Technical Specifications
12/10/2021
USPS® Blue Collection Box Location Dataset Internal Control Document

The dataset contains the United States Postal Service® collection box locations and includes times when the mail is collected from these boxes.

Technical Specifications
12/10/2021
USPS® Post Office Location Dataset Internal Control Document

The dataset contains the United States Postal Service® Post Office locations including the services provided and hours of operations. It also includes the Contract Post Office locations where USPS® products and service can be found.

Technical Specifications
12/10/2021
Mail.XML Technical Specifications R54.0.0.0 V3

This document contains information pertaining to Mail.XML and the USPS PostalOne! Release 54.0.0.0 taking place in January 2022.

Technical Specifications
12/10/2021
Technical Specifications
12/01/2021
Labeling List Changes (December 2021)

Effective January 1, 2022, we are revising Labeling List(s) L009, L011, L012, L014, L015, L051, L201, L601, and L605 to reflect changes in mail processing operations. Mailers are expected to label according to these revised lists for mailings that are inducted on or after the January 1, 2022, effective date, but no later than February 28, 2022, expiration date. The changes will be published in the Postal Bulletin, Issue #22587.

 

Technical Specifications
07/13/2021
Mail.XML Technical Specifications R53.0.0.0 (Version 2)

This document contains information pertaining to Mail.XML and the USPS PostalOne! Release 53.0.0.0 taking place in August 2021.

Technical Specifications
07/13/2021
Mail.dat Technical Specifications R53.0.0.0 (Version 3)

This document contains information pertaining to Mail.DAT and the USPS PostalOne! Release 53.0.0.0 taking place in August 2021.

Technical Specifications
06/03/2021
Technical Specifications
04/05/2021
Mail.dat Technical Specifications R52.1 (Version 1)

This document is a comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne!® system using the Mail.dat® file format.

Technical Specifications
03/10/2021
Automated Undocumented Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMb) Review Process

The Automated Undocumented Intelligent Mail Barcode Matching Process will depend on SASP being provided with a standardized .txt file of IMbs.  The .txt file should include each IMb to investigate on a separate line within the file, and ONLY those IMbs. 

IMbs must follow the formatting below and contain no leading nor trailing characters:

 

The file names must also be standardized, consisting of the ServiceNow ticket number, the Invoiced CRID, the Invoice Month in “MMDDYYYY” format, and the USPS Analyst Name, with a single underscore (“_”) between each element.  Each file will consist of requests for a single invoiced CRID and invoice month.  This means that larger mailers with multiple CRIDs may have multiple files to submit for one Invoice Month.

The attached .txt file shows an example request file submitted by Mailer for the CRID 123456 for the May 2020 invoice month, USPS Analyst Sheree Tamaklo, tied to ServiceNow ticket MAM0000001.

Please submit the completed .txt file to the USPS Analyst you are currently working with.

Technical Specifications
02/16/2021
Mail.XML Technical Specifications R52.1 (Version 1)

This document contains information pertaining to Mail.XML and the USPS PostalOne! Release 52.1.0.0 taking place in April 2021.

Technical Specifications
12/09/2020
2021 Technical Information

2021 Technical Information

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07/10/2020
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07/10/2020
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05/12/2020
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03/10/2020
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01/15/2020
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12/19/2019
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11/20/2019
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11/20/2019
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11/09/2019
Informed Visibility® Mail Tracking & Reporting (IV®-MTR) Mail Object Navigator Data Fields

This document lists the fields available in the One Time Query's Mail Object Navigator.

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10/03/2019
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10/03/2019
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09/17/2019
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09/17/2019
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09/17/2019
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07/24/2019
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07/15/2019
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07/15/2019
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06/26/2019
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06/26/2019
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06/09/2019
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04/08/2019
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12/08/2018
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12/08/2018
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12/08/2018
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12/08/2018
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11/30/2018
Mail.XML Technical Specifications R48 (Version 3)

Version 3 of the comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! System.

Technical Specifications
11/30/2018
Mail.dat Technical Specifications R48 (Version 3)

Version 3 of the comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! System.

Technical Specifications
11/26/2018
2.4 Production R48.0.0.0

This describes the Mail.XML WSDLs that are supported in the Production Environment.

Technical Specifications
11/26/2018
2.1 CAT R48.0.0.0

This section describes the Mail.XML WSDLs that are supported in the CAT Environment. These WSDLs are for the upcoming release and are accessible and available only for the selected mailers who participate in USPS CAT certification phase. These WSDLs are subject to be revised at any time without notice. It is recommended for the mailers not to use these WSDLs unless participating in the CAT phase.

Technical Specifications
02/15/2018
Mail.dat Technical Specifications R47.1.0.0 (Version 2)

Version 2 of the comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! System.

Technical Specifications
02/15/2018
Mail.XML Technical Specifications R47.1.0.0 (Version 2)

Version 2 of the comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! System.

Technical Specifications
01/30/2018
Mail.XML Technical Specifications R47.1.0.0 (Version 1)

Version 1 of the comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! System.

3/25/2018

Technical Specifications
01/30/2018
Mail.dat Technical Specifications R47.1.0.0 (Version 1)

Version 1 of the comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! System.

 

3/25/2018

Technical Specifications
01/05/2018
Mail.dat Technical Specifications R47 V4

Version 4 of the comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! system.

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10/22/2017
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05/24/2017
Technical Specifications
04/26/2016
Postal Service Mail.dat Technical Specification Version 1 Release 44

Postal Service Mail.dat Technical Specification Version 1 (R44) is a comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! ® system using the Mail.dat® file format.

Technical Specifications
01/15/2016
Postal Service Mail.dat Technical Specification v3 (includes R40, 41 and 42)

This document is a comprehensive technical guide that outlines steps for exchanging electronic data with the PostalOne! ® system using the Mail.dat® file format.