Is Black Forest Labs down? › Outage history › Sep 29, 2026
Black Forest Labs partial outage on Sep 29, 2026: what happened
On Sep 29, 2026, the Black Forest Labs status page reported "EU cluster increased latencies". About 20 hours 15 min: from Sep 29, 2026, 14:48 UTC to Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Black Forest Labs right now
At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) Black Forest Labs was up: All Systems Operational.
- Started
- Sep 29, 2026, 14:48 UTC
- Resolved
- Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 UTC
- Duration
- 20 hours 15 min
- Official impact
- Major
- Affected
- API (api.bfl.ai), API EU (api.eu.bfl.ai)
- Source
- EU cluster increased latencies on the Black Forest Labs status page
The Black Forest Labs 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 Black Forest Labs partial outage?
The Black Forest Labs status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem at 15:56 UTC on Sep 29, 2026, it said: "The issue has been identified and 3d party is working on a resolution. To mitigate please consider switching over to api.bfl.ai: https://docs.bfl.ai/api_integration/integration_guidelines"
When was it fixed?
The Black Forest Labs status page marked it resolved at Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 UTC, 20 hours 15 min after it started.
Timeline of official updates
Every update the Black Forest Labs status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Sep 29, 2026, 14:48 UTC investigating
We are currently investigating this issue.
Sep 29, 2026, 15:00 UTC investigating
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
Sep 29, 2026, 15:56 UTC identified
The issue has been identified and 3d party is working on a resolution. To mitigate please consider switching over to api.bfl.ai: https://docs.bfl.ai/api_integration/integration_guidelines
Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 UTC resolved
This incident has been resolved.
Black Forest Labs partial outage questions
What caused the Black Forest Labs partial outage on Sep 29, 2026?
The Black Forest Labs status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem (Sep 29, 2026, 15:56 UTC) it said: "The issue has been identified and 3d party is working on a resolution. To mitigate please consider switching over to api.bfl.ai: https://docs.bfl.ai/api_integration/integration_guidelines"
When was the Black Forest Labs partial outage on Sep 29, 2026 fixed?
The Black Forest Labs status page marked it resolved at Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 UTC, 20 hours 15 min after it started.
How long did the Black Forest Labs partial outage last?
About 20 hours 15 min: from Sep 29, 2026, 14:48 UTC to Sep 30, 2026, 11:02 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was Black Forest Labs completely down?
No. The Black Forest Labs status page rated the impact "Major": a partial outage. Some parts or some users were affected; it was not a complete outage. The affected parts listed were: API (api.bfl.ai), API EU (api.eu.bfl.ai).
Which parts of Black Forest Labs were affected?
The Black Forest Labs status page listed: API (api.bfl.ai), API EU (api.eu.bfl.ai).
Other recent Black Forest Labs incidents
- US region increased latencies Sep 8, 2026, 04:43 UTC, 6 hours 31 min
- Please avoid cluster specific endpoints. Aug 25, 2026, 04:51 UTC, duration not stated
- EU region cluster outage Aug 19, 2026, 19:47 UTC, 4 hours 51 min
- Cluster Down - FLUX.2 [flex] Traffic Impacted Aug 19, 2026, 11:15 UTC, 7 hours 42 min
- Extended flux-3-video generation times Aug 19, 2026, 01:05 UTC, 2 hours 38 min
- US4 region increased latencies Aug 13, 2026, 18:26 UTC, 27 minutes
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