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Contentful: Major incident: Intermitent CMA errors

Summary

Contentful reported intermittent Content Management API (CMA) errors with major impact, starting at 2026-03-12 17:48 UTC and resolved at 2026-03-12 18:29 UTC; the computed duration was 40 min. The error spike had subsided by the initial update, and Contentful monitored before confirming full resolution; no cause or fix was stated.

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Major incidentLabel: outage (model (Jev), 45%)Changed Detected Source: stspg.io (opens in new tab)

What changed

AddedTitle#1
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After: Intermitent CMA errors
AddedImpact#2
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After: major
AddedStatus#3
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After: resolved
AddedStart time#4
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After: 2026-03-12 17:48 UTC
AddedResolved time#5
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After: 2026-03-12 18:29 UTC
AddedAffected components#6
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After: Content Management API
AddedUpdateinvestigating#7
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After: We observed a high amount of CMA errors in the past 15 minutes. The errors have already subsided but we are actively investigating the problem.
AddedUpdatemonitoring#8
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After: The issue which caused the error spike on the Contentful Management API (CMA) has resolved. We are continuing to monitor.
AddedUpdateresolved#9
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After: This issue is fully resolved.

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History of this incident

When (UTC)ChangeKind
Major incident: Intermitent CMA errors (this change)
Contentful reported intermittent Content Management API (CMA) errors with major impact, starting at 2026-03-12 17:48 UTC and resolved at 2026-03-12 18:29 UTC; the computed duration was 40 min. The error spike had subsided by the initial update, and Contentful monitored before confirming full resolution; no cause or fix was stated.
Major incident

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