# Discord: Critical incident: Issues sending messages for bots and users

**Summary:** Discord reported a critical API outage starting 2026-08-07 22:21 UTC that prevented users and bots from sending messages, then expanded to all Discord interactions. Service recovered at 22:42 UTC, and the incident was fully resolved at 2026-08-07 23:02 UTC; the reported duration was 40 min. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-08-07 22:21 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/9y6394dfz8kw](https://stspg.io/9y6394dfz8kw)
- [Company: Discord](https://rewindex.com/company/discord.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:99/pcg3nsfq6l2y@16658bc11054
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Issues sending messages for bots and users
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**2. Added: Impact**

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+ critical
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**3. Added: Status**

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

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+ 2026-08-07 22:21 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-08-07 23:02 UTC
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**6. Added: Affected components**

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+ API
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**7. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-08-07 22:21 UTC

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+ We're aware of an issue preventing users and bots from sending messages, we're working on fully restoring service
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**8. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-08-07 22:26 UTC

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+ This issue has expanded and is now affecting all Discord interactions. We're continuing to work towards mitigating the issue.
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**9. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-08-07 22:42 UTC

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+ We've recovered service and are continuing to monitor for recovery.
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**10. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-08-07 23:02 UTC

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+ This issue has been fully resolved
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-07 22:21 UTC | Critical incident: Issues sending messages for bots and users (this change) | outage |

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