Get freight tracking by number
Retrieve tracking for a freight shipment by its PRO or BOL number, whether or not the shipment was booked through ShipEngine. Use this when you have the carrier's reference number but no freight_shipment_id — for example, for a shipment booked outside the API.
carrier_scac is required as well as the number itself, because the freight provider needs the SCAC to resolve a tracking number.
Query parameters
A string that uniquely identifies a ShipEngine resource, such as a carrier, label, shipment, etc.
The freight provider account to track through. Retrieve it with List freight provider accounts.
The PRO or BOL number to track.
Which kind of number tracking_number is.
The Standard Carrier Alpha Code (SCAC) of the LTL carrier. Required: the freight provider needs the SCAC to resolve a tracking number.
Response
The request was a success.
Example response
{
"freight_provider_account_id": "se-28529731",
"freight_provider_name": "UNISHIPPERS",
"carrier_scac": "FXFE",
"bol_number": "BOL-20260417-4821",
"pro_number": "072-51293847",
"tracking_status": "delivered",
"tracking_url": "https://www.fedex.com/fedextrack/?trknbr=07251293847",
"last_event_at": "2026-04-22T09:41:00Z",
"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"
}
]
}
]
}