ShipEngine Outage History

ShipEngine degraded · 3 active incidents View live status →

ShipEngine had 42 outages in the last 2 years totaling 8549h 19m of downtime — averaging 1.7 incidents per month.

There were 42 ShipEngine outages since September 24, 2024 totaling 8549h 19m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.shipengine.com

Major June 11, 2026

UPS Authentication Errors

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 11, 2026, 09:15 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 11, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC
Duration
1h 10m
Affected: UPS US
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jun 11, 2026, 09:15 PM UTC

    We have observed a high frequency of errors returned while attempting to perform various functions with UPS accounts such as rating and label creation. While the error rate is elevated, it is not universally impacting all UPS accounts similarly. The following error is returned: A shipping carrier error occurred: Invalid Authentication Information The cause of this issue is being investigated.

  2. monitoring Jun 11, 2026, 09:48 PM UTC

    The service provider has confirmed a restoration of functionality. Error rates have begun to fall. We are continuing to monitor to ensure a full recovery.

  3. resolved Jun 11, 2026, 10:25 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major June 1, 2026

Unable to load account dashboard

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 01, 2026, 03:59 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 01, 2026, 07:55 PM UTC
Duration
3h 55m
Affected: ShipEngine API Dashboard
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jun 01, 2026, 03:59 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating reports of a problem preventing some users from being able to successfully log into the account dashboard.

  2. monitoring Jun 01, 2026, 04:13 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Jun 01, 2026, 07:55 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor May 13, 2026

FedEx Label Generation Error

Detected by Pingoru
May 13, 2026, 06:29 PM UTC
Resolved
May 13, 2026, 07:16 PM UTC
Duration
46m
Affected: FedEx US
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified May 13, 2026, 06:29 PM UTC

    We are aware of an outage with FedEx's API that is resulting in 500 errors in response to certain requests, including label generation requests.

  2. monitoring May 13, 2026, 06:50 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved May 13, 2026, 07:16 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major May 12, 2026

Account Dashboard Access Issues

Detected by Pingoru
May 12, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC
Resolved
May 12, 2026, 08:02 PM UTC
Duration
3h 1m
Affected: ShipEngine API Dashboard
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating May 12, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC

    We are aware of an issue preventing ShipEngine/ShipStationAPI dashboard access/login attempts from being completed successfully. We are investigating the underlying cause.

  2. identified May 12, 2026, 05:16 PM UTC

    An outage with a third party service provider has been identified as the cause of account dashboard login issues. We are working with the provider to restore functionality.

  3. monitoring May 12, 2026, 07:17 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  4. resolved May 12, 2026, 08:02 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor April 20, 2026

Elevated rate of timeouts

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 20, 2026, 09:26 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 21, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC
Duration
21h 10m
Affected: ShipEngine API
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 20, 2026, 09:26 PM UTC

    We are investigating reports of an increased frequency of timeouts and performance degradation impacting some users.

  2. resolved Apr 21, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved

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Major March 10, 2026

Account Dashboard - Problem displaying some active carrier connections

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 10, 2026, 02:14 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 10, 2026, 04:40 PM UTC
Duration
2h 25m
Affected: ShipEngine API Dashboard
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Mar 10, 2026, 02:14 PM UTC

    We are investigating reports of an issue that is preventing the account dashboard from displaying all carrier connections as expected.

  2. monitoring Mar 10, 2026, 03:57 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Mar 10, 2026, 04:40 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor February 12, 2026

Increased Rate of Timeout Errors

Detected by Pingoru
Feb 12, 2026, 06:28 PM UTC
Resolved
Feb 12, 2026, 07:10 PM UTC
Duration
42m
Affected: ShipEngine API
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Feb 12, 2026, 06:28 PM UTC

    We are aware of an issue causing an increased rate of timeout errors across various endpoints for some users. We are currently investigating this, and will provide an update once we have more information.

  2. monitoring Feb 12, 2026, 06:46 PM UTC

    We have identified the cause of this issue. A fix has been put in place, and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Feb 12, 2026, 07:10 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor January 28, 2026

Purolator issue with country code recognizing

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 28, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC
Resolved
Jan 28, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC
Duration
26m
Affected: ShipEngine APIPurolator Canada
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jan 28, 2026, 10:45 AM UTC

    Purolator is reporting that users are experiencing a Country Code error when printing labels. The issue is under investigation on the carrier side.

  2. resolved Jan 28, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved by the carrier.

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Notice January 13, 2026

Sendle AU, CA, & US - Shipments Halted

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 13, 2026, 04:23 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 05, 2026, 05:08 PM UTC
Duration
51d
Affected: Sendle
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Jan 13, 2026, 04:23 PM UTC

    Sendle has announced that all shipments have been halted as of January 11th, and any pickups pending on January 12th or later will be cancelled. Any parcels that have already been picked up and are in transit will be delivered at the discretion of the delivery partner. We recommend utilizing alternative carriers. CouriersPlease has advised that all current Sendle AU shipments are being held by CouriersPlease until further notice. We will provide a further update once we have received one from CouriersPlease around the next steps. 13/01 - CouriersPlease has advised that all Sendle consignments that are held in the CouriersPlease network will be delivered. No further pickups of Sendle consignments will occur going forward.

