# Okta: Service Disruption on Email Delivery

> Okta status incident “Service Disruption on Email Delivery” on 2026-11-12: impact major (vendor’s label), 6 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/okta/incidents/I-12150
Last updated: 2026-11-13T01:18:42Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): major
- Status: monitoring · edited after publishing
- Started: 2026-11-12 18:30 UTC · Resolved: not resolved · Duration: ongoing
- Updates: 6 · Affected components: Cell okta-emea.com:1, Cell okta.com:1, Cell okta.com:2, Cell okta.com:3, Cell okta.com:4, Cell okta.com:6, Cell okta.com:7, Cell oktapreview.com:1, Cell oktapreview.com:2, Cell okta.com:8, Cell okta.com:9, Cell okta.com:11, Cell okta.com:12, Cell oktapreview.com:3, Cell okta.com:14, Cell okta.com:16, Cell okta.com:17, Cell okta.com:18, Cell okta.com:19, Cell okta.com:20, Cell okta.com:22, Cell okta.com:23, MFA / Third Party
- [Vendor status page: https://status.okta.com/\#incident/a9CWR0000002QmQ2AU](https://status.okta.com/#incident/a9CWR0000002QmQ2AU)
- [Company: Okta](https://rewindex.com/company/okta.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **investigating** 2026-11-12 21:13 UTC _(deleted by the vendor)_: On November 12, 2026, at 10:30 AM PT, the Engineering Team became aware of an issue with email delivery to some recipients, affecting customers in all Okta Preview and Production cells. We have identified the issue as a disruption at a third-party email provider, which is actively working on a fix. During this time, emails sent from Okta to affected recipients may be delayed or may not be delivered. Users waiting on verification codes may experience delays of several minutes. If available, please opt for backup verification methods such as authenticator apps or email. Our team is monitoring the provider’s progress. We will provide another update within the next 30 minutes, or sooner if additional information becomes available.
- **identified** 2026-11-12 21:21 UTC _(deleted by the vendor)_: On November 12, 2026, at 10:30 AM PT, the Engineering Team became aware of an issue with email delivery to some recipients, affecting customers in all Okta Preview and Production cells. We have identified the issue as a disruption at a third-party email provider, which is actively working on a fix. During this time, emails sent from Okta to affected recipients may be delayed or may not be delivered. Users waiting on verification codes may experience delays of several minutes. If available, please opt for backup verification methods such as authenticator apps. Our team is monitoring the provider’s progress. We will provide another update within the next 30 minutes, or sooner if additional information becomes available.
- **identified** 2026-11-12 22:03 UTC _(deleted by the vendor)_: On November 12, 2026, at 10:30 AM PT, the Engineering Team became aware of an issue with email delivery to some recipients, affecting customers in all Okta Preview and Production cells. We have identified the issue as a disruption at a third-party email provider, which is actively working on a fix. During this time, emails sent from Okta to affected recipients may be delayed or may not be delivered. Users waiting on verification codes may experience delays of several minutes. If available, please opt for backup verification methods such as authenticator apps. Our team is monitoring the provider’s progress. We will provide another update within the next 30 minutes, or sooner if additional information becomes available.
- **identified** 2026-11-12 23:07 UTC _(deleted by the vendor)_: On November 12, 2026, at 10:30 AM PT, the Engineering Team became aware of an issue with email delivery to some recipients, affecting customers in all Okta Preview and Production cells. We have identified the issue as a disruption at a third-party email provider, which is actively working on a fix. During this time, emails sent from Okta to affected recipients may be delayed or may not be delivered. Users waiting on verification codes may experience delays of several minutes. If available, please opt for backup verification methods such as authenticator apps. Our team is monitoring the provider’s progress. We will provide another update within the next 30 minutes, or sooner if additional information becomes available.
- **monitoring** 2026-11-12 23:58 UTC _(deleted by the vendor)_: On November 12, 2026, at 10:30 AM PT, the Engineering Team became aware of an issue with email delivery to some recipients, affecting customers in all Okta Preview and Production cells. We have identified the issue as a disruption at a third-party email provider, which is actively working on a fix. During this time, emails sent from Okta to affected recipients may be delayed or may not be delivered. Users waiting on verification codes may experience delays of several minutes. If available, please opt for backup verification methods such as authenticator apps. Our team is monitoring the provider’s progress. We will provide another update within the next 30 minutes, or sooner if additional information becomes available.
- **monitoring** 2026-11-13 01:13 UTC: On November 12, 2026, at 10:30 AM PT, the Engineering Team became aware of an issue with email delivery to some recipients, affecting customers in all Okta Preview and Production cells. We have identified the issue as a disruption at a third-party email provider, which is actively working on a fix. During this time, emails sent from Okta to affected recipients may be delayed or may not be delivered. Users waiting on verification codes may experience delays of several minutes. If available, please opt for backup verification methods such as authenticator apps. Our team is monitoring the provider’s progress. We will provide another update within the next 30 minutes, or sooner if additional information becomes available.

## Rewindex changes for this incident

- 2026-11-12 18:30 UTC: [Major incident: Service Disruption on Email Delivery](https://rewindex.com/change/ib77710c89211b9.md)
- 2026-11-12 21:28 UTC: [Incident updated: Service Disruption on Email Delivery](https://rewindex.com/change/rc6547fcee6e9d7.md)
- 2026-11-12 22:08 UTC: [Incident updated: Service Disruption on Email Delivery](https://rewindex.com/change/r133e17b3863e82.md)
- 2026-11-12 23:08 UTC: [Incident updated: Service Disruption on Email Delivery](https://rewindex.com/change/rdb5458e68ce2db.md)
- 2026-11-13 00:08 UTC: [Incident updated: Service Disruption on Email Delivery](https://rewindex.com/change/rd488b6c4d3bd3c.md)
- 2026-11-13 01:18 UTC: [Incident updated: Service Disruption on Email Delivery](https://rewindex.com/change/r741064f53e15f4.md)

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: major) posted by Okta, started 2026-11-12 18:30 UTC, not resolved, 6 update(s); edited after publishing.

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/okta/incidents/I-12150
- Citation: Okta, “Service Disruption on Email Delivery” (2026-11-12 18:30 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/okta/incidents/I-12150 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[Okta: Service Disruption on Email Delivery (2026-11-12)](https://rewindex.com/company/okta/incidents/I-12150)`


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