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Location Finder - Unified
Available
  • The DHL Location Finder – Unified API provides a single interface to discover all DHL locations that handle parcels and letters, enabling customers during online checkout to choose nearby pick-up or drop-off (PUDO) points such as parcel lockers and view key details like available services and opening hours.
  • New: Routing distance for Sweden: Get real driving‑distance calculations (in addition to airline distance) for Swedish locations, improving accuracy in checkout and location‑selection workflows.

Best for:

  • Find locations easily: Search by address, geo‑coordinates, location ID, or keywordId for direct addressing.
  • All networks, worldwide: Supports all parcel and letter forwarding networks worldwide (Post & Parcel Germany, DHL Express, DHL eCommerce, DHL Freight)
  • All location types: Service points, post offices, postbank branches, lockers (including lean variants), PO boxes, and postboxes.
  • Full service info: See which services each location supports, e.g. parcel/express pick‑up, drop‑off, unlabeled drop‑off, plus extras like letter‑service, postident, and age‑verification.
  • Easy integration: Ideal for checkout delivery options, map‑based store locators, returns flows, and logistics planning.
Region: Global
Used for: Location
Division: DHL Group, Post & Parcel Germany, DHL Express, DHL eCommerce, DHL Freight
Shipment Tracking - Unified
Available

Best for:

  • Providing access to the shipment status at any time
  • Integrating all types of DHL shipments
  • Multiple shipments (e.g. eCommerce, Express, Freight, Letter, Parcel, etc.)
Region: Global
Used for: Tracking
Division: DHL Group, DHL Freight, DHL eCommerce, DHL Supply Chain, DHL Global Forwarding, Post & Parcel Germany
Shipment Tracking - Unified - Push
Available

Best for:

  • Providing access to the shipment status at any time
  • Integrating all types of DHL shipments
  • Multiple shipments (e.g. eCommerce, Freight, Letter, Parcel, etc.)

This is the push version of the Shipment Tracking Unified API which proactive sends updates.

Region: Global
Used for: Tracking
Division: DHL Group, DHL Freight, DHL eCommerce, DHL Global Forwarding, DHL Parcel UK
Authentication API (DHL Freight)
Available

This API provides authentication services for some of DHL Group's APIs.

Note: This Authentication API works only for a set of DHL Group's APIs. Please read the documentation of the API you are trying to use to know whether this Authentication API is the one to provide authentication services for you.



Region: Global
Used for: Account
Division: DHL Freight
DATAFACTORY AUTOCOMPLETE 2.0 (Post & Parcel Germany)
Planned

Automatic completion of postal data

Best for:

  • More user friendly than ever with fast and convenient address entry 
  • Accurate address data from initial contact
  • Fewer returns thanks to correct postal data
  • Simplified generation of routing codes with DHL-compliant data
Region: Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Used for: Address
Division: Post
Deutsche Post Hybrid Mail Shipments E-POST (Post & Parcel Germany)
Available

Best for:

  • Business Customers sending PDF documents as mail shipment with Deutsche Post 
    • Using varied mail shipments of Deutsche Post with E-POST
    • Tracking the shipment from uploading through delivery
  • Get access and implementing the E-POSTBUSINESS API
Region: Global, Germany
Used for: Shipping
Division: Post & Parcel Germany
Deutsche Post Print-Mailing Dispatch Preparation (Post & Parcel Germany)
Available

This API is used for dispatching Dialogue Marketing print mailings.

  • Calculate and optimize prices
  • Create shipping documents
  • Franking
  • Place and change your order
  • Use an easy way for dispatch preparation in your software
Region: Germany
Used for: Shipping, Advertising
Division: Post & Parcel Germany, Post
Deutsche Post Print-Mailing Targeting (Post & Parcel Germany)
Available

This API is used for planning Dialogue Marketing print mailings.

  • Plan new target groups and
  • Select target areas.
  • Get possible options for your print mailing directly and
  • Receive relevant recipient data for the dispatch preparation.
Region: Germany
Used for: Shipping, Advertising
Division: Post & Parcel Germany, Post
DHL Parcel DE Pickup (Post & Parcel Germany)
Available

Best for:

  • Place free or chargeable pick-up orders via web service
  • Query the agreed pickup locations assigned to the user
  • Query details and status of a pickup
Region: Germany
Used for: Transportation
Division: Post & Parcel Germany, Parcel
DHL Parcel DE Postnumber (Post & Parcel Germany)
Available

Best for:

  • Validate postnumbers to ensure deliverability of shipments to the corresponding person at Packstation parcel lockers.
Region: Germany
Used for: Address, Shipping
Division: Post & Parcel Germany, Parcel
DHL Parcel DE Private Shipping (Post & Parcel Germany)
Available

Best for:

  • Developers who need an API to create DHL private customer shipments.
  • The submission of structurally simple to highly complex shipments to DHL, including domestic and international shipments with customs handling.
  • Access to labels or QR codes for handover at DHL drop-off locations.

The API is supported by the DHL API Assistant - MCP Server

Region: Germany
Used for: Shipping
Division: Post & Parcel Germany, Parcel
DHL Parcel DE Returns (Post & Parcel Germany)
Available

Best for:

  • Creation of return labels to be used by end customers
  • Returns sender countries: bel, bgr, dnk, deu, est, fin, fra, grc, gbr, irl, ita, hrv, lva, ltu, lux, mlt, nld, nor, aut, pol, prt, rou, swe, che, svk, svn, esp, cze, hun, cyp
  • Determination of receiver configuration for your account

The API is supported by the DHL API Assistant - MCP Server

Region: Germany
Used for: Shipping
Division: Post & Parcel Germany, Parcel
DHL Parcel DE Tracking (Post & Parcel Germany)
Available

Best for:

With the DHL shipment tracking API pivate and business customers can query the shipment status and history of shipments at any time.

Region: Germany
Used for: Tracking
Division: Post & Parcel Germany, Parcel
Document (DHL Global Forwarding)
Available

DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING: Air, Ocean and Ground Freight Forwarding

DOCUMENT: Download electronic documents from DHL Global Forwarding Document Management Systems

Region: Global
Used for: Additional Services
Division: DHL Global Forwarding
MyDHL API (DHL Express)
Available

Best for:

  • Rating, Shipping, Tracking & more for time-definite international shipments
  • Users with a DHL Express customer account
  • Available globally
Region: Global
Used for: Shipping, Tracking, Information, Additional Services, Location, Pickup
Division: DHL Express
Order Status (DHL Supply Chain)
Available

Best for:

  • Providing access to the Order information at any time
  • Customer-centric contract logistics solutions
  • Business customers of DHL Supply Chain
Region: Global
Used for: Tracking
Division: DHL Supply Chain