Reddit API Outage History

Past incidents and downtime events

Complete history of Reddit API outages, incidents, and service disruptions. Showing 50 most recent incidents.

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July 2026(1 incident)

majorresolvedJul 25, 03:05 PM — Resolved Jul 25, 04:26 PM

Degraded performance across the site

5 updates

resolvedJul 25, 04:26 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringJul 25, 04:14 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedJul 25, 03:33 PM

We've mitigated the issue, but not out of the woods yet

identifiedJul 25, 03:07 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingJul 25, 03:05 PM

We've identified a problem with our clusters, we're working to resolve the issue

May 2026(4 incidents)

noneresolvedMay 20, 08:58 PM — Resolved May 20, 09:57 PM

Investigating elevated errors and issues loading comments

5 updates

resolvedMay 20, 09:57 PM

This issue is now resolved. Errors have subsided and we're seeing consistent loading across comments.

monitoringMay 20, 09:37 PM

Most errors have cleared up and comments should be appearing as expected. We're continuing to monitor the situation.

identifiedMay 20, 09:22 PM

We've identified the issue and you should now start to see comments load properly again. We're still monitoring the situation!

investigatingMay 20, 08:58 PM

We are continuing to investigate this issue.

investigatingMay 20, 08:58 PM

We're currently investigating this issue. While this is ongoing, you may have trouble loading comment threads on www.reddit.com, and the native apps

minorresolvedMay 18, 05:39 PM — Resolved May 18, 09:04 PM

Investigating elevated site errors and issues accessing media

4 updates

resolvedMay 18, 09:04 PM

This issue is now resolved. We're seeing consistent loading across feeds, posts and search. Media should now be appearing as expected.

monitoringMay 18, 07:44 PM

A fix has been implemented and we're seeing recovery. We're continuing to monitor the situation!

identifiedMay 18, 06:06 PM

The issue has been identified and we are working on implementing a fix. While this is ongoing, you may encounter errors and general loading issues across feeds, posts, and search. Recently uploaded images and videos may not appear as expected.

investigatingMay 18, 05:39 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

minorresolvedMay 8, 12:47 AM — Resolved May 11, 02:26 PM

AWS availability causing degradation in user experiences for various services

5 updates

resolvedMay 11, 02:26 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringMay 9, 04:32 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedMay 8, 11:12 AM

We have mitigated issues caused by the AWS us-east-1 outage but continue to monitor as AWS has not yet fully recovered.

identifiedMay 8, 02:52 AM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingMay 8, 12:47 AM

We are currently investigating some degradation in user experience which are being caused due to AWS issues in us-east-1

noneresolvedMay 5, 11:44 PM — Resolved May 6, 12:18 AM

Search experience and subreddit experience is degraded

4 updates

resolvedMay 6, 12:18 AM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringMay 6, 12:03 AM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedMay 5, 11:45 PM

We have identified the issue and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingMay 5, 11:44 PM

We are currently investigating an issue which has caused bad search and subreddit feed experience

April 2026(3 incidents)

majorresolvedApr 30, 07:32 PM — Resolved Apr 30, 08:09 PM

Issues with reporting

3 updates

resolvedApr 30, 08:09 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringApr 30, 07:53 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

investigatingApr 30, 07:32 PM

Users may experience issues when trying to report posts, comments, or user details.

noneresolvedApr 7, 08:18 PM — Resolved Apr 7, 08:54 PM

Elevated Site Errors

4 updates

resolvedApr 7, 08:54 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringApr 7, 08:27 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedApr 7, 08:22 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingApr 7, 08:18 PM

We're experiencing an elevated level of errors and are currently looking into the issue.

majorresolvedApr 6, 06:49 PM — Resolved Apr 6, 07:57 PM

Elevated site Errors

4 updates

resolvedApr 6, 07:57 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringApr 6, 07:03 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedApr 6, 06:58 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingApr 6, 06:49 PM

We're experiencing an elevated level of errors and are currently looking into the issue.

