Linear Outage History
Past incidents and downtime events
Complete history of Linear outages, incidents, and service disruptions. Showing 25 most recent incidents.
October 2026(3 incidents)
Project pages failing to load
2 updates
Normal functionality has resumed, you may need to refresh Linear (Mac: ⌘+R / Windows: CTRL+R)
We're investigating issues with project pages failing to load, we've located the problematic change and are working towards fixing as soon as possible. We'll keep our status site updated.
Some Slack integrations have been unexpectedly archived
2 updates
> We’ve deployed a fix for the issue that unexpectedly disconnected Slack integrations in some workspaces. > > If your integration remains disconnected, reconnect it in Linear under **Settings → Integrations → Slack**, then add Linear back to affected channels using `/invite @Linear`. Your notification settings and project channel links will return automatically. > > We’re sorry for the disruption and the extra steps needed to restore your integration.
We’re investigating an issue causing Slack integrations in some workspaces to disconnect, which may prevent Linear from responding to Slack messages. Our team is working on a fix, and we’ll share updates as more information becomes available.
Problems loading application
2 updates
Normal functionality has resumed.
We are aware of an issue affecting functionality across the web and desktop apps during initial startup. A fix is being investigated. We'll keep our status site updated as we work towards a fix.
September 2026(3 incidents)
EU sync failure
4 updates
We've published a post mortem with details on this incident including a timeline of events and prevention steps for the future:
The issues affecting EU Linear users from 00:55 to 11:15 UTC today have been resolved and changes made offline should now be synced. Please reach out to [support@linear.app](mailto:support@linear.app) if you are experiencing issues. We apologize for the downtime and are continuing to implement changes to improve our resilience in the future.
We've identified a faulty deployment and a restart has reenabled connections. EU users should be able to access Linear now and changes offline should now be synced. Please reach out to support@linear.app if you are experiencing issues. Given the scope and impact of the incident, we will follow up with a detailed post-mortem.
We are investigating an outage with our EU server. We'll post updates here as soon as possible.
Degraded performance in US region workspaces
3 updates
Normal levels of operation has been fully restored. Incident is now resolved and closed.
Normal levels of operation have resumed, we'll continue to monitor the situation before marking fully resolved.
Linear's services(in particular the API and MCP server) are currently impacted for some users hosted in the US region. Our team is investigating and will provide an update shortly.
Increased failures and latency for Android push notifications
2 updates
Normal functionality has resumed.
We're aware of upstream issues which may cause increased delays or failed delivery of Android push notifications primarily in the US region. We will continue to monitor the upstream providers status and keep our status site updated accordingly.
August 2026(3 incidents)
Delayed actions for Linear agent and loops automations
2 updates
Automated actions, including Loop automations and Linear Agent responses, are now processing normally. We’re taking steps to help prevent this from recurring.
Some customers may experience delayed responses from Linear agent and delayed runs for automated actions through Loops. We're investigating this issue now and will share an update as soon as possible.
Codex integration sessions failing to start
3 updates
The connection between Linear and OpenAI was failing and has now been rectified.
The Codex integration remains unavailable for affected users due to an underlying delivery issue. We are continuing to work with OpenAI, who has confirmed its teams are investigating."
Some users are unable to start Codex sessions from Linear. We’re investigating and working with the integration provider to resolve the issue.
Documentation site failing to load
2 updates
Documentation site now loads after refreshing.
Linear docs are currently unable to load, we are making a change to fix this as soon as possible.
July 2026(1 incident)
Some customers are seeing issues with Linear loading
4 updates
Recent feature roll-outs added extra load to our databases, and a fix has been implemented. Thank you for your patience while we worked to resolve this.
We are seeing improvements after updates and are continuing to monitor for stability.
Some customers in the US region are still experiencing issues with Linear loading. We have rolled back a recent change and are continuing to mitigate the issue, but some affected users may still see problems. We’ll share another update shortly.
Some customers are experiencing issues with Linear loading. We are investigating - apologies for the inconvenience.
