# Scheduled Upstream USPS API Maintenance

- Provider: [EasyPost](https://down.guide/easypost)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Maintenance
- lasted 4h 4m
- started 2026-11-06 01:00 UTC
- USPS APIs
- id: DWN-4b9d6edb62
- Official page: https://stspg.io/ggh4h2mtlp4p

## Summary
EasyPost says scheduled upstream USPS API maintenance is in progress, and USPS domestic and international label purchases, SCAN Form creation, and PMOD requests may fail intermittently. Tracking and account authentication are not affected.

_Written by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5 from EasyPost's own updates._

## Updates from EasyPost
### 2026-10-30 15:55 UTC: scheduled
USPS is performing a scheduled rolling release of its APIs on Thursday, November 5, from 8:00 PM to 12:00 AM ET (5:00 PM to 9:00 PM PT). During this window, USPS domestic and international label purchases, SCAN Form creation, and Open and Distribute (PMOD) requests may fail intermittently for a few minutes at a time. Failed requests can be retried. Tracking and account authentication are not affected.

### 2026-11-06 00:00 UTC: scheduled
Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes.

### 2026-11-06 01:00 UTC: in\_progress
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

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