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As of 5/5/2026, 2:52:54 AM, Clerk is operational.
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Recent Incidents
Increased error rate
Apr 27, 06:43 PM — Resolved Apr 27, 09:19 PM
/handshake endpoint failures
Apr 26, 07:39 AM — Resolved Apr 26, 07:26 AM
Intermittent Issues with Development Services
Apr 25, 08:00 AM — Resolved Apr 25, 02:52 PM
Partial Outage on Platform API
Apr 23, 09:12 AM — Resolved Apr 22, 07:03 AM
Satellite domain failures
Apr 8, 03:42 AM — Resolved Apr 8, 04:06 AM
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What is Clerk?
Authentication and user management platform for modern applications
Clerk Down? Try These Steps
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