specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Parcels App
providerId: parcelsapp
created: '2026-07-11'
modified: '2026-07-11'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Parcel Tracking
- Shipment Status
- Package Tracking
- Logistics
- Plans
description: >-
  The Parcels API is sold as flat monthly subscriptions metered by unique
  tracking numbers (shipments) added per month - each distinct tracking number
  counts once toward the monthly limit, which resets each billing cycle. Three
  tiers are published on the API pricing page: Pro 300 ($19/month), Premium 500
  ($29/month), and Elite 1000 ($49/month, postal and courier tracking only -
  cargo and freight excluded). The two lower tiers include air cargo (AWB),
  road freight (LTL/FTL), and sea freight (container/BL) tracking alongside
  postal and courier tracking across 1,540 carriers. All tiers include same-day
  email support. API keys are issued free from the Parcels dashboard, and the
  documentation publishes a keyless mock server for trying the API; the exact
  free-usage allowance before a paid plan is required is not published on the
  pricing page. Paid plans carry a 30-day no-questions-asked refund.
notes: >-
  Prices confirmed on https://parcelsapp.com/pricing-api as of 2026-07-11. The
  API terms prohibit building a competing tracking website or app, transferring
  your API key to third parties, or registering multiple free accounts - the
  latter implying a free account tier whose numeric shipment allowance is not
  published; treat any specific free-tier number as unconfirmed. A separate
  consumer product, Parcels Pro (app subscriptions from $3.99 to $19.99/month),
  is not the API and is out of scope here.
sources:
- https://parcelsapp.com/pricing-api
- https://parcelsapp.com/terms-api
- https://parcelsapp.com/api-docs/
plans:
- id: parcelsapp-free-api-key
  name: Free API Key
  type: free
  description: >-
    API keys are issued free from the Parcels dashboard, and a keyless mock
    server in the documentation lets you exercise the full create-then-poll
    flow without an account. The numeric free-usage shipment allowance (if
    any) before a paid subscription is required is not published on the
    pricing page.
  entries:
  - label: Free Usage Allowance
    name: free_shipments
    type: usage
    metric: shipments
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: free (allowance not published; mock server is unlimited and keyless)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Dashboard API Key
  - name: Keyless Mock Server
- id: parcelsapp-pro-300
  name: Pro 300
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Track up to 300 unique tracking numbers per month across 1,540 carriers,
    including air cargo by AWB, road freight (LTL/FTL), and sea freight by
    container or B/L. Same-day support by email.
  entries:
  - label: Unique Tracking Numbers
    name: pro_300_shipments
    type: usage
    metric: shipments
    limit: 300
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $19 per month flat
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 1,540 Carriers
  - name: Air Cargo (AWB) Tracking
  - name: Road Freight (LTL/FTL) Tracking
  - name: Sea Freight (Container/BL) Tracking
  - name: Webhook Callbacks
  - name: Same-Day Email Support
- id: parcelsapp-premium-500
  name: Premium 500
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Track up to 500 unique tracking numbers per month across 1,540 carriers,
    including air cargo by AWB, road freight (LTL/FTL), and sea freight by
    container or B/L. Same-day support by email.
  entries:
  - label: Unique Tracking Numbers
    name: premium_500_shipments
    type: usage
    metric: shipments
    limit: 500
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $29 per month flat
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 1,540 Carriers
  - name: Air Cargo (AWB) Tracking
  - name: Road Freight (LTL/FTL) Tracking
  - name: Sea Freight (Container/BL) Tracking
  - name: Webhook Callbacks
  - name: Same-Day Email Support
- id: parcelsapp-elite-1000
  name: Elite 1000 (Postal and Courier)
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Track up to 1,000 unique tracking numbers per month across 1,540 carriers.
    Postal and courier tracking only - cargo and freight tracking (air, road,
    sea) is not included on this tier. Same-day support by email.
  entries:
  - label: Unique Tracking Numbers
    name: elite_1000_shipments
    type: usage
    metric: shipments
    limit: 1000
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $49 per month flat
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 1,540 Carriers
  - name: Postal and Courier Tracking Only
  - name: Webhook Callbacks
  - name: Same-Day Email Support
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com