17TRACK is a global package tracking service that gathers carrier data from more than 3500 postal and courier companies, USPS and FedEx among them, into a single place. A shopper or merchant types in a tracking number and gets dependable, precise updates that reach up to 99.9% accuracy.
Status information arrives in real time, so the progress of a parcel can be followed as it travels. The platform is aimed at individuals and businesses alike, drawing many separate carrier lookups into one application, which suits someone watching a personal order as well as a retailer handling a steady stream of outbound packages. Beyond the website, 17TRACK offers mobile apps for iOS and Android and an API that developers can use to bring tracking into their own systems.
Services of this kind exist because a parcel often passes through several carriers on one journey, and each of them keeps its own tracking page. An aggregator queries those sources and presents the results together, which saves a customer from hunting down the right carrier site for every consignment and gives retailers a way to answer the where-is-my-order question without building the plumbing themselves.