Is Canva down? › Outage history › May 8, 2026
Canva partial outage on May 8, 2026: what happened
On May 8, 2026, the Canva status page reported "Some users may have issues accessing Canva". About 21 hours 60 min: from May 8, 2026, 00:43 UTC to May 8, 2026, 22:43 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Canva right now
At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) Canva was up: All Systems Operational.
- Started
- May 8, 2026, 00:43 UTC
- Resolved
- May 8, 2026, 22:43 UTC
- Duration
- 21 hours 60 min
- Official impact
- Major
- Source
- Some users may have issues accessing Canva on the Canva status page
The Canva 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 Canva partial outage?
"We're currently experiencing intermittent issues due to an ongoing AWS service disruption."
From the Canva status page, May 8, 2026, 00:56 UTC.
When was it fixed?
The Canva status page marked it resolved at May 8, 2026, 22:43 UTC, 21 hours 60 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from May 8, 2026, 02:16 UTC.
Timeline of official updates
Every update the Canva status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
May 8, 2026, 00:43 UTC investigating
Some users may have issues accessing Canva. Our teams are urgently looking into this and we will provide an update soon.
May 8, 2026, 00:56 UTC identified
We're currently experiencing intermittent issues due to an ongoing AWS service disruption. AWS has acknowledged the issue on their status page. We're monitoring the situation closely and will update as more information becomes available. For vendor updates, see: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
May 8, 2026, 02:16 UTC monitoring
We've seen recovery and are currently monitoring for any further issues.
May 8, 2026, 06:01 UTC monitoring
We're continuing to monitor for any impact while we wait for AWS to resolve the underlying issue.
May 8, 2026, 22:43 UTC resolved
This incident has been resolved.
Canva partial outage questions
What caused the Canva partial outage on May 8, 2026?
The Canva status page said (update at May 8, 2026, 00:56 UTC): "We're currently experiencing intermittent issues due to an ongoing AWS service disruption."
When was the Canva partial outage on May 8, 2026 fixed?
The Canva status page marked it resolved at May 8, 2026, 22:43 UTC, 21 hours 60 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from May 8, 2026, 02:16 UTC.
How long did the Canva partial outage last?
About 21 hours 60 min: from May 8, 2026, 00:43 UTC to May 8, 2026, 22:43 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was Canva completely down?
No. The Canva 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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