Discord Outage History
Past incidents and downtime events
Complete history of Discord outages, incidents, and service disruptions. Showing 50 most recent incidents.
September 2026(11 incidents)
Issue / Delay in establishing call connection
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.
Issue establishing voice call
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.
API Errors
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Google Pay Outage
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We're currently experiencing an issue that prevents users from completing purchases (including Nitro subscriptions and Shop items) through the Android app. This is caused by an ongoing outage with Google Play. Purchases on other platforms (iOS, web, and desktop) are unaffected, and existing subscriptions remain active. We're monitoring Google's status and will post an update as soon as service is restored. No action is needed on your part — please try again later. https://pay.google.com/status/incidents/gQJsjf662F7KwPyiNqav
Session Unavailability
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are currently monitoring recovery of services.
The issue has been identified and we are working to restore service.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Media Proxy Latency High
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 an issue involving high error-rates for image downloads.
Issue with establishing voice calls
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 Servers Unavailable
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We've identified an issue causing some servers to appear unavailable in the client
Some servers unavailable
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 servers may appear unavailable in the client. We are investigating
Voice endpoint selection issues
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We've identified an issue with our endpoint selection service and are applying a mitigation now. We are seeing recovery to endpoint selection now.
We are investigating problems with voice endpoint selection. Your calls may fail to start or may fail to get an endpoint.
Server Unavailability
5 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We have recovered. We are still investigating the root cause and will post an update once we have more information
We are still investigating the issue, some servers are continuing to have a degraded experience
We are continuing to investigate this issue
We're investigating an issue where some servers are offline.
August 2026(4 incidents)
Some servers and other services (voice calls, activities) not available for some users
5 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are taking steps to remediate the issue
We are taking steps to remediate the issue
some servers will appear unavailable for some users, and some other services may also be impacted (voice calls, activities)
Some users may not be able to connect to some of their servers
Issue with establishing a call
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Issues sending messages for bots and users
4 updates
This issue has been fully resolved
We've recovered service and are continuing to monitor for recovery.
This issue has expanded and is now affecting all Discord interactions. We're continuing to work towards mitigating the issue.
We're aware of an issue preventing users and bots from sending messages, we're working on fully restoring service
Messaging failures
6 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We're seeing significant positive impact from our earlier fix; nearly all users should be recovered at this point. We are monitoring closely.
We have a fix in place are seeing recovery, although some users may still be seeing impact.
We are actively working toward system recovery and will post another update in 10 minutes.
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
We are currently investigating an issue that is impacting users' ability to send direct messages. Other functionality including interactions, shop, and SDK integrations are also affected.
July 2026(4 incidents)
session starts, DM message delivery down
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
You may have issues logging in or not receiving DM messages live
unable to establish voice connection
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently investigating this issue.
API Errors
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We've identified an upstream latency issue, and we're working to mitigate its impacts.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Issues with billing operations
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(3 incidents)
Intermittent chat functionality issues
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are currently investigating the issue.
Activities cannot be launched
3 updates
This incident has been resolved
We are ramping up traffic for activities
We have currently disabled activities and are working towards a resolution
All clients may see issues connecting to Discord
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are letting in more connections as capacity allows
We are currently investigating this issue.
May 2026(4 incidents)
API errors affecting message sends, session starts, and billing operations
2 updates
We have applied a fix and are seeing recovery across our systems
We're aware of an issue that is affecting a subset of users trying to interact with our services. We are working on a fix to address the issues.
Guild + Session Availability
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We're investigating an availability where some users may be unable to start a session or some guilds may be unable to connect.
Increased API Errors
8 updates
All critical functionalities have recovered for all users.
Users are able to connect to the platform, and we are working on recovering some features
We are continuing to see recovery on our systems and are continuing recovery operations to get the service into a fully healthy state
We are beginning to see recovery on our systems and are continuing recovery operations to get the service into a fully healthy state
We are seeing significant recovery at this time. We are continue to restore ancillary services and we are metering in traffic as users reconnect.
We are continuing to work to remediate the issues impacting availability for some Discord users. This is causing impact across our service, including logging in and sending messages.
We have identified the issue. Many users are unable to start their sessions at this time
We're investgating errors in our API systems.
