# Yang Ming Container Tracking API & MCP

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

Query live **Yang Ming** (`yangming`) shipping container moves in a single synchronous `GET` request or MCP tool call. Pass the container number; no booking, bill of lading or Yang Ming account is needed.

## Overview & Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| **Carrier slug (`?carrier=`)** | `yangming` |
| **Brand aliases** | Yang Ming, Yang Ming Marine Transport, YML, yangming.com |
| **Category** | Ocean container shipping line |
| **Single-container REST endpoint** | `GET https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/{containerNumber}` |
| **Batch REST endpoint** | `GET https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track?numbers=YMMU6123458,YMMU7123452` |
| **MCP server (`https://mcp.lastscanned.com/mcp`)** | `track_package`, `track_packages`, `list_carriers` |
| **Authentication & pricing** | `Authorization: Bearer lsk_live_...` · 1 free keyless lookup/day per IP |

## Container Number Format & Auto-Detection

| Pass | Rule / Regex | Check Digit | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Pass 1 (`matches`)** | `/^YMMU\d{7}$/` | ISO 6346 | `YMMU6123458` · `YMMU7123452` · `YMMU1123455` |
| **Pass 2 (`mayMatch`)** | none | none | none |

A container number is the owner's 4-letter code, 6 digits and an ISO 6346 check digit. Yang Ming's own owner codes detect to `yangming` automatically. A leased container (Textainer `TGHU`, Triton `TCNU`, CAI `CAIU`, SeaCo `SEGU` and others) can sail with any line, so pass `?carrier=yangming` for one booked with Yang Ming.

## Synchronous `GET` Request & Normalized JSON Response

```bash
curl -s "https://api.lastscanned.com/v1/track/YMMU6123458" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LASTSCANNED_API_KEY"
```

The response below is a real lookup from November 2026, with its events cut to the newest four of 26.

```json
{
  "carrier": "yangming",
  "trackingNumber": "YMMU6123458",
  "status": "delivered",
  "statusDescription": "Empty Returned",
  "service": "40' HQ",
  "deliveredAt": null,
  "deliveredAtLocal": "2026-11-03T04:02:00",
  "signedBy": null,
  "destination": null,
  "estimatedDelivery": null,
  "events": [
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "localTime": "2026-11-03T04:02:00",
      "status": "delivered",
      "description": "Empty Returned",
      "location": "Port Klang",
      "code": "Empty Returned"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "localTime": "2026-11-03T03:04:00",
      "status": "out_for_delivery",
      "description": "Full to Consignee",
      "location": "Port Klang",
      "code": "Full to Consignee"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "localTime": "2026-11-01T05:22:00",
      "status": "in_transit",
      "description": "Discharged",
      "location": "Port Klang",
      "code": "Discharged"
    },
    {
      "timestamp": null,
      "localTime": "2026-10-31T05:50:00",
      "status": "in_transit",
      "description": "On Board (Transit), Anbien Bay 2610N",
      "location": "Singapore",
      "code": "On Board (Transit)"
    }
  ]
}
```

## Notes

- **Source**: Yang Ming's public cargo tracking API. One plain request, no browser.
- **Events**: every move, including inland rail legs (each rail ramp it passes), with the vessel and voyage on loading moves.
- **Times**: local time without a zone, so `localTime` is set and `timestamp` is null.
- **Status**: `Empty to Shipper` is `label_created`, `Full to Consignee` is `out_for_delivery`, and `Empty Returned` is `delivered`.
- **Owner codes**: only `YMMU` is detected automatically. For any other container booked with Yang Ming, pass `?carrier=yangming`.

## Related Resources

- **All container lines**: [Ocean container tracking](/container-tracking-api)
- **Regex & check digits**: [Tracking number formats & auto-detection](/formats)