Get-TrackingInfo

It’s been a while since I have posted something, so here is a quick little function that can help you track your USPS packages right from your Powershell Console!

Example: Get-TrackingInfo -Trackingnumber YOUR-TRACKING-NUMBER-HERE

<#
 .Synopsis
    Track your USPS Packages
 .DESCRIPTION
    Track your USPS Packages right from the Powershell Console
 .EXAMPLE
    Get-TrackingInfo -Trackingnumber 555555555555
 #>
function Get-TrackingInfo  {
    Param([Parameter(Mandatory=$true)] $TrackingNumber)
    $invoke = (Invoke-Webrequest https://tools.usps.com/go/TrackConfirmAction?tLabels=$TrackingNumber).allelements | Where-Object  {$_.tagname -eq "tr" } 
    $information = $invoke | Select-Object OuterText -Unique -Skip 3
    $information | Format-Table @{Label=’Tracking Information’;Expression={$_.OuterText}}
}