Shippo outage: Elevated error rate on USPS Shipment API

Affected components

• USPS

1. resolvedOct 2, 2026, 02:48 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. investigatingOct 1, 2026, 22:46 UTC

   Hi Team, We are currently observing an elevated error rate on USPS's Shipment API. Rate quotes and label generation will be unavailable. We have reached out to USPS and are actively monitoring the situation. We will provide a further update as soon as we receive one from the carrier.

What APIStatus.watch saw

• Oct 1, 2026, 22:50 UTCoperational → degraded
• Oct 2, 2026, 02:50 UTCdegraded → operational

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How often does Shippo have incidents?

Shippo reported 45 incidents in the last 90 days, 30 of them major or critical. A typical incident lasted 2h 31m. See Shippo's uptime and incident history