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Airtable: Major incident: Some users unable to connect to Airtable

Summary

Airtable reported a major outage preventing some users from connecting and leaving some bases unavailable; Automations also stopped running. It started at 2024-03-21 16:42 UTC and was resolved at 2024-03-22 00:27 UTC, lasting 7 h 44 min. Airtable implemented mitigations and fixes, fully re-enabled Automations, and confirmed services were functioning normally.

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Major incidentLabel: outage (model (Jev), 99%)Changed Detected Source: stspg.io (opens in new tab)

What changed

AddedTitle#1
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After: Some users unable to connect to Airtable
AddedImpact#2
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After: major
AddedStatus#3
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AddedStart time#4
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After: 2024-03-21 16:42 UTC
AddedResolved time#5
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After: 2024-03-22 00:27 UTC
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After: Airtable Service
AddedUpdateinvestigating#7
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After: We are currently investigating this issue. We apologize for the inconvenience.
AddedUpdateinvestigating#8
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After: We have implemented mitigations leading to partial recovery and are continuing to work to fully stabilize the system. At this time, Automations are not running. We apologize for the inconvenience.
AddedUpdateinvestigating#9
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After: We are re-enabling Automations at this time. We have implemented a fix that has caused most bases to recover. Some bases are still unavailable and we are actively working on getting these bases stable as well.
AddedUpdatemonitoring#10
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After: A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. Automations are now fully re-enabled. We apologize for the inconvenience this incident has caused.
AddedUpdateresolved#11
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After: We have resolved this incident, and Airtable’s services are functioning normally. We’re sorry for the inconvenience to our customers’ operations.

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History of this incident

When (UTC)ChangeKind
Major incident: Some users unable to connect to Airtable (this change)
Airtable reported a major outage preventing some users from connecting and leaving some bases unavailable; Automations also stopped running. It started at 2024-03-21 16:42 UTC and was resolved at 2024-03-22 00:27 UTC, lasting 7 h 44 min. Airtable implemented mitigations and fixes, fully re-enabled Automations, and confirmed services were functioning normally.
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