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Clerk Status Monitor

Clerk Status: Is Clerk Down Right Now?

Use this Clerk status guide to confirm outages fast, troubleshoot auth, sign-in, user management, or SSO issues, and get real-time monitoring for the moment Clerk goes down.

Live Clerk Status Official Status Page

How do I quickly check if Clerk is down?

1. Check official status updates.
2. Test Clerk API reachability.
3. Verify with independent monitoring.
4. Check allowed origins settings.

Looking for live data? Visit /api/clerk.

TLDR: Clerk is currently believed to be operational. Check the official Clerk status page or apistatuscheck.com for real-time status.

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Check the official Clerk status page

Clerk maintains a status page with component-level health for authentication, user management, API, and dashboard services.

status.clerk.com

Test the Clerk API directly

Make a simple GET request to api.clerk.com to verify API reachability. A 401 response means the API is up; a timeout means connectivity issues.

Clerk API reference

Verify with independent monitoring

Use API Status Check for third-party monitoring that verifies real endpoints and tracks historical incidents.

Clerk on API Status Check

What happens when Clerk goes down?

Sign-in and sign-up flows failing

Users may be unable to create accounts or log in when Clerk authentication infrastructure is degraded, affecting all apps using Clerk.

JWT token verification errors

Applications may fail to verify Clerk-issued JWT tokens, causing all authenticated requests to fail with 401 errors during outages.

Social SSO provider failures

OAuth flows with Google, GitHub, or other social providers may fail when Clerk OAuth callback handling is experiencing issues.

Clerk Dashboard not loading

The Clerk Dashboard for managing users, sessions, and organizations may become inaccessible during infrastructure outages.

How do I troubleshoot Clerk issues?

1
Check the Clerk status page
Visit status.clerk.com for real-time component health. Authentication and API services have separate health indicators.
2
Check your Clerk publishable key
Verify your publishable key is valid and not expired. An invalid key causes auth failures that look like outages but are configuration issues.
3
Test with a minimal Clerk integration
Isolate whether the issue is Clerk itself or your integration by testing the Clerk JavaScript SDK directly in a minimal environment.
4
Review browser console errors
Open browser developer tools and check for network errors to Clerk API endpoints. CORS errors often indicate misconfiguration, not outages.
5
Check your allowed origins in Clerk Dashboard
If your domain is not in the allowed origins list in Clerk settings, sign-in flows will fail. Verify this before assuming an outage.

What is Clerk's current status?

API Status Check tracks Clerk status with independent monitoring, uptime stats, and incident history so you can confirm outages quickly.

Independent Clerk status checks
API Status Check performs independent monitoring so you can verify Clerk status even if official updates are delayed.
Incident history and uptime data
Review recent incidents, response times, and reliability trends to understand Clerk authentication service stability.
Real-time alerts and integrations
Get notified with email alerts, RSS feeds, and webhooks when Clerk experiences a new incident.

View Clerk Status Details

What can I do during a Clerk outage?

Implement a fallback auth flow

For critical apps, implement a temporary bypass using session cookies or another auth provider as a fallback during extended Clerk outages.

Cache session tokens locally

Cache valid session tokens on your server to continue serving authenticated requests without hitting Clerk API on every request.

Use Auth.js or NextAuth as backup

Auth.js and NextAuth.js are Clerk alternatives that can be configured quickly if an extended Clerk outage requires a migration.

Monitor recovery via API Status Check

Set up alerts to get notified the moment Clerk services recover from an outage.

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Frequently asked questions about Clerk status

Is Clerk down right now?

Check status.clerk.com and API Status Check for independent monitoring. Clerk provides component-level status so you can see exactly which authentication services are affected.

Why are users unable to sign in with Clerk?

Sign-in failures can be caused by Clerk server issues, misconfigured allowed origins, or invalid API keys. Check status.clerk.com first, then verify your Clerk configuration.

Why are Clerk JWT tokens failing to verify?

JWT verification failures during outages usually mean the Clerk JWKS endpoint is unreachable. Cache JWKS keys locally to reduce dependency on real-time fetching.

Why is Google or GitHub SSO failing with Clerk?

Social SSO failures can be caused by Clerk OAuth handling issues or by the social provider itself. Check both Clerk status and the relevant social provider status page.

Does a Clerk outage affect all my users?

Yes. If Clerk authentication is down, all users attempting to sign in or whose sessions need verification will be affected until the service recovers.