Postmates

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.
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: low
  source:
  - plans
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/postmates.png
url: https://postmates.com
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
type: Index
access: 3rd-Party
x-docs-platform: redoc
x-docs-platform-confidence: medium
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-04
tags:
- Acquired
- Couriers
- Delivery
- Food Delivery
- Historical
- Logistics
- On-Demand
- Restaurant
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-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/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-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/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:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/postmates-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/postmates-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/postmates-finops.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/postmates-domain-security.yml
- 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