Amazon to Shut Down MTurk by the End of September 2026
Amazon will shut down Mechanical Turk, a crowdsourced microtask platform that has operated for 21 years, on September 30, 2026.
What are the key facts?
- 1September 30, 2026
- 2Operating for 21 years
- 3Mechanical Turk
What happened?
Amazon announced that it will officially shut down the crowdsourced work platform Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026. The platform has operated for 21 years and primarily connects customers posting digital microtasks with workers who take on those tasks. It has provided users with online work opportunities, including data processing. The report said the platform previously connected hundreds of thousands of workers engaged in digital microtasks. As artificial intelligence automation has developed and other data-labeling services have emerged, Mechanical Turk's position in the related business has changed. The shutdown means Amazon will end the platform's existing crowdsourced microtask services, with operations ending on the specified date.
What does this mean for cross-border sellers?
This is not a change to Amazon ecommerce seller account policies, but it shows that data labeling and repetitive online work continue to face replacement by automation. Do not treat third-party crowdsourcing services as permanent infrastructure, or migrations may cause data and process disruptions. Highest-priority action: This week, audit review, labeling, and content tasks that still depend on external crowdsourcing platforms, and prepare at least one alternative supply channel.