March 2026(1 incident)

majorresolvedMar 4, 12:35 AM — Resolved Mar 4, 12:46 AM

Degraded performance for reddit.com

3 updates

resolvedMar 4, 12:46 AM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringMar 4, 12:39 AM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

investigatingMar 4, 12:35 AM

We are currently investigating this issue.

January 2026(3 incidents)

noneresolvedJan 18, 09:33 PM — Resolved Jan 18, 09:44 PM

Elevated Errors

4 updates

resolvedJan 18, 09:44 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringJan 18, 09:43 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedJan 18, 09:42 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingJan 18, 09:33 PM

We're experiencing elevated error rates including creating and viewing posts or comments that have images or video media. We are currently looking into the issue.

majorresolvedJan 17, 12:20 AM — Resolved Jan 17, 03:37 AM

Increased error rates across the site

3 updates

resolvedJan 17, 03:37 AM

Everything is now resolved.

identifiedJan 17, 01:23 AM

Users are experiencing increased error rates when posting images in comments or posts, signing up for accounts, or deleting accounts. We've identified the underlying cause and are working on a resolution.

identifiedJan 17, 12:20 AM

Users are experiencing increased error rates when posting images or signing up for accounts. We've identified the underlying cause and are working on a resolution.

minorresolvedJan 13, 05:01 PM — Resolved Jan 13, 06:04 PM

Investigating elevated errors across reddit.com and native apps

4 updates

resolvedJan 13, 06:04 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringJan 13, 05:53 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedJan 13, 05:03 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingJan 13, 05:01 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

December 2025(3 incidents)

minorresolvedDec 18, 10:49 PM — Resolved Dec 19, 01:00 AM

Video posts are not displaying correctly

3 updates

resolvedDec 19, 01:00 AM

A fix has been rolled out and we have fixed the issues with impacted video posts.

identifiedDec 18, 11:06 PM

We've identified and mitigated the underlying problem. Newly uploaded videos should now appear correctly, and we're working on a fix for videos uploaded during the outage.

investigatingDec 18, 10:49 PM

We are currently investigating reports that some video posts are displaying as images.

majorresolvedDec 9, 06:28 PM — Resolved Dec 9, 07:02 PM

Elevated errors

2 updates

resolvedDec 9, 07:02 PM

This incident has been resolved.

investigatingDec 9, 06:28 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

minorresolvedDec 9, 05:05 AM — Resolved Dec 9, 06:01 AM

Elevated errors

3 updates

resolvedDec 9, 06:01 AM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringDec 9, 05:27 AM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

investigatingDec 9, 05:05 AM

We are currently investigating this issue.

November 2025(2 incidents)

minorresolvedNov 30, 06:48 PM — Resolved Nov 30, 11:59 PM

iOS Push Notifications Not Working

4 updates

resolvedNov 30, 11:59 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringNov 30, 10:45 PM

We are largely back up and are monitoring to ensure the problem is resolved completely

identifiedNov 30, 07:25 PM

We have identified the root cause, began a fix, and have seen a small uptick in push notifications being delivered to iOS

investigatingNov 30, 06:48 PM

We are currently investigating an issue related to iOS devices not receiving push notifications.

minorresolvedNov 4, 12:27 PM — Resolved Nov 4, 01:17 PM

Increased error rates on Reddit

5 updates

resolvedNov 4, 01:17 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringNov 4, 01:05 PM

We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

monitoringNov 4, 01:04 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedNov 4, 12:44 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingNov 4, 12:27 PM

We are aware that users are seeing increased error rates when browsing reddit and are currently investigating.

October 2025(1 incident)

majorresolvedOct 20, 10:24 AM — Resolved Oct 20, 11:09 PM

Elevated errors

4 updates

resolvedOct 20, 11:09 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringOct 20, 11:10 AM

We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

monitoringOct 20, 11:10 AM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

investigatingOct 20, 10:24 AM

We're experiencing an elevated level of errors and are currently looking into the issue.

