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They included a tracking number but didn't mention which carrier. Can you figure out who's delivering it and send them back a direct tracking link?"},{"title":"Batch import unknown carriers","prompt":"I've got a spreadsheet of 500 tracking numbers from different suppliers, and I don't know which carrier each one uses. Can you identify the carriers and generate tracking URLs so I can organize them by shipper?"},{"title":"Ecommerce order status agent","prompt":"When customers ask about their shipment, just look up their tracking number and automatically give them the carrier name and a clickable link to check status themselves instead of me having to manually search for it."}],"resultDescription":"Returns the detected carrier name (e.g. UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, Royal Mail, PostNord), a direct tracking URL for the package, and likely the carrier code or identifier — allowing the user or agent to immediately open tracking without knowing the carrier in advance.","failureModes":["Unrecognized tracking number format — no carrier match returned","Ambiguous format matching multiple carriers — may return uncertain result","Malformed or too-short tracking number — validation error","Carrier not yet supported — returns null or unknown carrier","Network timeout or service unavailability"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you have a raw tracking number and need to determine which carrier it belongs to algorithmically, without querying live carrier APIs. Ideal for e-commerce platforms, order management systems, or AI agents that receive tracking numbers of unknown origin and need to construct a valid tracking URL quickly and cheaply. Prefer over full tracking status endpoints when you only need carrier identification and a tracking link rather than real-time shipment status.","instructions":null,"reviewSummary":null,"reviewSummaryHighlights":null,"reviewSummaryConcerns":null,"reviewSummaryGeneratedAt":null,"activationCount":0,"lastUsedAt":null,"lastSuccessfullyRanAt":null,"lastHealthCheckAt":"2026-10-12T06:48:15.389Z","isFirstParty":false,"canonicalSlug":"api-strale-io-956db450"}