# Fly.io: Major incident: API background job queue failure

**Summary:** Fly.io reported a major API background job queue failure starting 2026-09-02 07:21 UTC: creating apps, assigning IP addresses, and creating/renewing certificates could fail. A fix was implemented by 07:31 UTC; the incident was resolved at 07:44 UTC, lasting 22 min. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-09-02 07:21 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-17 18:22 UTC
- [Source: https://status.flyio.net/incidents/01M1GJQN0DPPEH88AF208PMXTH](https://status.flyio.net/incidents/01M1GJQN0DPPEH88AF208PMXTH)
- [Company: Fly.io](https://rewindex.com/company/fly-io.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:186/01M1GJQN0DPPEH88AF208PMXTH@438bf298ded9
- Change 1 of 1 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [API background job queue failure](https://rewindex.com/company/fly-io/incidents/01M1GJQN0DPPEH88AF208PMXTH.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

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+ API background job queue failure
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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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+ 2026-09-02 07:21 UTC
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**5. Added: Resolved time**

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+ 2026-09-02 07:44 UTC
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**6. Added: Update** (investigating) · 2026-09-02 07:21 UTC

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+ We are investigating an issue with the background job runner for our API. Actions that require a background job, such as creating apps, assigning IP addresses, or creating/renewing certificates, may fail at this time.
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**7. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-09-02 07:31 UTC

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+ A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
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**8. Added: Update** (resolved) · 2026-09-02 07:44 UTC

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

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-02 07:21 UTC | Major incident: API background job queue failure (this change) | outage |

All Fly.io changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/fly-io/changes.md)
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