Is Amp down? › Outage history › Sep 6, 2026
Amp partial outage on Sep 6, 2026: what happened
On Sep 6, 2026, the Amp status page reported "Thread creation and connection failures". About 6 hours 10 min: from Sep 6, 2026, 16:22 UTC to Sep 6, 2026, 22:32 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
- Sep 6, 2026, 16:22 UTC
- Resolved
- Sep 6, 2026, 22:32 UTC
- Duration
- 6 hours 10 min
- Official impact
- Major
- Source
- Thread creation and connection failures on the Amp status page
The Amp status page rated the impact "Major": a partial outage. Some parts or some users were affected; it was not a complete outage.
What caused the Amp partial 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 Sep 6, 2026, 22:32 UTC, 6 hours 10 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Sep 6, 2026, 19:48 UTC. Its resolution note: "We have been at zero errors/failures for 3 hours now. We will continue to monitor it and will be shipping longer-term improvements over the next few hours to prevent this from happening again."
Timeline of official updates
Every update the Amp status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Sep 6, 2026, 16:22 UTC investigating
We're seeing elevated error rates and delays when creating and connecting to threads.
Sep 6, 2026, 19:48 UTC monitoring
We've found the issue and failures are down to zero right now, but we are still working on a more permanent fix. For the last few hours roughly 5-10% of thread creations and reconnects were failing.
Sep 6, 2026, 20:16 UTC monitoring
The mitigation is working and errors/delays are still at zero. We are continuing to monitor it and will deploy the longer-term fix soon.
Sep 6, 2026, 22:32 UTC resolved
We have been at zero errors/failures for 3 hours now. We will continue to monitor it and will be shipping longer-term improvements over the next few hours to prevent this from happening again.
Amp partial outage questions
What caused the Amp partial outage on Sep 6, 2026?
The Amp status page has not published a cause.
When was the Amp partial outage on Sep 6, 2026 fixed?
The Amp status page marked it resolved at Sep 6, 2026, 22:32 UTC, 6 hours 10 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Sep 6, 2026, 19:48 UTC. Its resolution note: "We have been at zero errors/failures for 3 hours now. We will continue to monitor it and will be shipping longer-term improvements over the next few hours to prevent this from happening again."
How long did the Amp partial outage last?
About 6 hours 10 min: from Sep 6, 2026, 16:22 UTC to Sep 6, 2026, 22:32 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was Amp completely down?
No. The Amp status page rated the impact "Major": a partial outage. Some parts or some users were affected; it was not a complete outage.
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