Identify tracking number: which carrier does it belong to?
Paste one or up to 20 tracking numbers. The tool shows every carrier whose official number format matches and links to that carrier's tracking page.
Up to 20 numbers, one per line. Spaces and hyphens are ignored. Recognition runs locally in your browser.
Enter a tracking number. The result shows every carrier whose official number format it matches.
The tool identifies the carrier by the number format and links to its website. It does not store shipment data. Identification is based on known number formats and may be ambiguous. Confirmation by the relevant shipping provider is authoritative.
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What the result means
The tool compares the number with the formats published by the parcel carriers themselves. It is not a tracking service: it does not query any carrier or show a status. You can view the status via the link to the carrier’s website.
- Unambiguous: Only one carrier specifies this prefix or structure, for example 1Z for UPS.
- Ambiguous: The length matches several carriers. The tool shows all of them and does not guess.
- No known format: No published format matches. In this case, the tool does not name a carrier.
Number formats and sources
Spaces and hyphens are removed, and letters are converted to uppercase. For UPU-S10 numbers, the tool also checks the check digit. Hermes and DHL Paket specify only a length, not a fixed format. They therefore often appear as additional possibilities.
| Carrier | Format | Source, as of |
|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Post | UPU S10 with country code DE: 2 letters, 9 digits with a check digit, DE | Deutsche Post: Tracking for letters and registered mail |
| Postal services in other countries | UPU S10: 2 letters, 9 digits with a check digit, country code | UPU S10: 13-character number for postal items with a check digit |
| UPS | 1Z, 6 customer characters and 10 digits; with check digit validation | UPS tracking support: Tracking number formats |
| UPS | T and 10 digits | UPS tracking support: Tracking number formats |
| UPS Mail Innovations | MI, 6-digit customer number and up to 22 characters | UPS tracking support: Tracking number formats |
| FedEx | Door tag number: DT and 12 digits | FedEx Track API: Door tag number and example numbers |
| Hermes | Deutsche Bahn courier luggage service: Order number starting with 820000 | Hermes tracking: Input field accepting up to 20 characters |
| DPD | 14 digits | DPD FAQ: 14-digit parcel number |
| GLS | 12 digits | GLS Track & Trace: 12-digit parcel number |
| UPS | 12 digits | UPS tracking support: Tracking number formats |
| FedEx | 12 digits as in the FedEx API examples | FedEx Track API: Door tag number and example numbers |
| DHL Express | 10 digits | DHL Express MyDHL API: Tracking number with 10 digits |
| UPS | 9 digits | UPS tracking support: Tracking number formats |
| DHL Paket | DHL specifies only the length: 10 to 39 digits or letters | DHL Help: Tracking number with 10 to 39 characters |
| Hermes | Hermes does not specify a fixed format; the input field accepts up to 20 characters. The tool shows Hermes as a possibility for 10 characters or more | Hermes tracking: Input field accepting up to 20 characters |
Sources and review dates
All values come from the official pages below. We review them regularly and show the date of the last review.
- DHL Help: Tracking number with 10 to 39 charactersReviewed on
- DHL Express MyDHL API: Tracking number with 10 digitsReviewed on
- Deutsche Post: Tracking for letters and registered mailReviewed on
- UPU S10: 13-character number for postal items with a check digitReviewed on
- Hermes tracking: Input field accepting up to 20 charactersReviewed on
- DPD FAQ: 14-digit parcel numberReviewed on
- GLS Track & Trace: 12-digit parcel numberReviewed on
- UPS tracking support: Tracking number formatsReviewed on
- FedEx Track API: Door tag number and example numbersReviewed on
Common questions
Yes. For example, a 12-digit number matches GLS, UPS and FedEx. In that case, the tool shows all matching carriers rather than guessing one.
No. The tool only checks the format and does not query any carrier. The linked carrier page shows the status.
Yes. Paste up to 20 numbers, one per line. The tool checks each number individually.
No. Identification takes place locally in your browser. The tool sends the numbers neither to Shipnovo nor to any carrier.
The tool displays “Not conclusive: no known format” and does not name a carrier, rather than inventing one.