August 2025(1 incident)

majorresolvedAug 25, 11:15 PM — Resolved Aug 25, 11:55 PM

Elevated errors with comments

4 updates

resolvedAug 25, 11:55 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringAug 25, 11:26 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedAug 25, 11:17 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingAug 25, 11:15 PM

We are currently investigating elevated errors with comments and are actively working on a fix.

July 2025(2 incidents)

majorresolvedJul 16, 11:16 PM — Resolved Jul 17, 05:42 AM

Elevated errors with comments

3 updates

resolvedJul 17, 05:42 AM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringJul 16, 11:49 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

investigatingJul 16, 11:16 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

majorresolvedJul 16, 03:52 PM — Resolved Jul 16, 04:38 PM

Investigating elevated site errors

4 updates

resolvedJul 16, 04:38 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringJul 16, 04:21 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedJul 16, 04:07 PM

We've identified the cause of the issue and are working to address it.

investigatingJul 16, 03:52 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

June 2025(2 incidents)

noneresolvedJun 19, 06:24 PM — Resolved Jun 19, 07:21 PM

Elevated Errors

3 updates

resolvedJun 19, 07:21 PM

This incident has been resolved.

identifiedJun 19, 06:55 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented. Comments will be delayed while our systems catch up.

investigatingJun 19, 06:24 PM

We're experiencing an elevated level of errors and are currently looking into the issue. Comments are currently not publishing on the site.

criticalresolvedJun 3, 07:00 PM — Resolved Jun 3, 07:29 PM

Elevated errors

3 updates

resolvedJun 3, 07:29 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringJun 3, 07:14 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

investigatingJun 3, 07:00 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

May 2025(2 incidents)

majorresolvedMay 28, 05:07 PM — Resolved May 28, 05:59 PM

Errors viewing image posts on mobile clients

4 updates

resolvedMay 28, 05:59 PM

This incident has been resolved.

identifiedMay 28, 05:40 PM

The cause has been identified and we are taking steps to mitigate this issue.

investigatingMay 28, 05:07 PM

We are continuing to investigate this issue.

investigatingMay 28, 05:07 PM

We are investigating reports that users are receiving errors when viewing image posts on mobile clients.

majorresolvedMay 16, 10:47 PM — Resolved May 16, 11:53 PM

Elevated Errors

4 updates

resolvedMay 16, 11:53 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringMay 16, 11:22 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedMay 16, 11:14 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingMay 16, 10:47 PM

We're experiencing an elevated level of errors and are currently looking into the issue.

April 2025(3 incidents)

majorresolvedApr 30, 12:58 PM — Resolved Apr 30, 01:34 PM

Chat - elevated errors

4 updates

resolvedApr 30, 01:34 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringApr 30, 01:05 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedApr 30, 01:03 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingApr 30, 12:58 PM

We are currently investigating elevated errors in chat.

majorresolvedApr 21, 03:52 PM — Resolved Apr 21, 04:21 PM

Investigating elevated site errors

4 updates

resolvedApr 21, 04:21 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringApr 21, 04:10 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring results.

identifiedApr 21, 04:01 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingApr 21, 03:52 PM

We are currently investigating elevated errors across reddit.com and the apps.

minorresolvedApr 2, 07:20 PM — Resolved Apr 2, 09:31 PM

Missing Action Buttons For Moderators

3 updates

resolvedApr 2, 09:31 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringApr 2, 09:20 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedApr 2, 07:20 PM

Moderators are experiencing issues loading comment pages and moderating comments in their communities

March 2025(4 incidents)

noneresolvedMar 27, 07:16 PM — Resolved Mar 28, 10:54 AM

Degraded performance for reddit.com

3 updates

resolvedMar 28, 10:54 AM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringMar 27, 07:48 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

investigatingMar 27, 07:16 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

minorresolvedMar 25, 05:06 PM — Resolved Mar 25, 07:30 PM

Degraded performance for comments

3 updates

resolvedMar 25, 07:30 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringMar 25, 05:36 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

investigatingMar 25, 05:06 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

minorresolvedMar 24, 09:29 PM — Resolved Mar 24, 09:52 PM

Elevated Errors

3 updates

resolvedMar 24, 09:52 PM

This incident has been resolved.

