Canvas LMS Outage History
Past incidents and downtime events
Complete history of Canvas LMS outages, incidents, and service disruptions. Showing 50 most recent incidents.
September 2026(12 incidents)
Canvas Jobs (course import/export, SIS imports, Blueprint syncs, Grade posting) are processing slowly for some users
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users are experiencing errors when interacting with SCORM packages.
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Due to an incident impacting our external service provider (Salesforce), we are currently experiencing issues with our Instructure Support communication channels.
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
Our ticketing system provider has confirmed a service disruption causing errors and intermittent access. We are closely monitoring their status page for updates: https://status.salesforce.com/incidents/20004433 .
We are currently investigating this issue.
Canvas support phone system is experiencing connection issues
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users are experiencing slow load times when accessing Canvas
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Errors Following Item Creation In Canvas
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
A small group of users may encounter 404 errors or page not found errors immediately after item creation in Canvas.
Slow loading and page error messages when accessing New Quizzes
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
Some users are experiencing slow loading and page error messages when accessing New Quizzes in Canvas.
Slow load times and Page error messages
1 update
Some users had been experiencing slow load time and page error messages when accessing Canvas. This behavior has been resolved and Canvas is functioning normally again.
Slow load times and page errors when accessing Canvas
1 update
From 01:14 UTC to 03:43 UTC, a subset of users in the ap-southeast-1 region experienced slow load times and page errors when trying to access Canvas.
Some users are experiencing slow load times and page errors when accessing New Quizzes
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
SIN Users getting a Website is under heavy Load (request timed out)
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users in the Asia-Pacific region are experiencing slowness or page errors in Canvas.
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are currently investigating this issue.
August 2026(11 incidents)
PDX Users getting a Website is under heavy Load (request timed out)
11 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are continuing to investigate this issue, but we believe we have currently mitigated the error users were receiving.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Students unable to submit or resume certain assessments
3 updates
The issue has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Mastery Connect has identified that for a limited number of assessments, students may be unable to submit or resume a started assessment. We are still investigating the full scope but show no evidence that this is impacting Mastery Predictive Assessments.
Some users may not be receiving Multi-Factor Authentication SMS messages when logging into Canvas
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Users in the Virginia and Oregon regions are unable to access Impact Messaging and Dashboard
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Users may experience slowness, blank pages, or high latency in the Impact Dashboard and delays with Impact messages. Users may also be unable to access Campaign Templates. We are actively working to resolve the issue with the highest priority.
Some Canvas users may experience degraded media playback
5 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users are experiencing Slowness with Outcomes
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
Some users may experience errors when playing or uploading media files
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A small number of users may experience errors when playing or uploading media files
Some users may run into slow load times or errors when accessing Canvas
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users receiving errors when accessing Canvas
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users may run into slow load times or errors when accessing Canvas
6 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Stride users may experience 403 error messages when accessing LTIs
5 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are currently investigating this issue.
July 2026(9 incidents)
New Quizzes may be down for some users
6 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Free-for-Teacher users may encounter errors when accessing Canvas
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Unexpected Errors Or Failed Requests When Using AI Tools In Canvas
1 update
Users may have encountered failed requests or errors stating "An unexpected error occurred" when utilizing AI tools in Canvas.
Users may encounter errors when trying to access Canvas, Catalog, Mastery Connect or Portfolio
21 updates
This issue has been resolved and all Instructure products are working as intended.
A fix has been implemented in all regions for all affected products. We are currently monitoring the results.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
Mastery Connect is accessible once again. Our team is monitoring it, while working on restoring other impacted services in all regions.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
Canvas and our other impacted services are now accessible from our EU servers once again. Our team is monitoring this and working on restoring access to other regions as well.
AWS Cloudfront has a global outage. We are investigating the issue together with AWS experts. Their team is providing updates from their end here: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
AWS Cloudfront has a global outage. We are investigating the issue together with AWS experts. Their team is providing updates from their end here: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
AWS Cloudfront has a global outage. We are investigating the issue together with AWS experts. Their team is providing updates from their end here: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
AWS Cloudfront has a global outage. We are investigating the issue together with AWS experts. Their team is providing updates from their end here: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
AWS Cloudfront has a global outage. We investigating the issue together with AWS experts. You can follow updates from their team here: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
AWS Cloudfront has a global outage. We investigating the issue together with AWS experts. You can follow updates from their team here: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Canvas User pages not accessible.
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Roll Call database misconfiguration for some users
7 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
Users will see a notification that Roll Call is down for maintenance when attempting to access
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
A small subset of users may experience page errors when accessing Canvas.
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some Users May Encounter Errors When Attempting To Log Into Canvas
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users are experiencing errors when logging into Canvas on Android devices.
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently investigating this issue.
June 2026(10 incidents)
Sistemic rostering and grade sync delays
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating the reported delays for Sistemic rostering and grade syncs.
Some users in Western Europe are experiencing slow load times in Canvas DocViewer.
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Users attempting to access Canvas Portfolio are getting an error when attempting to access
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users may encounter errors when using IgniteAI Agent
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Impact unavailble for users in Mumbai
1 update
Impact 1.0 was temporarily unavailable for users in Mumbai.
Some users may encounter errors when using IgniteAI Agent
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Canvas Careers unavailable. Users receive the error "Failed to load navigation."
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users receiving Internal Access Manager request form
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
Some users are being prompted to fill out an Internal Access Manager request form when accessing Canvas. Our engineers are investigating this.
Some users may encounter errors when accessing SCORM LTI Tool and Content
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
HTML files download instead of previewing which may disrupt course content in Canvas
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
May 2026(8 incidents)
Studio service is down in SYD region
1 update
From 6:41 AM to 6:55 AM MST Studio service in the SYD region was down.
Studio bulk auto-caption notification emails
1 update
Beginning 6:00am MDT users may have received multiple email notifications for Studio auto-captions. These notifications were from Canvas but were incorrectly being sent multiple times to users. While some additional queued notification emails may still be sent, the cause of this behavior was identified and corrected.
Multi-factor authentication issues
1 update
Some users may have experienced issues with multi-factor authentication. This has been resolved.
Some users cannot add enrollments to Catalog
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Canvas is Available for Most Users. Canvas Beta and Canvas Test are also available.
6 updates
All Canvas environments are available.
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
Canvas Beta and Canvas Test are now available.
Canvas is now available for most users. Canvas Beta and Canvas Test remain in maintenance.
Instructure has placed Canvas, Canvas Beta and Canvas Test in maintenance mode. We anticipate being up soon, and will provide updates as soon as possible
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users are having difficulties logging into Student ePortfolios
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are currently investigating an issue where some users are having difficulties logging into Student ePortfolios. This is not affecting customers.
UI Elements in New Quizzes are not loading for users.
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Some users may be experiencing slowness when accessing Canvas.
1 update
Some users may be experiencing slowness when accessing Canvas.
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