# 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. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-03-12 17:48 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/3btp4n1kspjb](https://stspg.io/3btp4n1kspjb)
- [Company: Contentful](https://rewindex.com/company/contentful.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:183/7tscdnx3rbmt@524845ac9263
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Intermitent CMA errors
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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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+ 2026-03-12 17:48 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-03-12 18:29 UTC
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**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ Content Management API
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**7. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-03-12 17:48 UTC

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+ 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.
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**8. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-03-12 18:00 UTC

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+ The issue which caused the error spike on the Contentful Management API (CMA) has resolved. We are continuing to monitor.
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**9. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-03-12 18:29 UTC

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+ This issue is fully resolved.
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## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 17:48 UTC | Major incident: Intermitent CMA errors (this change) | outage |

All Contentful changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/contentful/changes.md)
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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/change/i38917c50431b82 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/change/i38917c50431b82.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/changes/i38917c50431b82 · Generated 2026-10-18T02:31:41.555Z