# SparkPost: Elevated Error Rate in Events API

> SparkPost status incident “Elevated Error Rate in Events API” on 2020-10-16: impact minor (vendor’s label), 0 min, 1 update(s). Archived by Rewindex.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/company/sparkpost/incidents/qtwrxxsyzx0m
Last updated: 2020-10-16T16:00:00Z

- Impact (vendor’s label): minor
- Status: resolved
- Started: 2020-10-16 16:00 UTC · Resolved: 2020-10-16 16:00 UTC · Duration: 0 min
- Updates: 1
- [Vendor status page: https://status.sparkpost.com/incidents/qtwrxxsyzx0m](https://status.sparkpost.com/incidents/qtwrxxsyzx0m)
- [Company: SparkPost](https://rewindex.com/company/sparkpost.md)

## Timeline of updates

- **resolved** 2020-10-16 16:00 UTC: The Events API experienced an elevated error rate and degraded performance between 12:00 PM and 12:45 PM EST. We are investigating the cause of the issue.

_From the vendor’s published history: only the final update text is available for incidents before Rewindex began polling this page._

## Cite this

Status incident (vendor impact label: minor) posted by SparkPost, started 2020-10-16 16:00 UTC, resolved after 0 min, 1 update(s).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/company/sparkpost/incidents/qtwrxxsyzx0m
- Citation: SparkPost, “Elevated Error Rate in Events API” (2020-10-16 16:00 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/company/sparkpost/incidents/qtwrxxsyzx0m (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[SparkPost: Elevated Error Rate in Events API (2020-10-16)](https://rewindex.com/company/sparkpost/incidents/qtwrxxsyzx0m)`


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