# Discord: Major incident: Google Pay Outage

**Summary:** Discord reported a major outage preventing Android app purchases, including Nitro subscriptions and Shop items, caused by an ongoing Google Play outage. It started at 2026-09-16 16:15 UTC and was resolved at 2026-09-16 16:43 UTC, lasting 27 min. Purchases on iOS, web, and desktop were unaffected, and existing subscriptions remained active. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-09-16 16:15 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/9qdnzmhbn0pk](https://stspg.io/9qdnzmhbn0pk)
- [Company: Discord](https://rewindex.com/company/discord.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:99/1z5kbv8r5pkv@a51e96cbdc15
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Google Pay Outage
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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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+ 2026-09-16 16:15 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-09-16 16:43 UTC
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**6. Added: Update** (identified) · 2026-09-16 16:15 UTC

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+ We're currently experiencing an issue that prevents users from completing purchases (including Nitro subscriptions and Shop items) through the Android app. This is caused by an ongoing outage with Google Play. Purchases on other platforms (iOS, web, and desktop) are unaffected, and existing subscriptions remain active. We're monitoring Google's status and will post an update as soon as service is restored. No action is needed on your part — please try again later. https://pay.google.com/status/incidents/gQJsjf662F7KwPyiNqav
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**7. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-09-16 16:43 UTC

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+ This incident has been resolved.
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## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-16 16:15 UTC | Major incident: Google Pay Outage (this change) | outage |

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