# The Web Services SOAP API is deprecated

FedEx Web Services deprecated the Web Services SOAP API without giving a shutdown date yet.

FedEx has deprecated the FedEx Web Services SOAP API without specifying a permanent shutdown date. Starting July 1, 2026, the service enters maintenance-only support, allowing existing integrations to operate temporarily. After full retirement, calls to these services will fail.

## What to use instead

Migrate to the FedEx REST APIs on apis.fedex.com, such as POST /ship/v1/shipments, POST /rate/v1/rates/quotes, and POST /track/v1/trackingnumbers. Transitioning requires more than updating an identifier, as it involves obtaining new OAuth client credentials from the FedEx Developer Portal and rewriting integrations from SOAP to JSON.

Moving to the REST APIs needs new API credentials from the FedEx Developer Portal and a rewrite from SOAP to JSON.

- API: FedEx Web Services (ws.fedex.com)
- Kind: Removal
- Announced: January 30, 2026
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Source: [Announcement](https://developer.fedex.com/api/en-us/announcements/Act_now_Migrate_to_FedEx_APIs.html)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against FedEx Web Services's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/fedex-web-services/breaking-changes/the-web-services-soap-api-is-deprecated/

## FedEx Web Services's words

> Migrate to FedEx APIs – Act now to avoid service disruption Key date: Starting July 1, 2026: FedEx Web Services moves to maintenance-only support. Existing Web Services integrations may continue operating temporarily for existing customers

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