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Cursor outage on Sep 3, 2026: what happened

On Sep 3, 2026, the Cursor status page reported "Investigating service degradation". About 3 hours 26 min: from Sep 3, 2026, 13:41 UTC to Sep 3, 2026, 17:07 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.

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Started
Sep 3, 2026, 13:41 UTC
Resolved
Sep 3, 2026, 17:07 UTC
Duration
3 hours 26 min
Official impact
Critical
Affected
Automations, Review Agents, Cloud Agents, IDE, Grok Bot
Source
Investigating service degradation on the Cursor status page

The Cursor status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness.

What caused the Cursor outage?

The Cursor status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem at 15:33 UTC on Sep 3, 2026, it said: "We have identified the cause and are actively working on a mitigation."

When was it fixed?

The Cursor status page marked it resolved at Sep 3, 2026, 17:07 UTC, 3 hours 26 min after it started.

Timeline of official updates

Every update the Cursor status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.

  1. Sep 3, 2026, 13:41 UTC investigating

    We are investigating a service degradation affecting All Grok Models, Automations, Cloud Agents, Grok Bot and Review Agents

  2. Sep 3, 2026, 15:33 UTC identified

    We have identified the cause and are actively working on a mitigation.

  3. Sep 3, 2026, 17:07 UTC resolved

    This incident has been resolved.

Cursor outage questions

What caused the Cursor outage on Sep 3, 2026?

The Cursor status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem (Sep 3, 2026, 15:33 UTC) it said: "We have identified the cause and are actively working on a mitigation."

When was the Cursor outage on Sep 3, 2026 fixed?

The Cursor status page marked it resolved at Sep 3, 2026, 17:07 UTC, 3 hours 26 min after it started.

How long did the Cursor outage last?

About 3 hours 26 min: from Sep 3, 2026, 13:41 UTC to Sep 3, 2026, 17:07 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.

Was Cursor completely down?

The Cursor status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness. The affected parts listed were: Automations, Review Agents, Cloud Agents, IDE, Grok Bot.

Which parts of Cursor were affected?

The Cursor status page listed: Automations, Review Agents, Cloud Agents, IDE, Grok Bot.

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Quotes are the Cursor status page's own words, from the official incident. Is It Up or Down is independent and not affiliated with Cursor. Times are UTC.