# Slack: Slack Real-Time Connection Disruption

> Slack status incident “Slack Real-Time Connection Disruption” on 2026-10-22: impact minor (vendor’s label), 0 min, 1 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/slack/incidents/1582
Last updated: 2026-10-22T18:50:50Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2026-10-22 18:50 UTC · Resolved: 2026-10-22 18:50 UTC · Duration: 0 min
- Updates: 1 · Affected components: Messaging
- [Vendor status page: https://slack-status.com/2026-10/58a30c7fc8aa3e80](https://slack-status.com/2026-10/58a30c7fc8aa3e80)
- [Company: Slack](https://rewindex.com/company/slack.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **resolved** 2026-10-22 18:50 UTC: Some Slack customers experienced disrupted real-time connections, delayed message delivery, and errors loading conversation history on October 22, 2026, starting at 16:08 UTC. A large number of active connections closed at once and then reconnected, which briefly strained the services customers rely on to send and read messages. By 16:26 UTC, connections had reconnected and service had returned to normal. We apologize for how this incident affected you and your business. We will undertake a full investigation of the incident, establishing the technical trigger, the underlying cause, and preventive action to avoid a repeat in the future.

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by Slack, started 2026-10-22 18:50 UTC, resolved after 0 min, 1 update(s).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/slack/incidents/1582
- Citation: Slack, “Slack Real-Time Connection Disruption” (2026-10-22 18:50 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/slack/incidents/1582 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[Slack: Slack Real-Time Connection Disruption (2026-10-22)](https://rewindex.com/company/slack/incidents/1582)`


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/slack/incidents/1582 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/company/slack/incidents/1582.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/companies/slack/incidents/1582 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-11-05T17:59:12.619Z