Title: Plugin Error with address verification and labels
Last modified: July 23, 2026

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# Plugin Error with address verification and labels

 *  [mtpub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtpub/)
 * (@mtpub)
 * [2 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-error-with-address-verification-and-labels/)
 * Errors are being shown when verifying the customer’s address and also when pulling
   shipping rates from USPS.
 * Shipping address verification error:
 * Error validating destination address: Error: The WooCommerce Tax server returned:
   Internal Server Error An internal server error occurred ( 500)
 * Shipping Rate Error:
 * The load balancer was unable to handle this request

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 *  Plugin Support [shahzeen(woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shahzeenfarooq/)
 * (@shahzeenfarooq)
 * [2 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-error-with-address-verification-and-labels/#post-18973498)
 * Hi [@mtpub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtpub/)!
 * Thanks for flagging this. Your store is affected by a temporary outage with the
   shipping service. Right now it’s impacting shipping rates, address validation,
   and label purchases, so you may see errors like “The load balancer was unable
   to handle this request” or “500 Internal Server Error,” and no rates showing.
 * This is a known issue affecting many stores. It’s not a problem with your store
   or settings, and there’s nothing you need to change. It will start working again
   automatically once the service is back.
 * There’s nothing you need to do right now. We’re monitoring it closely, and we’ll
   reach out to you by email as soon as it’s resolved.
 *  Plugin Support [shahzeen(woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shahzeenfarooq/)
 * (@shahzeenfarooq)
 * [2 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-error-with-address-verification-and-labels/#post-18973500)
 * Hi [@mtpub](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mtpub/)!
 * I’m happy to report that shipping label services have been restored and are working
   as expected once again!
 * We are continuing to monitor the situation but if you encounter any issues or
   errors moving forward, please let us know.

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 * Last reply from: [shahzeen(woo-hc)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shahzeenfarooq/)
 * Last activity: [2 weeks, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-error-with-address-verification-and-labels/#post-18973500)
 * Status: not resolved