June 2026(10 incidents)
App not loading for some users in India
3 updates
An upstream regional networking issue impacted access for some Linear users in India. The issue has now been resolved, and our service is operating normally for all regions.
We identified regional networking issues from an upstream provider affecting some users in India, which may prevent Linear from loading. We’re continuing to monitor the situation and will share further updates as we learn more.
Some users in India may be experiencing difficulties loading Linear in the web and desktop apps. We are investigating the issue and working to mitigate it.
Some customers experiencing issues with Linear loading and syncing
5 updates
Some customers were experiencing issues with Linear loading and syncing. Performance has returned to normal, and the issue is resolved. We appreciate your patience while we worked on this.
We are seeing improvements after updates, and users are now able to load and sync in Linear again. We are continuing to monitor improvements.
Our team is still actively investigating. We'll provide a further update by 17:45 UTC - thank you for your continued patience.
We are continuing to investigate to narrow down the root cause. We apologise for the inconvenience this is causing, thank you for your continued patience.
We have had reports of Linear not loading for some users. We are investigating and will be back with further updates as soon as possible.
EU sync delays for some workspaces
2 updates
Some users with EU-hosted workspaces experienced delays syncing changes for a short period of time this morning. Sync performance has returned to normal, and the issue is resolved. Thank you for your patience while we worked on this.
Some users with EU-hosted workspaces may be experiencing delays syncing changes. Service is recovering, and we are monitoring performance.
Increased latency while using Linear
3 updates
The increased latency has been resolved, and Linear should be operating normally again. We rolled back the query change that caused the slowdown and have confirmed performance has recovered.
We’ve rolled back a recent change that may have contributed to the slowdown and performance is improving. We’re keeping a close eye on continued recovery.
We're investigating reports of general latency when taking actions in Linear — we're working to confirm the suspected root cause and remediate the degradation. We'll provide updates as we have them.
Some users may experience errors loading code diffs
5 updates
This issue has been resolved, and the Reviews experience is functioning normally — thank you for your patience. If you continue to see any trouble, please reach out to support@linear.app and we'll take a look!
We identified and addressed the remaining cause of errors affecting specific pull requests. The Reviews experience is now functioning normally, and any remaining affected users should see recovery after refreshing Linear. We’re monitoring for continued stability before fully resolving the incident.
The revert resolved broader errors affecting navigation to the Reviews tab. However, a smaller subset of errors continues when opening specific pull requests. We are investigating these remaining cases and monitoring recovery as we work toward full resolution.
We identified the cause of errors when navigating to _Reviews_ and reverted the impacting change. Reported errors are stabilizing, and affected users should see recovery after refreshing Linear. We are monitoring to ensure continued stability.
Some users may be experiencing errors when loading code diffs in Linear. We are investigating and will share an update as soon as we have more information.
Some customers seeing delays
5 updates
The delays affecting agent responses and other workflows have been resolved. We're sorry for the disruption.
Processing continues to operate normally, and we have not observed further errors. We’re continuing to monitor performance to ensure the recovery remains stable.
Agent responses and other delayed workflows should now be operating normally. We’re continuing to monitor performance to ensure recovery remains stable.
Some users in our US and European regions continue to experience delayed responses from Linear Agent and some other automations including Asks. We have increased service capacity and are continuing to work towards restoring normal response times.
Some users may be experiencing delays when using automations, including the Linear Agent and Asks. We are investigating and will provide updates as more information becomes available.
Problems with right-clicking or opening context menus on issues
2 updates
We've identified the problem and deployed a fix. You may need to refresh (⌘+R / CTRL+R) to get the latest changes.
We're investigating a problem with the right-click/context menu on issues. Command menu or keyboard shortcuts are functional as a workaround in the meantime. We'll keep our status site updated with news as we work towards a fix.
Partial Linear outage
3 updates
This incident has been resolved, and Linear is operating normally across all regions. We rolled back the affected services and have confirmed that error rates remain normal. We apologize for the disruption.
