Discord: Issues sending messages for bots and users

Impact: criticalStatus: resolvedStarted 2026-08-07 22:21 UTCResolved 2026-08-07 23:02 UTC (41 min)4 updatesSource: stspg.io

Summary

Discord reported a critical API outage starting 2026-08-07 22:21 UTC that prevented users and bots from sending messages, then expanded to all Discord interactions. Service recovered at 22:42 UTC, and the incident was fully resolved at 2026-08-07 23:02 UTC; the reported duration was 40 min.

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Affected components: API

Timeline of updates

identified2026-08-07 22:21 UTC
We're aware of an issue preventing users and bots from sending messages, we're working on fully restoring service
identified2026-08-07 22:26 UTC
This issue has expanded and is now affecting all Discord interactions. We're continuing to work towards mitigating the issue.
monitoring2026-08-07 22:42 UTC
We've recovered service and are continuing to monitor for recovery.
resolved2026-08-07 23:02 UTC
This issue has been fully resolved

Rewindex changes for this incident

Critical incident: Issues sending messages for bots and users 2026-08-07 22:21 UTC

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