# Fly.io: Sprite creates failing

- Impact (vendor’s label): critical
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-10-08 21:23 UTC · Resolved: 2026-10-08 21:54 UTC · Duration: 31 min
- Updates: 4 · Affected components: Sprites
- [Vendor status page: https://status.flyio.net/incidents/01M4EPC94XF097RBMJ5S35XMMN](https://status.flyio.net/incidents/01M4EPC94XF097RBMJ5S35XMMN)
- [Company: Fly.io](https://rewindex.com/company/fly-io.md)

## Summary

Fly.io reported a critical outage affecting Sprite creates in all regions outside Europe, starting 2026-10-08 21:23 UTC and resolved at 2026-10-08 21:54 UTC (31 min). Fly.io applied a fix for a potential issue; Sprite pools recovered and creates resumed succeeding. _(machine-written, sol)_
## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-10-08 21:23 UTC: Sprite creates are failing in all regions outside of Europe. We are investigating the cause.
- **identified** 2026-10-08 21:48 UTC: We have identified a potential issue and are applying a fix.
- **monitoring** 2026-10-08 21:51 UTC: Sprite pools are starting to recover and creates are succeeding. We are monitoring the pools as they refill.
- **resolved** 2026-10-08 21:54 UTC: The issue has been resolved.

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2026-10-08 21:23 UTC: [Critical incident: Sprite creates failing](https://rewindex.com/change/i16c31aba1a2791.md)


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/fly-io/incidents/01M4EPC94XF097RBMJ5S35XMMN · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/company/fly-io/incidents/01M4EPC94XF097RBMJ5S35XMMN.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/companies/fly-io/incidents/01M4EPC94XF097RBMJ5S35XMMN · Generated 2026-10-18T12:39:12.679Z