An Post tracking
Track an An Post parcel
Enter your An Post tracking number to follow your item from posting to delivery. Below, we explain every status, the common reasons tracking stalls, and how businesses track An Post deliveries the moment they reach the building.
Track a An Post parcel
Enter your tracking number to see the parcel's journey.
About An Post
An Post is Ireland's national postal service, delivering letters and parcels to every address in the Republic and connecting the country to postal networks internationally. Its nationwide network of Post Offices handles everyday mail, tracked parcels and items held for collection.
Tracked and registered items carry full scan history from posting to delivery. Ordinary untracked letters have no scan trail, so there is nothing to look up - the tracker only works for tracked, registered or parcel items.
An Post tracking number formats
An Post tracked and registered items use the universal S10 format: two letters, nine digits and the country code IE - for example RR123456789IE. You will find the number on your Post Office receipt, the sender's dispatch email, or the parcel label.
An Post tracking statuses explained
- PostedAn Post has taken the item - at a Post Office counter, a postbox collection, or from the sender's premises.
- In transitThe parcel is moving through the network between mail centres and delivery depots. Expect quiet gaps between scans.
- Out for deliveryThe item is with a postperson on the delivery round and should arrive that day.
- DeliveredHanded over at the address. For businesses this means reception or the mailroom received it - not yet the named recipient.
- Held at a Post Office / delivery depotKept for collection after a missed delivery or on request. Bring ID and the card or reference.
An Post tracking FAQs
How do I track an An Post parcel?
Enter your tracking number into the tracker above. Tracked and registered items use an S10 code like RR123456789IE. You'll see each scan from Posted to Delivered. Ordinary untracked letters have no scan history.
What does an An Post tracking number look like?
Tracked and registered items use the S10 format: two letters, nine digits and IE - for example RR123456789IE. You'll find it on your Post Office receipt, the sender's email, or the label.
Why is my An Post tracking not updating?
Tracking normally pauses between scans, such as overnight in transit, during customs clearance on inbound items, or while a parcel waits at a Post Office or depot. If there's been no scan for several days, ask the sender to raise an enquiry with An Post.
What does “delivered” mean at a business address?
For an office, campus or apartment block, “delivered” means An Post handed the parcel to reception or a mailroom - not to the named person. Internal tracking software like Traizr takes over from that point.
Can Traizr track An Post parcels automatically?
Traizr tracks parcels once they reach your building: staff scan each item in, the recipient is notified automatically, and a signature is captured on collection - a complete chain of custody from courier to recipient.
Common An Post tracking problems
Held for collection at a Post Office
If delivery to the door failed, the parcel is usually held at your local Post Office or delivery depot. Take ID and the card or reference number to collect it.
Customs charges (inbound)
Parcels arriving from outside the EU may need customs duties or VAT paid before An Post will release them. Watch your tracking and email for a payment request.
Delivery attempted
If no one was available, An Post may have left a card and attempted redelivery or held the item. Check the tracking event for what to do next.
Says delivered but not received
At a business, it's usually with reception or the mailroom. Check there first - this is exactly the internal gap Traizr closes.
What happens after “Delivered”?
For a home address, delivery is the end of the story. For an office, university, hospital or apartment building, it's only halfway: the parcel has reached the door, but it still has to travel from reception to the person it's actually for. That internal leg is invisible to An Post - and it's where parcels most often go missing.
Traizr picks up exactly where the courier scan ends, giving your building the same visibility for the internal journey that An Post gives for the external one.
How Traizr tracks An Post deliveries inside your building
Most tracking stops at “Delivered”. Traizr continues the journey - from the front desk to the recipient's signature.
- CourierAn Post arrives
- ReceptionScanned in
- MailroomLogged & sorted
- NotificationRecipient alerted
- CollectionHanded over
- SignatureProof captured
- Audit trailFull history
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