Twilio Experiencing Issues: Real-Time Status Update (February 21, 2026)?

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⚠️ Twilio Experiencing Issues: Real-Time Status Update

Last Updated: February 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM PST

Twilio is currently experiencing issues. This page will be updated as the situation develops.

⚠️ What's Happening

Twilio began experiencing service degradation at approximately 9:50 PM PST.

Current Status: Partially Degraded Service

Users are reporting:

Intermittent connectivity issues
Elevated error rates
Slower than normal response times

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Response time metrics
Historical outage data
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Official Status Page: Check Twilio's official status page for updates from their team.

⏱️ Timeline

9:50 PM PST - Twilio began experiencing degraded performance
9:50 PM PST - Monitoring ongoing, awaiting official update

This timeline will be updated as new information becomes available.

🔧 Workarounds

While Twilio works to resolve this issue:

Retry with exponential backoff - Don't hammer the API, wait 5-10 seconds between retries
Check your error handling - Make sure your app gracefully handles API failures
Monitor official channels - Watch for updates on status timing
Use cached data - Serve stale data temporarily if possible

🕐 When Will Twilio Be Fixed?

Twilio has not provided an ETA for resolution yet. Based on historical data:

Minor outages typically resolve within 30-60 minutes
Major outages can take 2-4 hours or longer depending on the root cause

We'll update this page as soon as Twilio provides more information.

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