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Braintrust outage on Mar 20, 2026: what happened
On Mar 20, 2026, the Braintrust status page reported "Database load issues with control plane". About 1 hour 16 min: from Mar 20, 2026, 23:07 UTC to Mar 21, 2026, 00:23 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Braintrust right now
At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) Braintrust was up: All Systems Operational.
- Started
- Mar 20, 2026, 23:07 UTC
- Resolved
- Mar 21, 2026, 00:23 UTC
- Duration
- 1 hour 16 min
- Official impact
- Critical
- Source
- Database load issues with control plane on the Braintrust status page
The Braintrust status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness.
What caused the Braintrust outage?
The Braintrust status page has not published a cause. Its updates describe the symptoms only.
When was it fixed?
The Braintrust status page marked it resolved at Mar 21, 2026, 00:23 UTC, 1 hour 16 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Mar 20, 2026, 23:14 UTC. Its resolution note: "Load issues have subsided"
Timeline of official updates
Every update the Braintrust status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Mar 20, 2026, 23:07 UTC investigating
The control plane is experiencing very high load.
Mar 20, 2026, 23:14 UTC monitoring
Error rates have recovered by database usage is still high.
Mar 21, 2026, 00:09 UTC monitoring
Database size is being increased. This will cause a short outage.
Mar 21, 2026, 00:15 UTC monitoring
DB upgrade complete. CPU usage appears to be at normal levels. Monitoring for now.
Mar 21, 2026, 00:23 UTC resolved
Load issues have subsided
Braintrust outage questions
What caused the Braintrust outage on Mar 20, 2026?
The Braintrust status page has not published a cause.
When was the Braintrust outage on Mar 20, 2026 fixed?
The Braintrust status page marked it resolved at Mar 21, 2026, 00:23 UTC, 1 hour 16 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Mar 20, 2026, 23:14 UTC. Its resolution note: "Load issues have subsided"
How long did the Braintrust outage last?
About 1 hour 16 min: from Mar 20, 2026, 23:07 UTC to Mar 21, 2026, 00:23 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was Braintrust completely down?
The Braintrust status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness.
Other recent Braintrust incidents
- Elevated errors and latency on the US data plane API Sep 30, 2026, 11:36 UTC, 1 hour 18 min
- Slow or failed data loading in US region Sep 9, 2026, 21:30 UTC, 40 minutes
- Elevated 5XXs on Control Plane API Sep 4, 2026, 15:19 UTC, 33 minutes
- Gateway 5xxs Aug 28, 2026, 20:38 UTC, duration not stated
- Gateway 5xxs Aug 28, 2026, 18:24 UTC, duration not stated
- Gateway 5xxs Aug 28, 2026, 18:21 UTC, duration not stated
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