# UPS

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/ups/  
**Website:** https://www.ups.com  
**APIs profiled:** 8

UPS, or United Parcel Service, is a Fortune 500 global logistics company that specializes in package delivery and supply chain management services. UPS provides a comprehensive REST API platform with OAuth 2.0 authentication covering shipping, tracking, rating, address validation, pickup scheduling, paperless international documents, and time-in-transit estimation.

## Kin Score — 32.3 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.5 from 31.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 65.3 |
| Governance | 13.6 |
| Contract Governance | 13.6 |
| Operational Transparency | 5.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 22.6 |
| Commercial Clarity | 13.2 |
| Access Clarity | 13.2 |

## Agent readiness — 31.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | documented |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Enterprise · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: enterprise, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (8)

- **UPS Address Validation API** — Address validation and standardization
- **UPS OAuth API** — OAuth 2.0 token management
- **UPS Paperless Documents API** — International paperless document management
- **UPS Pickup API** — Pickup scheduling and management
- **UPS Rating API** — Shipping rates and service comparison
- **UPS Shipping API** — Shipment creation and label generation
- **UPS Time In Transit API** — Transit time and service schedules
- **UPS Tracking API** — Package tracking and status

## Agentic access (1)

- **Ups Agentic Access** — 11 operations · 10 acting

## Security (2)

- **Ups Authentication** — http/oauth2 · 2 schemes
- **Ups Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Ups Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Logistics, Shipping, Fortune 500, Supply Chain

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/ups/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.