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Label error — FedEx — Carrier timeout or temporary outage

FedEx label error caused by a temporary carrier timeout or outage. Learn what to do when FedEx fails to respond during label generation.

Written by Jemma O'Leary

This error occurs when FedEx temporarily fails to respond during label generation due to a carrier timeout or outage. It is not caused by a problem with your shipment data.


Error message

"The request could not be completed because an internal timeout was exceeded."


What this means

FedEx did not respond in time when the label was requested. This is usually caused by a temporary carrier outage or slowdown.


How to fix it

  1. Wait a few minutes.

  2. Retry generating the label.

  3. If the issue continues, try again later or switch to another carrier temporarily.


If the issue continues

Contact support with the RMA ID. Support can check whether there is an active FedEx issue.

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