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The Uber APIs we were using to retrieve the surge multiplier are no longer working. This was annouced in a migration from Uber, but it was unclear when they would stop working. As the new Uber APIs don’t provide the surge multiplier, this is sadly the end of Surge.

Surge had a long run of over seven years, launching on August 12th, 2015. We thank everyone who used the app and for those who paid for a premium membership. We are sad to see the app go.

If you purchased a subscription recently, you can get it refunded through Apple. This support document explains how you can do it.

Uber has announced an API migration to their newer endpoints which don’t return the surge multiplier for most Uber products. This migration must be completed by December 10, 2022. All clients continuing to access the old endpoints will lose access to the Uber API.

How does this affect Surge?

We have tried to use the newer endpoints to get the surge multiplier for particular locations, but they don’t provide the surge multipler like the old endpoints. Getting the surge multiplier is the main purpose of Surge, so without it, the app doesn’t have much functionality to offer.

For the time being, Surge will continue to work with the old endpoints. We have disabled all In-App-Purchase options except the one month option in case users want to use it for the remaining month. We anticipate losing access to the Uber API on December 10th.

We will continue to post updates on the blog as this develops.

Today Uber announced to developers that public access to their API will close down on June 13th, 2019. Not only did they give developers only a one week notice, but they also released the anouncement a week after Lyft closed down their API. Uber provided a form to request access to the API.

How does this affect Surge?

We have filled out the form requesting access to the Uber API. At this time, we can only assume we will not be getting approval and will lose access to the Uber API.

For the time being, Surge will continue to work. We have disabled all In-App-Purchase options.

We will continue to post updates on the blog as this develops.