Linear should now be available again. We’re monitoring recovery to ensure service remains stable.
Linear is currently unavailable for many users across the web and desktop apps. We are investigating a partial outage, and will post an update shortly.
In-App Contact Form experiencing issues
4 updates
We've resolved the issue affecting submissions through our in-app contact form, and new support requests are being received successfully again. Our team will continue reviewing and replying to delayed support requests as quickly as possible. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience.
We've confirmed that new submissions through our in-app contact form are being received successfully again. We're continuing to process and review messages that were impacted and will follow up with affected customers as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience while we complete this work. We'll provide a further update once recovery of all delayed messages has been completed.
The problem with in-app submissions is still being worked on, we've isolated the problem and it should be restored soon.
We’re currently investigating an issue affecting the in-app contact form. In the meantime, if you need to reach our support team, please contact us directly at [support@linear.app](mailto:support@linear.app "support@linear.app"). We’ll share another update as soon as we have more information.
Linear Agent code intelligence tools failing to run
2 updates
Normal functionality has resumed to the Linear Agent's coding intelligence features.
Due to an upstream provider outage, code intelligence requests through the Linear Agent are currently failing to process. We'll continue to observe the situation and once the upstream issue is resolved we'll resolve our status.
May 2026(5 incidents)
Delays affecting event processing in our US region
3 updates
We’ve resolved the delays that were affecting updates for some workspaces hosted in our US region, and service should now be operating normally. We hit an unexpected condition in our event processing that caused the system to back up. If you still see stale information in Linear, please refresh and try again. We are working on a fix to prevent future occurrences, and thank you for your patience while we worked on this.
We’ve implemented a fix for delays affecting updates for some workspaces hosted in our US region, and processing has resumed. Some users may still see delayed or out-of-date information while the remaining backlog clears. We’re continuing to monitor recovery closely.
We’re investigating delays affecting event processing for some workspaces hosted in our US region. This may cause updates in Linear to appear delayed or out of date. We’re actively working on a fix and will share another update as soon as we have more information.
Linear not loading for some users
3 updates
This incident has now been resolved and Linear should now be loading normally again for all users. We identified an error with DDOS protection rules being applied in error, and applied mitigation changes to prevent this from affecting user logins. If you still run into problems accessing Linear after a refresh, please reach out to [support@linear.app](mailto:support@linear.app "support@linear.app").
We’re continuing to investigate an issue causing Linear to fail to load for some users. You may see a network error when opening the app while this incident is ongoing. We will share another update as soon as we have more information and we're sorry for the difficulty in the meantime.
We’re investigating an issue causing Linear to fail to load for some users. You may see a network error while opening the app while this is ongoing. We’re working on mitigation and will share another update as soon as we have more information.
Asks Email Intake failing
3 updates
Asks email intake has been restored and is working again. We identified the issue and implemented a fix, and have confirmed the flow is working again end to end. Please reach out to support@linear.app if you experience any problems with email intake after this time.
We’re continuing to investigate an issue affecting Linear Asks email intake. Emails sent to intake addresses may bounce, and new asks will not be created from email while this is ongoing. We are working to restore email intake functionality and will continue share updates as they become available.
We’re investigating an issue causing email intake for Linear Asks to fail. Emails sent to intake addresses may bounce, and new issues may not be created from Asks intake emails while we work on mitigation. We’ll share another update as soon as we have more information.
Resolved - Delayed background processing for some users in EU region
1 update
Task processing in our EU region was briefly delayed from 12:45 to 13:05 UTC after capacity scaled down too far, which slowed some background actions from completing normally. We scaled capacity back up and processing has recovered. Service should now be operating normally.
Resolved: Degraded search quality for some US workspaces
1 update
Earlier today, some US customers may have seen degraded or incomplete search results for a number of hours. This issue has now been resolved, and search should be working normally again. The impact was caused by backed-up event processing, which has since been cleared. We’re sorry for the disruption and are continuing follow-up work to help prevent similar issues.
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