Plaid Outage History
Past incidents and downtime events
Complete history of Plaid outages, incidents, and service disruptions. Showing 25 most recent incidents.
May 2026(3 incidents)
Service Disruption Impacting Chase connections
2 updates
Service Disruption Impacting Wells Fargo connections
2 updates
Service Disruption Impacting Chase connections
2 updates
April 2026(9 incidents)
Dashboard widgets appearing as dark variants
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We've spotted that something has gone wrong. We're currently investigating the issue, and will provide an update soon.
Dashboard widgets are appearing as dark theme variants for some users.
Elevated API errors
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
We are currently experiencing elevated error rates for API calls. We are actively investigating and working to mitigate this issue.
Transaction Updates Delayed
5 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We have resolved the underlying issue and the system is now recovering. Transactions updates will be delayed for the next few hours.
We've spotted that something has gone wrong. We're currently investigating the issue, and will provide an update soon.
We are currently experiencing delays in our Transaction updates. We are actively investigating and working to mitigate this issue.
We are currently experiencing elevated latency for the INITIAL_UPDATE and HISTORICAL_UPDATE Transactions webhooks. We are actively investigating and working to mitigate this issue.
IDV Downtime
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
Identity Verification experienced downtime between 17:02 to 17:07 UTC. The problem has since been identified and fixed.
Service Disruption Impacting Wells Fargo connections
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
Wells Fargo is currently experiencing downtime impacting all channels and data recipients. Item adds through Plaid are impacted. We will provide an update when Wells Fargo has resolved the issue.
Elevated API errors
2 updates
Service Disruption Impacting Chase connections
2 updates
Chase has resolved the issue impacting Item adds.
Chase is currently experiencing downtime impacting all channels and data recipients. Item adds through Plaid are impacted. We will provide an update when Chase has resolved the issue.
Elevated Link errors
2 updates
We experienced degraded performance with Link. Some Link users missed their text messages. The issue has been mitigated.
We are currently experiencing elevated error rates for Link due to AT&T messaging issues. We are actively investigating and working to mitigate this issue.
Increased Transactions webhook latency
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We are currently experiencing elevated latency for the INITIAL_UPDATE and HISTORICAL_UPDATE Transactions webhooks. We are actively investigating and working to mitigate this issue.
March 2026(10 incidents)
Elevated API errors
2 updates
The issue has been resolved. We are continuing to monitor. Please retry any failed /user/* requests.
We experienced elevated error rates for API calls related to the /user/* endpoints. We are actively investigating and working to mitigate this issue.
Service Disruption Impacting Wells Fargo connections
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
Wells Fargo is currently experiencing downtime impacting all channels and data recipients. Item adds through Plaid are impacted. We will provide an update when Wells Fargo has resolved the issue.
Elevated dashboard error rates
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been mitigated. We are closely monitoring our systems as we recover.
We are experiencing elevated error rates in the Dashboard. We are actively investigating this issue.
Elevated dashboard error rates
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been mitigated. We are closely monitoring our systems as we recover.
We are experiencing elevated error rates in the Dashboard. We are actively investigating this issue.
IDV Downtime
1 update
Identity Verification experienced downtime today from ~7:33-7:55am PT. This applies to IDV sessions. This incident has been resolved.
Service Disruption Impacting Fidelity and Fidelity NetBenefit connections
2 updates
The issue affecting connections to Fidelity and Fidelity NetBenefits has been resolved. Item adds and API requests through Plaid have returned to normal operation. We will continue to monitor to ensure stability.
We are currently investigating an issue affecting connections to Fidelity and Fidelity NetBenefits. As a result, item adds and API requests for these institutions through Plaid may be impacted. Our team is actively working to resolve the issue and will share updates as they become available.
API downtime
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
We experienced elevated error rates for API calls and item adds on Monday, March 09, 2026 from 21:25 UTC - 21:30 UTC. This issue has been mitigated. We are closely monitoring our systems as we recover.
Service Disruption Impacting Wells Fargo connections
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
Wells Fargo is currently experiencing downtime impacting all channels and data recipients. Item adds and API calls through Plaid are impacted. We will provide an update when Wells Fargo has resolved the issue.
Transfer API degradation
2 updates
This incident has been resolved.
FedACH continues to report delays in ACH file delivery and settlement. This may result in ACH Transfer delays. We are continuing to monitor the situation to limit client impact.
Transfer API degradation
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
Same day Transfers scheduled in the first window today experienced a delay due to a FedACH outage. These Transfers have now all posted and should settle in the second same day window (around 5pm ET).
Transfer is experiencing delays impacting payment processing. This applies to Same-Day ACH and Standard ACH. Transfer creation requests will be accepted as usual via /transfer/create, but processing these payments is temporarily delayed. We are actively monitoring and will update this incident as it is resolved.
February 2026(3 incidents)
Link and API errors
3 updates
This incident has been resolved.
The issue has been mitigated and we continue monitor traffic as we recover.
We are experiencing elevated failure rates for Link item adds and API calls. We are investigating.
Plaid API Errors
1 update
Plaid experienced significant API errors from 4:52PM PT to 5:05PM PT, resulting in failures for users linking new items and 500 statuses for attempts to fetch balances for previously linked accounts. The issue has now been resolved as of 5:05PM PT.
Scotiabank API Errors
4 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.
ScotiaBank API requests are currently experiencing elevated failure rates. Plaid is actively investigating this issue.
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