Message Sends affected on certain channels
2 updates
We've resolved the issue and messaging should be functional
We are currently investigating the issue
April 2026(4 incidents)
Connection Delays
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are investigating issues with large guilds being unavailable
Users are experiencing delays connecting to the platform. We are investigating
User Profile Errors
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We're investigating an issue where some users may be unable to update their user profile.
Issues with invites
4 updates
The issue has been resolved.
The rollback is progressing and we are monitoring recovery.
The issue has been identified and changes are being rolled back.
We are currently investigating issues interacting with invites.
Embeds not working
4 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been deployed and we're monitoring the results.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being deployed.
We are currently investigating an issue with embeds.
March 2026(12 incidents)
Captchas Not Showing
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently investigating this issue.
General API errors
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.
Issues connecting to Discord
5 updates
This incident has been resolved.
Voice and video should have recovered and users should be able to connect to voice calls. We are still tracking down issues with our API.
We believe we have identified the issue and are taking action to try and restore voice traffic
We're continuing to investigate impacts to voice connectivity. There may be some temporary impacts to other features as we work to accelerate recovery.
We're aware of an issue that is preventing people from connecting to Discord - we're actively investigating
Elevated errors for streaming and messaging
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We have identified the source of the issues and are monitoring recovery.
We are investigating degraded performance affecting some Discord features, including streaming and messaging, due to a networking issue beginning at approximately 7:53 AM PT; our team is actively engaged with our cloud provider to resolve the issue.
Failure to start new voice calls
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
New voice calls are failing to be created. We are currently investigating.
Applications experiencing 503 errors
2 updates
We believe the 503s have been resolved.
We are aware that bot traffic may be hitting 503 errors and are investigating the issue.
Applications experiencing 503 errors
1 update
We believe that the 503s have been resolved.
Some servers unavailable
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
They should be back shortly
A/V E2EE Enforcement for Non-stage Voice Calls
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
Updated clients which support the DAVE (Audio & Video End-to-End Encryption) Protocol are now required to connect to non-stages voice calls across the Discord Platform. If you attempt to connect with an out of date client, the voice gateway will reject your connection with close code 4017. See https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/38025123604631-Minimum-Client-Version-Requirements-for-Voice-Chat for minimum client version requirements and https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/25968222946071-End-to-End-Encryption-for-Audio-and-Video for further details. ChromeOS devices should now be able to connect voice channels after refreshing the Discord application.
Issues sending and loading messages
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.
Users may experience issues sending and receiving messages.
UK/AU: Issues Completing Age Verification via k-ID
3 updates
k-ID age verification is operating normally again in the UK and Australia. Previously age verified users were not impacted.
k-ID has deployed a fix for UK/AU age verification issues. We’re monitoring to ensure age verification is working normally. Previously age verified users should not be impacted.
Some users in the UK and Australia may be unable to complete new age verification via k-ID. Users who have already completed age verification should not be impacted. We’re actively working with k-ID on a resolution and will share updates here as we learn more.
Guild Unavailability
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
We're investigating an issue where some guilds are unavailable.
February 2026(4 incidents)
Continued issues with presence and DM delivery
5 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
This is actually a continuation of the incident from earlier today, which we marked "resolved" in error. We have now identified and are remediating the issue
We are currently investigating this issue. Restarting your sessions *should* fix it but existing sessions may have not be seeing new DMs
We are currently investigating this issue. Restarting your sessions *should* fix it but existing sessions may have not be seeing new DMs
possible issues with presence and DM delivery
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
Some users were unable to start sessions, but should be able to now. Some servers were also not available
you may need to refresh your client to see new DM messages. We are working on identifying the extent of the issue
presence briefly dropped, some DM messages not delivered (refresh to receive them)
1 update
We are currently investigating this issue.
Unavailable Servers and Voice Calls
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are investigating an issue where some servers may show up as unavailable and some voice calls may not be able to start.
January 2026(2 incidents)
Voice and video errors
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We're investigating an issue that is causing errors joining voice channels or watching streams
Failing message sends on some channels
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are currently investigating this issue.
December 2025(2 incidents)
Investigating slow and failing requests
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We've identified the issue and implemented a fix. Latency should be going down and we should see full recovery soon.
We are currently investigating this issue.
Voice issues in some regions
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently investigating this issue.
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