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AWB Numbers Explained: What Every Ecommerce Seller Must Know

MyInstantTool Team
5 min read
18 May 2026

What is an AWB number? How do AWB numbers work across couriers? A complete guide for Meesho, Flipkart, and Amazon sellers.

## What is an AWB Number?

AWB stands for Air Waybill — a unique tracking identifier assigned to each shipment by the courier. Despite the "air" in the name, it's used for all types of courier shipments in ecommerce.

AWB Number Format by Courier

| Courier | AWB Format Example | |---------|-------------------| | Delhivery | 2286849456789 (13 digits) | | Ekart | FMPP2026060700001 | | Blue Dart | 4569871234 (10 digits) | | Ecom Express | 2061234567890 | | Xpressbees | 52123456789 |

How MyInstantTool Uses AWB Numbers

MyInstantTool extracts AWB numbers from PDFs to:

  • Identify the courier partner
  • Verify each page is a valid shipping label
  • Generate picklist with order-to-AWB mapping
  • Tracking Your Shipment by AWB

    All major couriers have tracking portals:

  • Delhivery: track.delhivery.com
  • Ekart: ekart.in/tracking
  • Blue Dart: bluedart.com
  • Ecom Express: ecomexpress.in
  • Common AWB Issues

    Duplicate AWB: Two packages with same AWB — call courier immediately.Invalid AWB: Barcode scanning errors at warehouse — reprint label.AWB not found: May take 12-24 hours to appear in tracking system after dispatch.
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