Royal Mail

Royal Mail provides a suite of REST APIs for businesses to integrate shipping, tracking, label generation, barcode allocation, and Click & Drop order management directly into their fulfilment systems. APIs cover domestic and international shipment creation, label printing, manifest submission, pre-allocated tracking numbers, offline barcode ranges, local collect options, and delivery office lookup.

Royal Mail publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Labels API, Manifests API, Orders API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Shipping, Postal Services, Labels, Tracking, and Logistics.

The Royal Mail catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Royal Mail’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, support, and 7 more developer resources.

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45.6/100 developing ▼ -6.6 Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

10 APIs

ShippingPostal ServicesLabelsTrackingLogisticsBarcodesClick and DropUK

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 45.6/100 · developing

Contract Quality 12.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 8.7 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 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 10

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

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

JSON Schema 2

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

CreateOrderRequest

19 properties

JSON SCHEMA

CreateOrdersResponse

4 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 3

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

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

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

RateLimits

RateLimits

Contact

Contact

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

Source (apis.yml)

name: Royal Mail
description: Royal Mail provides a suite of REST APIs for businesses to integrate shipping, tracking, label generation, barcode
  allocation, and Click & Drop order management directly into their fulfilment systems. APIs cover domestic and international
  shipment creation, label printing, manifest submission, pre-allocated tracking numbers, offline barcode ranges, local collect
  options, and delivery office lookup.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · 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/royal-mail.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/royal-mail/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
version: '0.19'
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Shipping
- Postal Services
- Labels
- Tracking
- Logistics
- Barcodes
- Click and Drop
- UK
apis:
- name: Royal Mail API Shipping V2 (REST)
  description: A fully RESTful service enabling account customers to create domestic and international shipments, produce
    shipping labels, print customs documents, manifest shipments, pre-allocate tracking numbers, and request offline barcode
    ranges. Requires an Online Business Account (OBA).
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/91
  baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net/shipping/v2
  tags:
  - Shipping
  - Labels
  - Manifests
  - Barcodes
  - International
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/91
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/start
  contact:
  - FN: Royal Mail API Support
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/help
    email: ''
  overlays: []
  aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-api-shipping-v2-rest
- name: Royal Mail Tracking V2 (REST)
  description: Allows account customers to receive track-and-trace information for mail items, including current status, delivery
    history, and proof of delivery for single or multiple items. Intended for server-side application use.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/product/175625/api/76888
  baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net
  tags:
  - Tracking
  - Delivery
  - Proof of Delivery
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/product/175625/api/76888
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/start
  contact:
  - FN: Royal Mail API Support
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/help
    email: ''
  overlays: []
  aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-tracking-v2-rest
- name: Royal Mail Barcode Allocation V1 (REST)
  description: A RESTful web service that enables API consumers to request a pre-allocated range of Royal Mail barcodes for
    offline use in shipping processes. No usage costs to customers; development costs are covered by the customer.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/61
  baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net
  tags:
  - Barcodes
  - Offline
  - Shipping
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/61
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/start
  contact:
  - FN: Royal Mail API Support
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/help
    email: ''
  overlays: []
  aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-barcode-allocation-v1-rest
- name: Royal Mail Local Collect V3 (REST)
  description: Enables customers to benefit from Click and Collect delivery options by retrieving current lists of participating
    Post Offices and Royal Mail Customer Service Points where tracked and special delivery parcels can be collected. No usage
    costs to customers.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/product
  baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net
  tags:
  - Local Collect
  - Click and Collect
  - Post Office
  - Locations
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/product
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/start
  contact:
  - FN: Royal Mail API Support
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/help
    email: ''
  overlays: []
  aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-local-collect-v3-rest
- name: Royal Mail Delivery Office Finder V1 (REST)
  description: Enables Royal Mail customers to obtain details of the delivery office dedicated to a provided postcode, including
    location name, address, available facilities, and opening hours.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/product
  baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net
  tags:
  - Delivery Office
  - Locations
  - Postcode
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/product
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/start
  contact:
  - FN: Royal Mail API Support
    url: https://developer.royalmail.net/help
    email: ''
  overlays: []
  aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-delivery-office-finder-v1-rest
- aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-labels-api
  name: Royal Mail Labels API
  description: The Labels API from Royal Mail — 1 operation(s) for labels.
  humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/91
  baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net/shipping/v2
  tags:
  - Labels
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/royal-mail-labels-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.parcel.royalmail.com/doc/v1/click-and-drop-api-v1.yaml
- aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-manifests-api
  name: Royal Mail Manifests API
  description: The Manifests API from Royal Mail — 3 operation(s) for manifests.
  humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/91
  baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net/shipping/v2
  tags:
  - Manifests
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/royal-mail-manifests-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.parcel.royalmail.com/doc/v1/click-and-drop-api-v1.yaml
- aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-orders-api
  name: Royal Mail Orders API
  description: The Orders API from Royal Mail — 5 operation(s) for orders.
  humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/91
  baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net/shipping/v2
  tags:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/royal-mail-orders-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.parcel.royalmail.com/doc/v1/click-and-drop-api-v1.yaml
- aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-returns-api
  name: Royal Mail Returns API
  description: Reserved for OBA customers only.
  humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/91
  baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net/shipping/v2
  tags:
  - Returns
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/royal-mail-returns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.parcel.royalmail.com/doc/v1/click-and-drop-api-v1.yaml
- aid: royal-mail:royal-mail-version-api
  name: Royal Mail Version API
  description: The Version API from Royal Mail — 1 operation(s) for version.
  humanURL: https://developer.royalmail.net/taxonomy/term/91
  baseURL: https://api.royalmail.net/shipping/v2
  tags:
  - Version
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/royal-mail-version-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://api.parcel.royalmail.com/doc/v1/click-and-drop-api-v1.yaml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/royal-mail-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/royal-mail-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/royal-mail-authentication.yml
- type: Portal
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/api
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/start
- type: Support
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/help
- type: Plans
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/product
- type: RateLimits
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/help
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/start
- type: Contact
  url: https://developer.royalmail.net/help
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com