# The Web Tools API platform stops working

Calls to these calls on USPS Web Tools stopped working on January 25, 2026.

- API: USPS Web Tools (secure.shippingapis.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: January 25, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Source: [Announcement](https://www.usps.com/business/web-tools-apis/welcome.htm)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/usps-web-tools/breaking-changes/the-web-tools-api-platform-stops-working/

## What to use instead

Move to the USPS APIs on apis.usps.com (OAuth 2.0), mapping each Web Tools API to its equivalent: Addresses v3, Domestic and International Prices v3, Labels v3, Tracking v3r2, Locations v3.

The USPS APIs need a new account, OAuth credentials and, for labels, a payment authorization on the USPS Developer Portal.

## USPS Web Tools's words

> The USPS Web Tools API platform was retired on January 25, 2026 and service disruptions are underway.