node-RED-postur

This is a simple workflow which uses API of Postur.is (the API itself is not exposed officialy, so be careful to not flood it).

The workflow consists of 2 branches:

• http request based
• incoming param based

1. HTTP request based

The node accepts param track, which is a valid tracking number of the parcel.

The call is accesible:

http://127.0.0.1:1880/postur?track=tracking_number

2. incoming param based

Basically, everything that sends valid tracking number can be converted into a global or valid msg.string of this branch. In the wokflow it is package_code in query_param and it should be changed to valid tracking number.

The output is always json.

Note

The url for unofficial postur.is API "http://www.postur.is/Umbraco/Surface/PackageTrackerApi/Handle?number={{{query}}}&lang=EN" does accept lang=IS

TODO

• change input to something different like email based, tcp, udp based etc
• apply template in order to provision some nice looking output (via email, or sms, maybe whatsapp message - but that would required a bot)
• remove param and add tracking number instead