Changes / Pinecone / [Serverless][AWS][us-east-1] 5xx errors on read operations for some indexes
Pinecone: Major incident: [Serverless][AWS][us-east-1] 5xx errors on read operations for some indexes
Summary
Pinecone reported a major incident causing 5xx errors on read operations for some Serverless indexes in AWS us-east-1. It started at 2026-01-15 12:12 UTC and was resolved at 2026-01-15 15:30 UTC, lasting 3 h 18 min. A fix was implemented by 2026-01-15 14:30 UTC; no cause was stated.
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After: AWS us-east-1, Serverless Indexes - AWS us-east-1
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History of this incident
| When (UTC) | Change | Kind |
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| Major incident: [Serverless][AWS][us-east-1] 5xx errors on read operations for some indexes (this change) Pinecone reported a major incident causing 5xx errors on read operations for some Serverless indexes in AWS us-east-1. It started at 2026-01-15 12:12 UTC and was resolved at 2026-01-15 15:30 UTC, lasting 3 h 18 min. A fix was implemented by 2026-01-15 14:30 UTC; no cause was stated. | Major incident |