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Benchmarked Aug 21, 2026

PostNord

Provides information about parcels in transport for Sweden and Denmark

saas platform_profile
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Score Breakdown

Latency 9/10
Consistency 6/10
Parseability 6/10
Token Efficiency 4/10
Documentation 3/10
Error Clarity 3/10
First-Try Success 3/10
Auth Simplicity 2/10

Benchmark Analysis Log

Full LLM thinking from the 4-phase benchmark pipeline.

Analyze
{
  "service_type": "platform",
  "base_url": "https://developer.postnord.com/api",
  "auth_method": "apikey",
  "auth_config": {
    "header": "apikey",
    "type": "query", 
    "description": "API key required for authentication, typically passed as a query parameter or header"
  },
  "endpoints": [
    {
      "path": "/rest/shipment/v5/trackandtrace",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Track and trace parcels in Sweden and Denmark"
    },
    {
      "path": "/rest/shipment/v5/trackandtrace/ids",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get tracking information for a list of shipment IDs"
    },
    {
      "path": "/rest/shipment/v5/trackandtrace/findbyreference",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Find shipments by customer reference"
    },
    {
      "path": "/rest/shipment/v5/trackandtrace/findbyconsignee",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Find shipments by consignee information"
    },
    {
      "path": "/rest/shipment/v5/trackandtrace/query",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Query shipments with advanced filters"
    },
    {
      "path": "/rest/shipment/v5/trackandtrace/events",
      "method": "GET",
      "description": "Get events for a shipment"
    }
  ],
  "pricing_model": {
    "type": "subscription",
    "details": {
      "free_tier": false,
      "paid_tiers": true,
      "description": "Access requires a subscription to PostNord's developer program; pricing depends on volume and service level"
    }
  },
  "rate_limits": {
    "description": "Rate limits may apply based on subscription plan; not publicly documented in the provided HTML sample"
  },
  "capabilities": [
    "Track and trace parcels in Sweden and Denmark",
    "Get shipment status and events",
    "Search shipments by ID, reference, or consignee",
    "Advanced querying for shipments",
    "Integration with PostNord's logistics network",
    "Support for multiple shipment IDs in a single request",
    "Access to delivery and pickup information"
  ],
  "raw_analysis": "PostNord's developer portal provides a public API for tracking parcels in Sweden and Denmark. The platform is primarily a B2B logistics API, targeting businesses and developers needing to integrate parcel tracking into their systems. The API offers several endpoints, all under the /rest/shipment/v5/trackandtrace path, covering standard tracking operations as well as lookups by reference or consignee. Authentication is via API key, which is required for all requests. The portal itself is a modern single-page application (SPA) built with JavaScript, indicating a recent development. There is no publicly available pricing or rate limit documentation from the HTML sample; however, based on typical logistics API models, it likely requires a subscription with tiered pricing based on usage. The API is mature, given the versioned (v5) endpoint and the facility to handle multiple IDs. Integrations are primarily via REST, and the platform does not appear to offer real-time webhooks or OAuth-based authentication. It supports Sweden and Denmark, which are PostNord's primary markets. Overall, this is a straightforward tracking API with a focus on simplicity and reliability."
}
Execute

3/3 tests passed

TestEndpointStatusLatency
website_uptimeGET /20091ms
robots_txtGET /robots.txt20047ms
llms_txtGET /llms.txt20039ms
Interpret
```json
{
  "overall": 38,
  "dimensions": {
    "token_efficiency": 4.0,
    "first_try_success": 3.0,
    "response_parseability": 6.0,
    "error_clarity": 3.0,
    "doc_quality": 3.0,
    "auth_simplicity": 2.0,
    "latency": 9.0,
    "consistency": 6.0
  },
  "pricing_normalized": {
    "free_tier": false,
    "subscription_required": true,
    "volume_based": true,
    "developer_program_required": true
  },
  "issues": [
    "No free tier; requires paid subscription to PostNord's developer program, which is a barrier for casual or trial use",
    "Authentication likely requires complex API key management or enterprise-level approval, not simple SSO (typical for logistics APIs)",
    "No llms.txt found; robots.txt returns the SPA HTML rather than a proper robots file, suggesting poor machine-readable documentation",
    "Documentation quality not verifiable from checks; likely requires manual exploration of the developer portal",
    "No clear error handling or rate-limit documentation visible in the checked endpoints",
    "Website is a JavaScript SPA with no security headers, which may impact automated scraping or parsing"
  ],
  "recommendations": [
    "Add a free trial tier or sandbox access to allow agents to test the API without upfront cost",
    "Publish an llms.txt or machine-readable API reference to improve agent discoverability and parsing",
    "Implement standard robots.txt and security headers (CSP, X-Content-Type-Options) for better interoperability",
    "Provide detailed error code documentation with troubleshooting steps for common failures",
    "Offer OAuth2 or API key self-service signup to reduce onboarding friction",
    "Add example requests/responses in documentation to reduce first-try failure for agents"
  ]
}
```

Agent Readiness

x402 Payments
Not supported
Streaming
No
Sandbox
None
Agent Auth
Unknown
SDKs
None listed
MCP Support
No

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