# Sanity: Major incident: Elevated API and API CDN rates

**Summary:** Sanity reported a major incident affecting api.sanity.io and apicdn.sanity.io, with elevated error rates identified from 14:34 UTC until a fix restored normal rates at 14:40 UTC. The incident record started at 2026-08-14 14:46 UTC and was resolved at 2026-08-14 15:32 UTC; its recorded duration was 45 min. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-08-14 14:46 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://stspg.io/86gjnzfz78p5](https://stspg.io/86gjnzfz78p5)
- [Company: Sanity](https://rewindex.com/company/sanity.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:206/lz2nc61hp4xk@832d22be6d8e
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ Elevated API and API CDN rates
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**2. Added: Impact**

```diff
+ major
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**3. Added: Status**

```diff
+ resolved
```

**4. Added: Start time**

```diff
+ 2026-08-14 14:46 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

```diff
+ 2026-08-14 15:32 UTC
```

**6. Added: Affected components**

```diff
+ apicdn.sanity.io, api.sanity.io
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**7. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-08-14 14:46 UTC

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+ Starting at approximately 14:30 UTC, we have seen elevated API and API CDN error rates. We are currently investigating the issue.
```

**8. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-08-14 14:53 UTC

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+ A fix was implemented and service rates returned to normal at 14:40 UTC. The period of elevated error rates was identified to have started at 14:34 UTC. We are continuing to monitor.
```

**9. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-08-14 15:32 UTC

```diff
+ This incident has been resolved.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-14 14:46 UTC | Major incident: Elevated API and API CDN rates (this change) | outage |

All Sanity changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/sanity/changes.md)
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