Aftership API vs PostalPinCode API

Two free Tracking APIs compared on access, reliability and developer ratings, using data from our daily health checks.

The verdict

Choose Aftership API if you want to call it from browser JavaScript, faster responses.
Choose PostalPinCode API if you want to start without an API key.

	Aftership API	PostalPinCode API
What it does	API to update, manage and track shipment efficiently.	API for getting Pincode details in India.
Provider	aftership.com	Api for Indian Postal PIN Code
API key	Required	Not needed
HTTPS	Yes	Yes
CORS (browser calls)	Yes	Unknown
Status today	Online · 506 ms	Online · 857 ms
Uptime (30 days)	Up	Up
Developer rating	Not rated yet	Not rated yet
Price	Free / free tier	Free / free tier

API to update, manage and track shipment efficiently.

Strengths

API for getting Pincode details in India.

Api - Postal PIN Code

Strengths

Prototyping or a tutorial? Pick the one that needs no API key.
Calling from a web page? You need CORS. Otherwise route requests through your own server or a serverless function.
Going to production? Favour HTTPS, a strong uptime record and a provider with clear rate limits and terms. Check each API's docs before you commit.
Still unsure? Both are free to try: send one request to each and compare the data you get back.

Aftership API requires an API key; PostalPinCode API doesn't, so PostalPinCode API is quicker to try.

Aftership API supports CORS, so front-end JavaScript can call it directly. Call the other from a server.