Zoom Status: How to Check If Zoom Is Down Right Now (2026)
Where to find the official Zoom status page, what each component means, and how to diagnose why meetings, audio, video, webinars, or the Zoom API are failing.
Is Zoom Down Right Now?
Check status.zoom.us for official real-time status. Zoom tracks Meetings, Phone, Webinars, Rooms, Chat, Video SDK, and API components separately.
Zoom Status Page Components
The official Zoom status page at status.zoom.us (powered by Atlassian Statuspage) tracks these service components:
Regional status: Zoom operates in multiple regions (US, EU, APAC, etc.). Incidents often affect only one region. Check the status page for region-specific breakdowns — a US incident doesn't necessarily mean European meetings are affected.
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Check status.zoom.us
The official Zoom status page with real-time component tracking. Look at per-component rows and check for region-specific incidents. Subscribe to email updates for future incidents.
Go to Zoom Status Page →Use Zoom's Network Test tool
Zoom provides a browser-based network test at zoom.us/test to diagnose if your network (not Zoom) is causing the connection issue. It tests bandwidth, latency, and packet loss.
Run Zoom Network Test →Check the Zoom Status API
For automated monitoring, query the Zoom Statuspage API to check current status and component health programmatically.
curl https://status.zoom.us/api/v2/status.json
curl https://status.zoom.us/api/v2/components.jsonCheck Zoom's Twitter / X
Zoom posts incident updates on @Zoom_US. Search "Zoom down" on Twitter for crowd-sourced reports from other users in real time.
Check @Zoom_US →Test joining a Zoom meeting via browser
If the desktop app fails, try joining via browser at zoom.us/join. If the browser works but the app doesn't, the issue is your desktop client, not Zoom's servers.
Join via Browser →Common Zoom Issues and Causes
| Symptom | Likely Cause | First Check |
|---|---|---|
| Can't join or start meeting | Meetings incident or firewall/network | status.zoom.us → Meetings; run zoom.us/test |
| No audio in meeting | Wrong audio device or OS permissions | Zoom audio settings → test microphone; OS permissions |
| Video not showing | Camera in use by another app | Close Teams/other apps; check OS camera permissions |
| Meeting keeps disconnecting | Unstable network or packet loss | Run zoom.us/test; switch to ethernet; disable VPN |
| Zoom Webinar won't load | Webinar incident or registration issue | status.zoom.us → Webinars; confirm registration |
| Zoom Phone not working | Phone component incident or SIP issue | status.zoom.us → Zoom Phone; check SIP trunk config |
| API returning 429 | Rate limiting (not an outage) | Check API endpoint rate limit tier; add backoff |
| Recording not processing | Cloud recording service degradation | status.zoom.us; recordings page in your Zoom account |
Zoom Network Requirements
Many "Zoom is down" reports are actually network issues. Here are the requirements for Zoom to connect:
Required Bandwidth
- 1:1 HD video: 1.8 Mbps up/down
- Group HD video: 2.5 Mbps up, 1.8 Mbps down
- Screen share only: 50–75 Kbps
- Audio VoIP: 60–80 Kbps
Ports to Allow
- TCP: 443, 80
- UDP: 8801–8802, 3478, 3479
- Domains: *.zoom.us, *.zoomgov.com
- WebSocket: wss://*.zoom.us
What to Do When Zoom Is Down
Immediate Steps
- Confirm at status.zoom.us
- Subscribe to email incident updates
- Switch to a backup platform (Google Meet, Teams)
- Send meeting link for the backup platform to attendees
- Check if joining via browser works as a fallback
Long-Term Resilience
- Set up independent Zoom API uptime monitoring
- Have a backup video platform ready (Google Meet is free)
- Keep a dial-in phone number for critical calls as fallback
- Add Zoom status to your team's monitoring dashboard
- Document your Zoom network config for IT troubleshooting
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Where is the official Zoom status page?
Zoom's official status page is at status.zoom.us. It tracks real-time status for Zoom Meetings, Zoom Phone, Zoom Webinars, Zoom Rooms, Zoom Chat, Zoom Video SDK, and Zoom API. It's powered by Atlassian Statuspage. Zoom also provides regional status breakdowns. For independent third-party monitoring, visit apistatuscheck.com/api/zoom.
Why can't I join a Zoom meeting?
Zoom meeting connection failures are typically caused by: (1) Zoom Meetings service incident — check status.zoom.us for the Meetings row, (2) Firewall or corporate network blocking Zoom — Zoom requires ports 80/443 (TCP) and 8801-8802, 3478, 3479 (UDP); use Zoom's network test tool, (3) Outdated Zoom client — very old versions may be refused; update via zoom.us/download, (4) Meeting link expired or host hasn't started yet — confirm the meeting ID and that the host is present, (5) VPN routing issues — some VPNs conflict with Zoom's UDP connections; try disabling VPN.
Why is Zoom audio or video not working?
Zoom audio/video failures usually have these causes: (1) Platform incident — check status.zoom.us; (2) Browser permissions — in browser-based Zoom, the browser must have camera/microphone permissions (check the lock icon in the address bar); (3) OS-level permissions — on Mac check System Settings → Privacy → Camera/Microphone; on Windows check Settings → Privacy → Camera; (4) Another app using the device — close Teams, Webex, or other video apps that may hold the camera/microphone; (5) Wrong audio device selected in Zoom settings — click the caret ^ next to the microphone icon and select the correct device; (6) Audio/video drivers needing an update.
Why are Zoom Webinars not loading?
Zoom Webinar failures are tracked separately on status.zoom.us under the 'Zoom Webinars' component. Common causes: (1) Webinars-specific incident (separate from Meetings), (2) Registration not completed — attendees must register before joining a webinar, (3) Webinar capacity reached — webinar host limits apply, (4) Panelist vs. attendee link confusion — panelists use a different join link than attendees, (5) Browser compatibility — webinars have stricter browser requirements; use Chrome or Firefox.
How do I check Zoom status programmatically?
Zoom provides a machine-readable status API via Atlassian Statuspage at status.zoom.us/api/v2/status.json (overall status) and status.zoom.us/api/v2/components.json (per-component status). The components endpoint returns a JSON array of Zoom service components with their current status: 'operational', 'degraded_performance', 'partial_outage', or 'major_outage'. For production monitoring, set up an external uptime monitor to check zoom.us/health periodically.
What is the Zoom API rate limit?
Zoom API rate limits depend on your plan: free accounts get 30 API requests per second, Pro/Business get 30-100 req/s depending on the endpoint. Heavy endpoints like Reports are often limited to 1 req/s. The Zoom API returns HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header when you're rate limited. Zoom uses a combination of per-second and per-day limits. Check marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/rate-limits/ for per-endpoint limits. Rate limit errors are not outages — they're expected when an app exceeds quota.
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