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Vercel: New container functions are failing
Vercel reported a major Functions outage: newly deployed container functions could return 5XX errors from 2026-08-20 17:46 UTC until resolution at 2026-08-20 18:34 UTC (47 min). Customers could temporarily use a previously working deployment; Vercel reported deploying a fix at 18:23 UTC, restoring newly deployed container functions.
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Affected components: Functions
Timeline of updates
- identified
We've identified an issue where newly deployed container functions may return 5XX errors. Customers can use a previously working container function deployment as a temporary mitigation. We are working on a fix and will provide additional updates as they become available.
- monitoring
We have deployed a fix. Newly deployed container functions are working as expected.
- resolved
This incident has been resolved.
Rewindex changes for this incident
- Major incident: New container functions are failing 2026-08-20 17:46 UTC
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