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# Read partner-safe shipment progress and available driver location



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml get /v2/external/shipments/{shipmentId}/tracking
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: DropHub External API
  version: v2
  description: The public machine-to-machine integration surface of DropHub.
servers:
  - url: https://api-test.drop-hub.com
    description: Sandbox. Isolated data and credentials.
  - url: https://api.drop-hub.com
    description: Production. Production credentials only.
security: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: OAuth 2.0 client-credentials token issuance
  - name: External Shipments
    description: Create, read, and cancel your shipments
  - name: External Tracking
    description: Partner and customer-safe shipment progress
  - name: External Webhooks
    description: Your single signed shipment webhook
paths:
  /v2/external/shipments/{shipmentId}/tracking:
    get:
      tags:
        - External Tracking
      summary: Read partner-safe shipment progress and available driver location
      operationId: getExternalShipmentTracking
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ShipmentId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Partner-safe tracking
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalTracking'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/AuthenticationFailed'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/AccessDenied'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ResourceNotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
      security:
        - oauthClientCredentials:
            - shipments:read
components:
  parameters:
    ShipmentId:
      name: shipmentId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  schemas:
    ExternalTracking:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - id
        - reference
        - status
        - locationStatus
        - recommendedRefreshSeconds
        - history
      properties:
        id:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Uuid'
        reference:
          type: string
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalShipmentStatus'
        driverLocation:
          oneOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalMapLocation'
            - type: 'null'
        locationStatus:
          type: string
          enum:
            - NOT_ASSIGNED
            - WAITING_FOR_DRIVER_ACCEPTANCE
            - LOCATION_UNAVAILABLE
            - AVAILABLE
            - STALE
            - TERMINAL_NO_LIVE_LOCATION
        recommendedRefreshSeconds:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          minimum: 5
          maximum: 60
        history:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalTrackingStep'
    Uuid:
      type: string
      format: uuid
    ExternalShipmentStatus:
      type: string
      enum:
        - CREATED
        - ASSIGNED
        - PICKED_UP
        - OUT_FOR_DELIVERY
        - DELIVERED
        - FAILED
        - CANCELLED
    ExternalMapLocation:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - latitude
        - longitude
        - recordedAt
        - stale
        - ageSeconds
      properties:
        latitude:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Latitude'
        longitude:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Longitude'
        accuracyMetres:
          type:
            - number
            - 'null'
          minimum: 0
        recordedAt:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstantUtc'
        stale:
          type: boolean
        ageSeconds:
          type: integer
          format: int64
          minimum: 0
    ExternalTrackingStep:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - status
        - at
      properties:
        status:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExternalShipmentStatus'
        at:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/InstantUtc'
    Problem:
      type: object
      description: RFC 9457 Problem Details with stable DropHub extensions
      additionalProperties: true
      required:
        - type
        - title
        - status
        - code
        - timestamp
        - correlationId
        - requestId
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          format: uri
        title:
          type: string
          maxLength: 128
        status:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          minimum: 400
          maximum: 599
        detail:
          type: string
          maxLength: 512
        instance:
          type: string
          format: uri-reference
        code:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]{1,63}$
        timestamp:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        correlationId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        requestId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        traceId:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[0-9a-f]{32}$
        violations:
          type: array
          maxItems: 20
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Violation'
      example:
        type: https://api.drop-hub.com/problems/access-denied
        title: Access denied
        status: 403
        detail: Access to this resource is denied.
        instance: /v2/external/shipments/018f2d8a-1f00-7000-8000-000000000206
        code: ACCESS_DENIED
        timestamp: '2026-08-22T18:30:00Z'
        correlationId: 018f2d8a-1f00-7000-8000-000000000207
        requestId: 018f2d8a-1f00-7000-8000-000000000208
    Latitude:
      type: number
      minimum: -90
      maximum: 90
      multipleOf: 0.000001
      x-java-type: java.math.BigDecimal
      x-postgresql-type: numeric(9,6)
      x-unit: decimal-degrees
    Longitude:
      type: number
      minimum: -180
      maximum: 180
      multipleOf: 0.000001
      x-java-type: java.math.BigDecimal
      x-postgresql-type: numeric(10,6)
      x-unit: decimal-degrees
    InstantUtc:
      type: string
      format: date-time
      x-java-type: java.time.Instant
      x-postgresql-type: timestamptz(6)
      x-time-semantics: UTC-instant
    Violation:
      type: object
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
        - field
        - code
        - message
      properties:
        field:
          type: string
          maxLength: 128
        code:
          type: string
          maxLength: 64
        message:
          type: string
          maxLength: 256
  responses:
    AuthenticationFailed:
      description: >-
        Authentication failed: the bearer token is missing, malformed, or
        expired.
      headers:
        WWW-Authenticate:
          $ref: '#/components/headers/WwwAuthenticate'
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
          example:
            type: https://api.drop-hub.com/problems/authentication-required
            title: Authentication required
            status: 401
            detail: Authentication is required for this resource.
            instance: /v2/external/shipments/018f2d8a-1f00-7000-8000-000000000206
            code: AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED
            timestamp: '2026-08-22T18:30:00Z'
            correlationId: 018f2d8a-1f00-7000-8000-000000000207
            requestId: 018f2d8a-1f00-7000-8000-000000000208
    AccessDenied:
      description: >-
        The token is valid but the credential lacks the required scope, or the
        resource belongs to another merchant. The machine code is
        `ACCESS_DENIED`. Retrying with the same credential will never succeed.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
    ResourceNotFound:
      description: Resource not found; existence is hidden across authorization boundaries.
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
    RateLimited:
      description: The security operation is temporarily rate limited.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          description: Suggested delay in seconds when available.
          schema:
            type: integer
            minimum: 1
      content:
        application/problem+json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Problem'
  headers:
    WwwAuthenticate:
      description: Bearer challenge for an unauthenticated or invalid-token request.
      schema:
        type: string
        example: Bearer
  securitySchemes:
    oauthClientCredentials:
      type: oauth2
      description: >-
        OAuth 2.0 client-credentials flow for external machine-to-machine
        integrations.
      flows:
        clientCredentials:
          tokenUrl: /oauth/token
          scopes:
            shipments:read: Read Merchant-owned shipments
            shipments:write: Create and cancel Merchant-owned shipments
            webhooks:manage: Configure and rotate the merchant's single signed shipment webhook

````