# Tanzania Posts Corporation Tracking API & MCP

URL: https://docs.lastscanned.com/carriers/tanzaniaposts

Query live **Tanzania Posts Corporation** (`tanzaniaposts`) package status and scan history in a single synchronous `GET` request or MCP tool call. The shape belongs to Tanzania Posts Corporation alone, so `?carrier=tanzaniaposts` is optional for it.

## Overview & Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| **Carrier slug (`?carrier=`)** | `tanzaniaposts` |
| **Brand aliases** | Tanzania Posts Corporation, Tanzania Posts, TPC, Posta Tanzania, Tanzania Post |
| **Category** | National post, Tanzania (UPU S10 items) |
| **Single-package REST endpoint** | `GET https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/{trackingNumber}` |
| **Batch REST endpoint** | `GET https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track?numbers=EE245907820TZ,...` |
| **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`)** | `s10From("TZ")`: `/^[A-Z]{2}\d{9}TZ$/` | UPU S10 | `EE245907820TZ` |
| **Pass 2 (`mayMatch`)** | none | none | none |

## Synchronous `GET` Request & Normalized JSON Response

```bash
curl -s "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/EE245907820TZ?carrier=tanzaniaposts" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LASTSCANNED_API_KEY"
```

```json
{
  "carrier": "tanzaniaposts",
  "trackingNumber": "EE245907820TZ",
  "status": "delivered",
  "statusDescription": "Delivered to J. DOE",
  "service": null,
  "deliveredAt": "2026-06-28T10:44:51Z",
  "deliveredAtLocal": "2026-06-28T13:44:51",
  "signedBy": null,
  "destination": null,
  "events": [
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-06-28T10:44:51Z",
      "localTime": "2026-06-28T13:44:51",
      "status": "delivered",
      "description": "Delivered to J. DOE",
      "location": null,
      "code": null
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-06-28T06:17:25Z",
      "localTime": "2026-06-28T09:17:25",
      "status": "in_transit",
      "description": "Received at Office of Dispatch",
      "location": null,
      "code": null
    },
    {
      "timestamp": "2026-06-24T09:07:59Z",
      "localTime": "2026-06-24T12:07:59",
      "status": "in_transit",
      "description": "Acceptance",
      "location": "Mbozi Hpo",
      "code": null
    }
  ]
}
```

## Notes

- **Time zone**: Tanzania is UTC+3 all year; `timestamp` is converted from it. The site prints a 24-hour clock with a stray AM/PM, which is dropped.
- **Page, not API**: the item data comes as an HTML fragment in a JSON wrapper (`status: Success`, `temp`); the tracking table is parsed. Not found is `status: Error`.
- **Slow site**: lookups can take several seconds.

## Related Resources

- **Regex & check digits**: [Tracking number formats & auto-detection](/formats)