Shippo outage: Elevated error rate on USPS Shipment API

Affected components

• USPS

1. resolvedAug 20, 2026, 11:55 UTC

   The issue has been resolved and the service is operating normally.

2. investigatingAug 20, 2026, 11:12 UTC

   We have detected an elevated error rate from USPS Shipment API. Our team has contacted the carrier and we are monitoring the situation. During this time, rates will be unavailable please retry once the carrier's API is restored.

What APIStatus.watch saw

Our 5-minute checks didn't record a change in Shippo's overall status around this incident. Smaller or regional incidents often leave a provider's overall status green.

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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