  2. resolved Mar 05, 2026, 05:08 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice January 9, 2026

UPS Updates for US & CA Shipments

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 09, 2026, 09:56 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 05, 2026, 05:08 PM UTC
Duration
54d 19h
Affected: UPS CAUPS US
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Jan 09, 2026, 09:56 PM UTC

    Dimensional weight – effective 11 January 2026: Package dimensions will be rounded up to the nearest whole centimeter or inch.

  2. resolved Mar 05, 2026, 05:08 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor December 15, 2025

ShipStation API Access Issue

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 15, 2025, 07:59 PM UTC
Resolved
Dec 15, 2025, 09:15 PM UTC
Duration
1h 16m
Affected: ShipEngine APIShipEngine.com (website)ShipEngine API Dashboard
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Dec 15, 2025, 07:59 PM UTC

    Identified - ShipStation is aware of the technical issues impacting the ShipStation Platform. We are actively working to resolve this issue. We will provide updates as they become available to us. Thank you for your patience!

  2. resolved Dec 15, 2025, 09:15 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved

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Minor December 15, 2025

Issues Creating Labels and Getting Rates for UPS - "(403) Forbidden"

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 15, 2025, 02:30 PM UTC
Resolved
Dec 30, 2025, 05:32 PM UTC
Duration
15d 3h
Affected: UPS US
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Dec 15, 2025, 06:53 PM UTC

    We are receiving intermittent reports of the error "A shipping carrier error occurred: The remote server returned an error: (403) Forbidden" when getting rates and creating labels for UPS. We are currently investigating into the issue and coordinating with UPS.

  2. resolved Dec 30, 2025, 05:32 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice December 8, 2025

Australian Carrier Updates

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 08, 2025, 05:16 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 09, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC
Duration
32d 4h
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Dec 08, 2025, 05:16 PM UTC

    Australia Post: Shipments to the US: Effective 7 November 2025, Australia Post is unable to confirm at this time when services will resume for 'International Courier' branded services to the US. Learn more. Australia Post: Shipments to CA: Effective 11 November 2025: Australia Post will resume all remaining postal services. Learn more. Sendle: Shipments to CA: Effective 2 December 2025, shipments are still paused while Canada Post works through backlogs. They will resume service once Canada Post's network returns to normal operations.Learn more.

  2. resolved Jan 09, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice December 8, 2025

UPS Potential High Volume

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 08, 2025, 02:22 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 09, 2026, 09:55 PM UTC
Duration
32d 7h
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Dec 08, 2025, 02:22 PM UTC

    The potential for extremely high volume between some US Postal codes may add one day in transit to a limited number of air shipments. UPS 2nd Day Air® shipments on December 15,16 and 17, 2025 & UPS 3 Day Select® shipments on December 1,2,8,9,15 and 16, 2025 Learn more.

  2. resolved Jan 09, 2026, 09:55 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major December 5, 2025

Dashboard Login Issues

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 05, 2025, 09:08 AM UTC
Resolved
Dec 05, 2025, 09:35 AM UTC
Duration
27m
Affected: ShipEngine APIShipEngine.com (website)ShipEngine API Dashboard
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Dec 05, 2025, 09:08 AM UTC

    There are issues logging into the dashboard due to an outage currently affecting Cloudflare https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/. We are closely monitoring the issue. It can also impact some of the carrier API.

  2. monitoring Dec 05, 2025, 09:20 AM UTC

    Cloudflare implemented the fix on their side: Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. Dec 05, 2025 - 09:12 UTC

  3. resolved Dec 05, 2025, 09:35 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved. Cloudflare implemented the fix on their side and it solved the issue.

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Notice November 7, 2025

UPS Aircraft Accident Impacts

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 07, 2025, 10:13 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 09, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC
Duration
62d 23h
Affected: UPS US
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Nov 07, 2025, 10:13 PM UTC

    An aircraft accident has taken place at Worldport, UPS’s main hub in the United States. As a result, UPS is making the some operational adjustments: The money-back guarantee (also known as the UPS® Service Guarantee) is currently active for some Air and International services, see details here.

  2. resolved Jan 09, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice October 24, 2025

Canadian Disruption Updates

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 24, 2025, 01:30 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 09, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC
Duration
77d 8h
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring May 15, 2025, 10:57 PM UTC

    Canadian Carriers Canada Post: Canada Post and the CUPW have reached agreements in principle but have yet to finalize tentative collective agreements for signing. At this time, strike/lockout activity is suspended. Learn more. UPS: Effective December 7, 2025, and until further notice, UPS has implemented a $1.00 CAD Surge Fee on all Canada Domestic and Import/Export Ground/Air shipments. Purolator:Effective December 8, 2025, Purolator has removed the temporary $15.00 surcharge to select rural postal codes, including across Atlantic Canada, Quebec outside of Montréal/Québec City, Northern Ontario, and rural parts of the Prairies and BC. Purolator apologizes for the inconvenience.

