# CockroachDB: Major incident: Upstream cloud provider API is unavailable

**Summary:** CockroachDB reported a major outage affecting Cloud Advanced cluster creation and edits in GCP, plus potentially backups to Google Cloud Storage. It started at 2025-06-12 18:22 UTC and was resolved at 2025-06-12 21:31 UTC; the recorded duration was 3 h 8 min. Google Cloud API errors were cited; Google reported mitigations applied and services recovering. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2025-06-12 18:22 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/lgkyhfptydld](https://stspg.io/lgkyhfptydld)
- [Company: CockroachDB](https://rewindex.com/company/cockroachdb.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:138/gcp4mjbrpbrp@b2c80eb28039
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Upstream cloud provider API is unavailable
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

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+ resolved
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**4. Added: Start time**

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+ 2025-06-12 18:22 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2025-06-12 21:31 UTC
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**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ CockroachDB Advanced
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**7. Added: Update** (identified) · 2025-06-12 18:22 UTC

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+ We are aware of errors in the Google Cloud API which may impact cluster creation and edit operations for CockroachDB Cloud Advanced clusters in GCP. We will update this status page with more information as it becomes available.
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**8. Added: Update** (identified) · 2025-06-12 19:08 UTC

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+ In addition to cluster operations, backups to Google Cloud Storage, including managed backups from CockroachDB Cloud clusters on GCP, may be impacted.
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**9. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2025-06-12 19:54 UTC

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+ Google has updated their public status page to indicate the underlying issue is resolved, and individual Google Cloud services are in the process of restoring full service. We are continuing to monitor the issue and impact to CockroachDB Cloud.
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**10. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2025-06-12 21:31 UTC

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+ Google has reported that mitigations have been applied and services are now recovering.
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## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-12 18:22 UTC | Major incident: Upstream cloud provider API is unavailable (this change) | outage |

All CockroachDB changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/cockroachdb/changes.md)
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