identifiedMar 24, 09:33 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingMar 24, 09:29 PM

We're experiencing an elevated level of API errors and are currently looking into the issue. You may notice a lag in comment publishing.

majorresolvedMar 1, 11:01 AM — Resolved Mar 1, 12:34 PM

Delayed Comments

4 updates

resolvedMar 1, 12:34 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringMar 1, 12:00 PM

Comments processing has caught up and we are now operating normally.

identifiedMar 1, 11:24 AM

We have identified the issue and are deploying a fix.

investigatingMar 1, 11:01 AM

We’re experiencing delayed new comments on Reddit and we’re looking in to the issue

February 2025(3 incidents)

noneresolvedFeb 24, 06:37 PM — Resolved Feb 24, 07:54 PM

Elevated Errors

4 updates

resolvedFeb 24, 07:54 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringFeb 24, 06:47 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedFeb 24, 06:43 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingFeb 24, 06:37 PM

We're experiencing an elevated level of API errors and are currently looking into the issue.

majorresolvedFeb 22, 12:58 AM — Resolved Feb 22, 02:47 AM

Elevated Errors

3 updates

resolvedFeb 22, 02:47 AM

This incident has been resolved.

identifiedFeb 22, 01:40 AM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingFeb 22, 12:58 AM

We're experiencing an elevated level of errors and are currently looking into the issue.

noneresolvedFeb 18, 10:17 PM — Resolved Feb 18, 10:57 PM

Increase in errors

4 updates

resolvedFeb 18, 10:57 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringFeb 18, 10:34 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedFeb 18, 10:30 PM

We have identified the issue and are implementing repairs.

investigatingFeb 18, 10:17 PM

Post creation and updates are currently seeing an increase in errors, we are actively investigating and working on the issue.

January 2025(1 incident)

noneresolvedJan 17, 09:09 AM — Resolved Jan 17, 10:36 AM

Site issues

3 updates

resolvedJan 17, 10:36 AM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringJan 17, 09:32 AM

Issues with the r/popular feed have been mitigated.

investigatingJan 17, 09:09 AM

We are currently investigating degraded performance of r/popular.

November 2024(3 incidents)

minorresolvedNov 21, 03:51 PM — Resolved Nov 21, 04:19 PM

Degraded performance for reddit.com

3 updates

resolvedNov 21, 04:19 PM

We have fixed the problem and have returned to normal operation.

identifiedNov 21, 04:15 PM

We have identified the issue and are implementing repairs.

investigatingNov 21, 03:51 PM

We are currently investigating a problem with our site.

minorresolvedNov 20, 08:38 PM — Resolved Nov 21, 04:08 AM

Degraded performance for reddit.com

3 updates

resolvedNov 21, 04:08 AM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringNov 21, 12:35 AM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

investigatingNov 20, 08:38 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

majorresolvedNov 6, 04:07 AM — Resolved Nov 6, 01:00 PM

Degraded performance for reddit.com

5 updates

resolvedNov 6, 01:00 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringNov 6, 12:47 PM

We are keeping an eye on site stability, but functionality should be restored.

identifiedNov 6, 09:41 AM

We are continuing to implement fixes to restore site functionality. Some features may continue to be degraded.

identifiedNov 6, 04:46 AM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingNov 6, 04:07 AM

We are currently investigated degraded performance on reddit.com

October 2024(1 incident)

noneresolvedOct 14, 08:12 AM — Resolved Oct 14, 03:33 PM

Web performance degraded

2 updates

resolvedOct 14, 03:33 PM

This incident has been resolved.

investigatingOct 14, 08:12 AM

We are currently experience a performance degradation of our service. We are working to fix the problem.

