Is Amp down? › Outage history › Aug 10, 2026
Amp outage on Aug 10, 2026: what happened
On Aug 10, 2026, the Amp status page reported "Thread creation is failing". About 2 hours 48 min: from Aug 10, 2026, 23:48 UTC to Aug 11, 2026, 02:36 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Amp right now
At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) Amp was up: All Systems Operational.
- Started
- Aug 10, 2026, 23:48 UTC
- Resolved
- Aug 11, 2026, 02:36 UTC
- Duration
- 2 hours 48 min
- Official impact
- Critical
- Source
- Thread creation is failing on the Amp status page
The Amp status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness.
What caused the Amp outage?
The Amp status page has not published a cause. Its updates describe the symptoms only.
When was it fixed?
The Amp status page marked it resolved at Aug 11, 2026, 02:36 UTC, 2 hours 48 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Aug 11, 2026, 00:05 UTC. Its resolution note: "Service has stabilized for new threads. We are still investigating some reports of threads which experienced errors during the incident staying stuck."
Timeline of official updates
Every update the Amp status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Aug 10, 2026, 23:48 UTC investigating
Thread creation and connection is failing
Aug 11, 2026, 00:05 UTC monitoring
We ran into some GCE capacity issues which meant that a routine node update was suddenly not routine. Thread creation is working again, but you may still notice some slowness as we fully recover.
Aug 11, 2026, 02:36 UTC resolved
Service has stabilized for new threads. We are still investigating some reports of threads which experienced errors during the incident staying stuck.
Amp outage questions
What caused the Amp outage on Aug 10, 2026?
The Amp status page has not published a cause.
When was the Amp outage on Aug 10, 2026 fixed?
The Amp status page marked it resolved at Aug 11, 2026, 02:36 UTC, 2 hours 48 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Aug 11, 2026, 00:05 UTC. Its resolution note: "Service has stabilized for new threads. We are still investigating some reports of threads which experienced errors during the incident staying stuck."
How long did the Amp outage last?
About 2 hours 48 min: from Aug 10, 2026, 23:48 UTC to Aug 11, 2026, 02:36 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was Amp completely down?
The Amp status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness.
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