Australia Post Plans Pricing
Australia Post API access is divided by audience. The Postage Assessment Calculator and Locations APIs are free to register and use with no postage charges — they return public rate and location data only. The Shipping and Tracking API and Delivery Choices API are gated behind an active eParcel or StarTrack parcel contract; production shipment costs are billed at contracted postage rates through Australia Post account invoicing, not via the API itself. The Delivery Partner API requires an authorised delivery network partner agreement. No tiered SaaS subscription pricing is publicly published; commercial terms for contract APIs are negotiated with an account manager on a case-by-case basis.
Australia Post Plans Pricing is the machine-readable pricing-plan profile for Australia Post on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Plans specification.
It defines 4 plans, covering free and enterprise tiers, with named plans including Postage Assessment Calculator — Free, Locations API — Free, eParcel / StarTrack Contract, Delivery Partner Agreement.
Tagged areas include Logistics / Shipping, Postal, and E-Commerce.
Plans
Free self-serve API key for the Postage Assessment Calculator. Returns standard retail postage rates for domestic and international parcels and letters. No contract required; key issued immediately after completing the online registration form. Does not provide contract or business rates.
- Domestic parcel and letter postage rates
- International parcel and letter postage rates
- JSON and XML response formats
- AUTH-KEY header authentication
- API Explorer (interactive sandbox)
Free API for looking up Australia Post outlet details, parcel lockers, and parcel collect points by postcode or GPS coordinates. Self-serve key via Developer Portal. No contract required.
- Post office location lookup by postcode
- GPS-based outlet search
- Parcel locker and Parcel Collect points
- OpenAPI definition available
- Swagger client code generation
Required for Shipping and Tracking API and Delivery Choices API access. Organisations must hold a current eParcel or StarTrack parcels contract with Australia Post. Once eligible, a test-bed sandbox environment and production credentials are provided. Postage charges are billed at contracted rates through Australia Post invoicing; API access itself incurs no additional fee. Contact an Australia Post account manager to discuss eligibility and commercial terms.
- Shipping and Tracking API access
- Label creation and printing
- Dangerous goods form generation
- Order manifest / despatch
- Parcel tracking (domestic and international)
- Return label creation
- Delivery Choices API (if volume minimums met)
- Sandbox test-bed environment
- Account manager support
Required for access to the Delivery Partner API, which allows authorised logistics partners to report delivery events into Australia Post systems. Access and commercial terms are governed by a separate delivery partner agreement with Australia Post. Contact Australia Post to discuss partnership eligibility.
- Delivery event reporting endpoint
- Near real-time scan event ingestion
- OpenAPI definition and Swagger code generation
- API version management (1.0.0, 1.2.0, 1.3.0)
Sources
- https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/
- https://auspost.com.au/integrate-shipping-and-tracking-apis
- https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pac/
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