DHL Freight Tracking API & MCP

Query live DHL Freight (dhlfreight) package status and scan history in a single synchronous GET request or MCP tool call.

dhlfreight covers DHL Freight Europe's road freight consignments on ActiveTracing, such as pallets and groupage.

Source: Plain GET https://activetracing.dhl.com/DatPublic/datSelection.do?search=consignmentId&a={number} (server-rendered HTML), no key needed.

Overview & Quick FactsCopy Anchor Link

Tracking Number Formats & Auto-DetectionCopy Anchor Link

Consignment numbers are 11 digits and overlap other carriers' formats, so pass ?carrier=dhlfreight.

Synchronous GET Request & Normalized JSON ResponseCopy Anchor Link

curl -s "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/00012345678?carrier=dhlfreight" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LASTSCANNED_API_KEY"

{
  "carrier": "dhlfreight",
  "trackingNumber": "00012345678",
  "status": "in_transit",
  "statusDescription": "Out for Collection",
  "service": "DHL Road Freight Standard",
  "deliveredAt": null,
  "deliveredAtLocal": null,
  "signedBy": null,
  "destination": null,
  "events": [
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "localTime": "2026-06-02T06:29:00",
      "status": "in_transit",
      "description": "Out for Collection",
      "location": "DE-WEIßENHORN",
      "code": null
    },
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "localTime": "2026-06-02",
      "status": "label_created",
      "description": "Consignment created",
      "location": "DE-WEIßENHORN",
      "code": null
    }
  ]
}

NotesCopy Anchor Link

• Time zone: terminals are across Europe and the page gives local clock times only, so localTime is set and timestamp is null. A scan with no time of day has a date-only localTime.
• Detail: service is the freight product (for example DHL Road Freight Standard).

Related ResourcesCopy Anchor Link

• Regex & check digits: Tracking number formats & auto-detection