Australia Post

Australia Post is Australia's primary postal operator, offering a developer platform with REST APIs for e-commerce merchants, logistics providers, and delivery partners. APIs cover shipping label creation, parcel tracking, postage calculation, parcel locker and post office location lookup, delivery choice and scheduling, and delivery partner event reporting for an integrated end-to-end fulfilment ecosystem.

Australia Post publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network: Endpoints API. Tagged areas include Address Validation, Click and Collect, Delivery, E-Commerce, and Labels.

The Australia Post catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Australia Post’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, getting-started guide, signup flow, and 13 more developer resources.

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51.1/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreeSelf serve⚡ Free to try

4 APIs 11 Features

Address ValidationClick and CollectDeliveryE-CommerceLabelsLocationsLogisticsParcel LockerPostalPostageShippingTracking

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 51.1/100 · developing

Contract Quality 10.1 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 7.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.6 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.2 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Australia Post Shipping and Tracking API

Enables eParcel and StarTrack contract customers to lodge orders, create and print shipping labels (including dangerous goods forms), generate order summaries, despatch parcels,...

Australia Post Postage Assessment Calculator API

Lets businesses and developers embed a postage calculator into websites or applications to retrieve standard retail postage rates for domestic and international parcels and lett...

Australia Post Delivery Choices API

Allows customers to select preferred delivery options at checkout, including delivery speed, delivery or collection location, and specific day, date, and time of delivery. Suppo...

Australia Post Endpoints API

The Endpoints API from Australia Post — 9 operation(s) for endpoints.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Australia Post Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Australia Post Rate Limits

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Australia Post Finops

FINOPS

Features 11

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

RESTful APIs using JSON payloads; GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE methods supported

Authentication via API Key (AUTH-KEY header), Basic Auth, OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials, or OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code

Base URL for all production APIs is https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au

Sandbox (test-bed) environment available for Shipping and Tracking API; requires account credentials

Locations API and Postage Assessment Calculator API keys obtainable via self-serve registration; no contract required

Shipping and Tracking API and Delivery Choices API require an active eParcel or StarTrack parcels contract

Delivery Partner API requires authorised delivery network partner status

Rate limits enforced per second, minute, hour, and day; HTTP 429 returned on breach

Rate-limit status surfaced via X-RateLimit-Limit-* and X-RateLimit-Remaining-* response headers

OpenAPI definitions available for Locations and Delivery Partner APIs; Swagger code generation supported

API status monitoring at status.developers.auspost.com.au

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Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Australia Post API Rules

5 rules · 4 warnings 1 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 20

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

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Examples 4

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

Signup

Login

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

Contact

Contact

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

LinkedIn

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Catalog

Catalog

IntegratePage

IntegratePage

Source (apis.yml)

aid: australia-post
name: Australia Post
description: Australia Post is Australia's primary postal operator, offering a developer platform with REST APIs for e-commerce
  merchants, logistics providers, and delivery partners. APIs cover shipping label creation, parcel tracking, postage calculation,
  parcel locker and post office location lookup, delivery choice and scheduling, and delivery partner event reporting for
  an integrated end-to-end fulfilment ecosystem.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/australia-post.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
position: Consumer
tags:
- Address Validation
- Click and Collect
- Delivery
- E-Commerce
- Labels
- Locations
- Logistics
- Parcel Locker
- Postal
- Postage
- Shipping
- Tracking
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/australia-post/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: australia-post:shipping-and-tracking
  name: Australia Post Shipping and Tracking API
  description: Enables eParcel and StarTrack contract customers to lodge orders, create and print shipping labels (including
    dangerous goods forms), generate order summaries, despatch parcels, estimate prices and international landed costs, and
    track parcel progress from source to destination through a single REST integration. Requires an active Australia Post
    or StarTrack billing account number; a sandbox test-bed environment is provided before going live.
  humanURL: https://auspost.com.au/integrate-shipping-and-tracking-apis
  baseURL: https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au
  tags:
  - Shipping
  - Labels
  - Tracking
  - Logistics
  - E-Commerce
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://auspost.com.au/integrate-shipping-and-tracking-apis
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/how-to-get-credentials/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/shipping-and-tracking/reference
- aid: australia-post:postage-assessment-calculator
  name: Australia Post Postage Assessment Calculator API
  description: Lets businesses and developers embed a postage calculator into websites or applications to retrieve standard
    retail postage rates for domestic and international parcels and letters. Accepts weight, dimensions, origin, and destination
    to return eligible services with pricing. Uses HTTP GET requests returning JSON or XML; authentication via AUTH-KEY header.
    Free API key available via self-serve registration. Note — this API returns retail rates only; contract rates require
    the Shipping and Tracking API.
  humanURL: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pac/
  baseURL: https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au
  tags:
  - Postage
  - Pricing
  - E-Commerce
  - Rating
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pac/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pac/reference
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pacpcs-registration
  - type: APIExplorer
    url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pac/explorer
- aid: australia-post:delivery-choices
  name: Australia Post Delivery Choices API
  description: Allows customers to select preferred delivery options at checkout, including delivery speed, delivery or collection
    location, and specific day, date, and time of delivery. Supports parcel locker delivery, authority to leave, nominated
    safe place, and click-and-collect at Australia Post outlets. Access requires meeting eParcel contract minimum volumes.
  humanURL: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/dce/
  baseURL: https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au
  tags:
  - Delivery
  - Click and Collect
  - Parcel Locker
  - E-Commerce
  - Checkout
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/dce/
- aid: australia-post:australia-post-endpoints-api
  name: Australia Post Endpoints API
  description: The Endpoints API from Australia Post — 9 operation(s) for endpoints.
  humanURL: https://auspost.com.au/integrate-shipping-and-tracking-apis
  baseURL: https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au
  tags:
  - Endpoints
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/australia-post-endpoints-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/openapi/partner/locations/overview/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/openapi/partner/delivery-partner/1.3.0/overview/
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/australia-post-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/australia-post-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/australia-post-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/australia-post-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://auspost.com.au/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/about-our-apis/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/how-to-get-credentials/
- type: Catalog
  url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/api-documentations/
- type: Signup
  url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/apis/pacpcs-registration
- type: Login
  url: https://developers.auspost.com.au/
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.developers.auspost.com.au/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/
- type: Contact
  url: mailto:customer_connectivity@auspost.com.au
- type: IntegratePage
  url: https://auspost.com.au/integrate-shipping-and-tracking-apis
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/australia-post
- type: Features
  data:
  - RESTful APIs using JSON payloads; GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE methods supported
  - Authentication via API Key (AUTH-KEY header), Basic Auth, OAuth 2.0 Client Credentials, or OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code
  - Base URL for all production APIs is https://digitalapi.auspost.com.au
  - Sandbox (test-bed) environment available for Shipping and Tracking API; requires account credentials
  - Locations API and Postage Assessment Calculator API keys obtainable via self-serve registration; no contract required
  - Shipping and Tracking API and Delivery Choices API require an active eParcel or StarTrack parcels contract
  - Delivery Partner API requires authorised delivery network partner status
  - Rate limits enforced per second, minute, hour, and day; HTTP 429 returned on breach
  - Rate-limit status surfaced via X-RateLimit-Limit-* and X-RateLimit-Remaining-* response headers
  - OpenAPI definitions available for Locations and Delivery Partner APIs; Swagger code generation supported
  - API status monitoring at status.developers.auspost.com.au
  sources:
  - https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/about-our-apis/
  - https://auspost.com.au/developers/help-support/
  updated: '2026-06-13'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com