September 2024(1 incident)

minorresolvedSep 19, 07:15 PM — Resolved Sep 19, 08:22 PM

Degraded Performance for reddit.com

3 updates

resolvedSep 19, 08:22 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringSep 19, 08:09 PM

We have identified the underlying cause of the issues and have rolled out a fix.

investigatingSep 19, 07:15 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

August 2024(3 incidents)

criticalresolvedAug 28, 08:16 PM — Resolved Aug 28, 09:16 PM

Degraded Performance for reddit.com

4 updates

resolvedAug 28, 09:16 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringAug 28, 08:45 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedAug 28, 08:32 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingAug 28, 08:16 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

minorresolvedAug 13, 08:51 PM — Resolved Aug 13, 10:02 PM

Degraded Performance for reddit.com

4 updates

resolvedAug 13, 10:02 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringAug 13, 09:29 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

investigatingAug 13, 09:06 PM

We are continuing to investigate this issue.

investigatingAug 13, 08:51 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

minorresolvedAug 6, 06:36 PM — Resolved Aug 6, 07:27 PM

Some subreddits/posts are failing to load

3 updates

resolvedAug 6, 07:27 PM

The fix has rolled out completely, and things are back to normal.

identifiedAug 6, 07:13 PM

A fix is in the process of rolling out, we should be back to normal in 15-20 minutes.

identifiedAug 6, 06:36 PM

Some posts/subreddits are currently failing to load for web and mobile users. We've identified a likely culprit and are currently working to address it.

July 2024(2 incidents)

majorresolvedJul 14, 12:24 AM — Resolved Jul 14, 01:51 AM

Comment Processing is Delayed

4 updates

resolvedJul 14, 01:51 AM

We're confident things are as normal as can be, back to posting!

monitoringJul 14, 01:41 AM

We've eaten through the backlog of comments. We should be operating as normal.

identifiedJul 14, 01:25 AM

We've identified the issue and are deploying mitigations. Hang tight as delayed comments are being processed.

investigatingJul 14, 12:24 AM

We are aware of increased error rates with newly posted comments. We are currently investigating this issue.

minorresolvedJul 8, 06:43 PM — Resolved Jul 8, 07:54 PM

Elevated API Errors

3 updates

resolvedJul 8, 07:54 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringJul 8, 07:19 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedJul 8, 06:43 PM

We're experiencing an elevated level of API errors and are currently looking into the issue.

June 2024(1 incident)

majorresolvedJun 28, 02:17 AM — Resolved Jun 28, 05:05 AM

Comment tree processing is delayed

5 updates

resolvedJun 28, 05:05 AM

Comment processing has now fully caught up. Thank you for your patience!

identifiedJun 28, 04:31 AM

A large spike in traffic caused some scaling issues, which delayed new comment display across the site. All comments posted during this time will be displayed as the servers work through the backlog.

identifiedJun 28, 04:08 AM

We are continuing to work on addressing the issues causing comments to be delayed.

identifiedJun 28, 03:26 AM

We've identified the underlying problems and are working on addressing them.

investigatingJun 28, 02:17 AM

We are aware that newly posted comments are not showing up immediately in comment trees. We are currently investigating this issue.

May 2024(2 incidents)

minorresolvedMay 16, 08:12 PM — Resolved May 16, 08:43 PM

Issues with new post creation

2 updates

resolvedMay 16, 08:43 PM

We have identified the underlying issue and implemented a fix. Posts which were missing media when created should have that media restored now.

investigatingMay 16, 08:12 PM

We are investigating reports that new posts with media are not being created correctly.

minorresolvedMay 3, 07:46 PM — Resolved May 3, 09:27 PM

Post Detail Issues

4 updates

resolvedMay 3, 09:27 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringMay 3, 08:19 PM

We're implementing a fix and monitoring for recovery.

identifiedMay 3, 07:57 PM

We've identified the issue and are working to implement a fix.

investigatingMay 3, 07:46 PM

We're investigating an issue preventing comments and page details from loading.

April 2024(1 incident)

noneresolvedApr 30, 10:36 PM — Resolved May 1, 09:47 PM

Images (gifs) and Media uploading and creation within Chat is degraded

4 updates

resolvedMay 1, 09:47 PM

This incident has been resolved.

monitoringMay 1, 08:32 PM

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

identifiedMay 1, 03:17 PM

The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

investigatingApr 30, 10:36 PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

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