Carriers
South African Post Office Tracking API & MCP
Query live South African Post Office (sapo) package status and scan history in a single synchronous GET request or MCP tool call. lastscanned auto-detects S10 numbers ending ZA. SAPO's tracker also follows S10 numbers from other posts that deliver in South Africa; pass ?carrier=sapo for those.
Overview & Quick Facts
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
Carrier slug (?carrier=) | sapo |
| Brand aliases | South African Post Office, SAPO, SA Post Office, Post Office ZA |
| Category | National post (South Africa) |
| Single-package REST endpoint | GET https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/{trackingNumber} |
| Batch REST endpoint | GET https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track?numbers=RD987654326ZA,... |
MCP server (https://mcp.lastscanned.com) | track_package, track_packages, list_carriers |
| Authentication & pricing | Authorization: Bearer lsk_live_... · 1 free keyless lookup/day per IP |
Tracking Number Formats & Auto-Detection
| Pass | Rule / Regex | Check Digit | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
Pass 1 (matches) | Valid UPU S10 number ending ZA (check digit verified) | mod-11 (S10) | RD987654326ZA |
Pass 2 (mayMatch) | none | none | none |
Synchronous GET Request & Normalized JSON Response
curl -s "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/RD987654326ZA" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LASTSCANNED_API_KEY"{
"carrier": "sapo",
"trackingNumber": "RD987654326ZA",
"status": "in_transit",
"statusDescription": "Outgoing International",
"service": null,
"deliveredAt": null,
"deliveredAtLocal": null,
"signedBy": null,
"destination": null,
"events": [
{
"timestamp": "2026-02-10T09:52:00Z",
"localTime": "2026-02-10T11:52:00",
"status": "in_transit",
"description": "Outgoing International",
"location": "JIMC D SUR, ECON, SAL PARCELS",
"code": null
},
{
"timestamp": "2026-02-09T09:04:00Z",
"localTime": "2026-02-09T11:04:00",
"status": "in_transit",
"description": "Receive item from customer (Otb)",
"location": "JOHANNESBURG",
"code": null
}
]
}Notes
- Time zone: scans are South African time (
Africa/Johannesburg, UTC+2, no daylight saving). - Foreign numbers: the tracker accepts any origin's S10 number; the scans are the ones the South African Post Office recorded.
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