Fly.io: API background job queue failure

Impact: majorStatus: resolvedStarted 2026-09-02 07:21 UTCResolved 2026-09-02 07:44 UTC (23 min)3 updatesSource: status.flyio.net

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.

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Affected components: Machines API

Timeline of updates

investigating2026-09-02 07:21 UTC
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.
monitoring2026-09-02 07:31 UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
resolved2026-09-02 07:44 UTC
This incident has been resolved.

Rewindex changes for this incident

Major incident: API background job queue failure 2026-09-02 07:21 UTC

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