Is Discord down? › Outage history › Mar 20, 2026
Discord partial outage on Mar 20, 2026: what happened
On Mar 20, 2026, the Discord status page reported "Failure to start new voice calls". About 3 hours 10 min: from Mar 20, 2026, 02:47 UTC to Mar 20, 2026, 05:56 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Discord right now
At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) Discord was up: All Systems Operational.
- Started
- Mar 20, 2026, 02:47 UTC
- Resolved
- Mar 20, 2026, 05:56 UTC
- Duration
- 3 hours 10 min
- Official impact
- Major
- Source
- Failure to start new voice calls on the Discord status page
The Discord 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 Discord partial outage?
The Discord status page has not published a cause. Its updates describe the symptoms only.
When was it fixed?
The Discord status page marked it resolved at Mar 20, 2026, 05:56 UTC, 3 hours 10 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Mar 20, 2026, 05:43 UTC.
Timeline of official updates
Every update the Discord status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Mar 20, 2026, 02:47 UTC investigating
New voice calls are failing to be created. We are currently investigating.
Mar 20, 2026, 05:43 UTC monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Mar 20, 2026, 05:56 UTC resolved
This incident has been resolved.
Discord partial outage questions
What caused the Discord partial outage on Mar 20, 2026?
The Discord status page has not published a cause.
When was the Discord partial outage on Mar 20, 2026 fixed?
The Discord status page marked it resolved at Mar 20, 2026, 05:56 UTC, 3 hours 10 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Mar 20, 2026, 05:43 UTC.
How long did the Discord partial outage last?
About 3 hours 10 min: from Mar 20, 2026, 02:47 UTC to Mar 20, 2026, 05:56 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was Discord completely down?
No. The Discord 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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