  2. resolved Jan 09, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major October 20, 2025

AWS Outage Impacting Overall Performance

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 20, 2025, 08:15 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 21, 2025, 03:35 PM UTC
Duration
19h 19m
Affected: ShipEngine APIShipEngine.com (website)ShipEngine API Dashboard
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Oct 20, 2025, 03:48 PM UTC

    ShipStation API is currently experiencing performance issues due to an ongoing AWS service issue. We are actively monitoring their status and its impact on our platform. We will provide updates as they become available. Thank you for your patience. You can view the AWS Health Dashboard here: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status?path=service-history

  2. resolved Oct 21, 2025, 03:35 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major September 23, 2025

carrier_id and warehouse-id not found errors when rating and creating labels

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 23, 2025, 02:09 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 23, 2025, 04:52 PM UTC
Duration
2h 43m
Affected: ShipEngine API
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 23, 2025, 02:09 PM UTC

    We are investigating reports of the following errors being returned at a high rate when attempting to get rates and create labels: "carrier_id xxxxxxx not found" "warehouse_id yyyyyyy not found"

  2. monitoring Sep 23, 2025, 02:47 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Sep 23, 2025, 04:52 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice September 5, 2025

Canada Post: International Shipments to the US

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 05, 2025, 07:31 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 26, 2025, 01:13 PM UTC
Duration
20d 17h
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. monitoring Sep 05, 2025, 07:31 PM UTC

    Canada Post will now only print US-bound labels if duty is prepaid or auto-billing is enabled with Zonos. We are currently working with Canada Post to support this. In the meantime, please consider alternative carriers to continue shipping to the US.

  2. monitoring Sep 15, 2025, 02:24 PM UTC

    Effective September 15 at 12:01 am local time, the CUPW will ban the delivery of unaddressed direct mail (Neighbourhood Mail). Addressed items (Personalized Mail, Postal Code Targeting Mail and Transactional Mail) and parcels will not be affected. Learn more.

  3. resolved Sep 26, 2025, 01:13 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 14, 2025

UPS Rating Inconsistencies

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 14, 2025, 03:35 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 14, 2025, 04:36 PM UTC
Duration
1h 1m
Affected: UPS US
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 14, 2025, 03:35 PM UTC

    We are aware of an issue impacting rates provided by UPS when generating rates and labels. This is currently encountered when attempting to get rates and create labels for some UPS accounts. This status will be updated as additional information is made available or a resolution is implemented.

  2. monitoring Aug 14, 2025, 04:10 PM UTC

    We are seeing improved performance at this time, and we are continuing to monitor this issue.

  3. resolved Aug 14, 2025, 04:36 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 12, 2025

Poor performance and time outs reported on multiple endpoints.

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 12, 2025, 04:01 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 12, 2025, 05:05 PM UTC
Duration
1h 3m
Affected: ShipEngine API
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Aug 12, 2025, 04:01 PM UTC

    We are investigating an issue that is leading to a higher than normal rate of timeouts and slow responses on multiple endpoints. This is currently encountered primarily when attempting to get rates and create labels but has been reported on other endpoints as well. This status will be updated as additional information is made available or a resolution is implemented.

  2. identified Aug 12, 2025, 04:15 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Aug 12, 2025, 04:36 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Aug 12, 2025, 05:05 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major August 1, 2025

Purolator Create Label Errors

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 01, 2025, 08:14 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 01, 2025, 07:10 PM UTC
Duration
10h 55m
Affected: Purolator Canada
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Aug 01, 2025, 12:02 PM UTC

    The error " The request failed with HTTP status 401: Unauthorized." continues to be observed intermittently during some instances of Purolator label creation.

  2. resolved Aug 01, 2025, 09:57 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice July 31, 2025

USPS Create Label Errors

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 31, 2025, 02:54 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 31, 2025, 12:00 PM UTC
Duration
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Jul 31, 2025, 02:54 PM UTC

    "A shipping carrier error occurred: Invalid Request" errors occuring for USPS create label requests.

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Notice June 25, 2025

Canada Post Scheduled Service Interruption

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 25, 2025, 09:58 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 02, 2025, 03:52 PM UTC
Duration
6d 17h
Affected: Canada Post
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Jun 25, 2025, 09:58 PM UTC

    Effective Monday, June 30th at 6 PM ET, to Wednesday, July 2nd at 7 AM ET, Canada Post will undergo a scheduled outage due to a system upgrade. Unavailable services during this time include: - No shipping labels - No return labels - No tracking - canadapost.ca will be offline For detailed updates: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/our-company/news-and-media/corporate-news/closures-and-service-interruptions-list.page

  2. resolved Jul 02, 2025, 03:52 PM UTC

    This maintenance has concluded

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