flightradar24 API](https://fous.com/tools/flightradar24.md): Flightradar24 provides live flight tracking, recent history, flight status and times, plus upcoming airport departures and arrivals; history and schedules are limited to recent and upcoming flights.
- [Amtrak API](https://fous.com/tools/amtrak.md): Amtrak passenger train travel and status.
- [All Logistics tools](https://fous.com/tools/category/logistics)