freight

Get freight shipment tracking

Changed on Oct 22, 2026

Retrieve the current tracking status and event history for a booked freight shipment directly from the carrier.

The shipment is tracked by its PRO number when one has been assigned, and by its BOL number otherwise. A shipment that has neither returns a 400 Bad Request with error code freight_tracking_not_available — this is normal immediately after booking, before the carrier assigns a PRO number.

get/v1/freight/shipments/{freight_shipment_id}/tracking

Request

Base URL: https://api.shipengine.com
URL: https://api.shipengine.com/v1/freight/shipments/{freight_shipment_id}/tracking
Auth: API key in header API-Key

Response

The request was a success.

freight_shipment_idstring

A string that uniquely identifies a ShipEngine resource, such as a carrier, label, shipment, etc.

freight_provider_account_idstring

A string that uniquely identifies a ShipEngine resource, such as a carrier, label, shipment, etc.

freight_provider_codestring

The code of the freight provider used to retrieve the tracking.

carrier_scacstring nullable

The SCAC of the LTL carrier moving the freight.

bol_numberstring nullable

The Bill of Lading number of the shipment.

pro_numberstring nullable

The carrier's PRO number for the shipment, or null until the carrier assigns one.

The lifecycle status of a freight shipment. exception is also returned when the status cannot be determined.

The detailed tracking status reported by the carrier. tracking_status is finer-grained than status: several tracking statuses, such as dispatched and out_for_delivery, all map to the in_transit shipment status.

estimated_delivery_datestring nullable

The carrier's estimated delivery date, in YYYY-MM-DD format.

tracking_urlstring nullable

A carrier page where the shipment can be tracked, when the carrier provides one.

last_event_atstring nullable

When the most recent tracking event occurred.

Example response

{
  "freight_shipment_id": "se-28529731",
  "freight_provider_account_id": "se-28529731",
  "freight_provider_code": "UNISHIPPERS",
  "carrier_scac": "FXFE",
  "bol_number": "BOL-20260417-4821",
  "pro_number": "072-51293847",
  "status": "booked",
  "tracking_status": "in_transit",
  "estimated_delivery_date": "2026-04-22",
  "tracking_url": "https://www.fedex.com/fedextrack/?trknbr=07251293847",
  "last_event_at": "2026-04-20T14:05:00Z",
  "events": [
    {
      "occurred_at": "2026-04-20T14:05:00Z",
      "status": "in_transit",
      "carrier_code": "AF",
      "description": "Departed terminal in Grand Rapids, MI",
      "documents": [
        {
          "type": "PROOF_OF_DELIVERY",
          "filename": "pod_072-51293847.pdf",
          "format": "PDF"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Changes

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