aid: postmates
name: Postmates
description: >-
  Postmates was an on-demand delivery platform founded in 2011 that pioneered
  urban courier-style delivery of food, groceries, alcohol, and convenience
  goods across the United States. Uber acquired Postmates in December 2020 for
  approximately $2.65 billion, and by 2023 the Postmates merchant, courier, and
  consumer experiences were fully absorbed into the Uber Eats and Uber Direct
  product lines. The historical Postmates Fleet API (courier dispatch) and
  Postmates Customer API (anonymous delivery) have been retired and replaced by
  Uber Direct as the supported on-demand delivery API surface. The Postmates
  consumer brand still operates as a front door that funnels orders into the
  Uber Eats marketplace. This profile is maintained as a historical record and
  redirect pointer to the successor Uber developer APIs.
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://postmates.com
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
tags:
  - Acquired
  - Couriers
  - Delivery
  - Food Delivery
  - Historical
  - Logistics
  - On-Demand
  - Sunset
apis:
  - aid: postmates:postmates-fleet-api-historical
    name: Postmates Fleet API (Historical / Deprecated)
    description: >-
      The Postmates Fleet API (also referred to as the Postmates On-Demand
      Delivery API and Postmates Anywhere API) was a REST API that let
      merchants programmatically create delivery jobs, quote pickup and
      dropoff fares, dispatch Postmates couriers, and receive webhook updates
      on delivery status. It was deprecated following the Uber acquisition and
      is no longer accepting new developer signups. New integrations should
      migrate to the Uber Direct API.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://postmates.com
    baseURL: https://api.postmates.com
    tags:
      - Couriers
      - Delivery
      - Deprecated
      - Logistics
      - On-Demand
    properties:
      - type: Successor
        url: https://developer.uber.com/docs/deliveries
      - type: Status
        url: https://postmates.com
  - aid: postmates:uber-direct-successor
    name: Uber Direct API (Successor)
    description: >-
      Uber Direct is the supported successor to the Postmates Fleet and
      Postmates Customer APIs for programmatic on-demand delivery. Merchants
      use Direct to quote, create, and track deliveries dispatched to the
      Uber courier network in markets that Postmates historically served.
    image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://developer.uber.com/docs/deliveries
    baseURL: https://api.uber.com
    tags:
      - Couriers
      - Delivery
      - Logistics
      - On-Demand
      - Uber
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://developer.uber.com/docs/deliveries
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://developer.uber.com/docs/deliveries/quickstart
      - type: Portal
        url: https://developer.uber.com
common:
  - url: https://postmates.com
    name: Postmates Website
    type: Website
  - url: https://postmates.com/about
    name: About Postmates
    type: About
  - url: https://help.uber.com/postmates
    name: Postmates Help Center
    type: Support
  - url: https://www.uber.com/newsroom/uber-completes-acquisition-of-postmates/
    name: Uber Completes Acquisition of Postmates
    type: Announcement
  - url: https://developer.uber.com
    name: Uber Developer Portal (Successor)
    type: Portal
  - url: https://developer.uber.com/docs/deliveries
    name: Uber Direct API Documentation
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.uber.com/legal/en/document/?name=general-terms-of-use
    name: Uber Terms of Use
    type: TermsOfService
  - url: https://www.uber.com/legal/en/document/?name=privacy-notice
    name: Uber Privacy Notice
    type: PrivacyPolicy
  - url: https://x.com/Postmates
    name: Postmates on X
    type: X
  - url: https://www.facebook.com/Postmates
    name: Postmates on Facebook
    type: Facebook
  - url: https://www.instagram.com/postmates
    name: Postmates on Instagram
    type: Instagram
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com