# Discord: Major incident: Issues sending and loading messages

**Summary:** Discord reported a major API outage affecting sending and receiving messages, starting 2026-03-09 17:08 UTC and lasting 50 min until resolution at 2026-03-09 17:58 UTC. A fix was implemented at 17:29 UTC; no cause was stated. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-03-09 17:08 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/y5d4s8y4g5nw](https://stspg.io/y5d4s8y4g5nw)
- [Company: Discord](https://rewindex.com/company/discord.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:99/clqzb7y8t0r8@143280f3d74a
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

```diff
+ Issues sending and loading messages
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**2. Added: Impact**

```diff
+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

```diff
+ resolved
```

**4. Added: Start time**

```diff
+ 2026-03-09 17:08 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

```diff
+ 2026-03-09 17:58 UTC
```

**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ API
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**7. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-03-09 17:08 UTC

```diff
+ Users may experience issues sending and receiving messages.
```

**8. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-03-09 17:22 UTC

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+ The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
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**9. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-03-09 17:29 UTC

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

**10. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-03-09 17:58 UTC

```diff
+ This incident has been resolved.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-09 17:08 UTC | Major incident: Issues sending and loading messages (this change) | outage |

All Discord changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/discord/changes.md)
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