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Discord partial outage on May 8, 2026: what happened

On May 8, 2026, the Discord status page reported "Increased API Errors". About 3 hours 30 min: from May 8, 2026, 19:08 UTC to May 8, 2026, 22:38 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.

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Started
May 8, 2026, 19:08 UTC
Resolved
May 8, 2026, 22:38 UTC
Duration
3 hours 30 min
Official impact
Major
Source
Increased API Errors 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. When it identified the problem at 19:24 UTC on May 8, 2026, it said: "We have identified the issue. Many users are unable to start their sessions at this time"

When was it fixed?

The Discord status page marked it resolved at May 8, 2026, 22:38 UTC, 3 hours 30 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from May 8, 2026, 20:16 UTC. Its resolution note: "All critical functionalities have recovered for all users."

Timeline of official updates

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

  1. May 8, 2026, 19:08 UTC investigating

    We're investgating errors in our API systems.

  2. May 8, 2026, 19:24 UTC identified

    We have identified the issue. Many users are unable to start their sessions at this time

  3. May 8, 2026, 19:56 UTC identified

    We are continuing to work to remediate the issues impacting availability for some Discord users. This is causing impact across our service, including logging in and sending messages.

  4. May 8, 2026, 20:16 UTC monitoring

    We are seeing significant recovery at this time. We are continue to restore ancillary services and we are metering in traffic as users reconnect.

  5. May 8, 2026, 20:19 UTC identified

    We are beginning to see recovery on our systems and are continuing recovery operations to get the service into a fully healthy state

  6. May 8, 2026, 21:08 UTC identified

    We are continuing to see recovery on our systems and are continuing recovery operations to get the service into a fully healthy state

  7. May 8, 2026, 21:47 UTC identified

    Users are able to connect to the platform, and we are working on recovering some features

  8. May 8, 2026, 22:38 UTC resolved

    All critical functionalities have recovered for all users.

Discord partial outage questions

What caused the Discord partial outage on May 8, 2026?

The Discord status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem (May 8, 2026, 19:24 UTC) it said: "We have identified the issue. Many users are unable to start their sessions at this time"

When was the Discord partial outage on May 8, 2026 fixed?

The Discord status page marked it resolved at May 8, 2026, 22:38 UTC, 3 hours 30 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from May 8, 2026, 20:16 UTC. Its resolution note: "All critical functionalities have recovered for all users."

How long did the Discord partial outage last?

About 3 hours 30 min: from May 8, 2026, 19:08 UTC to May 8, 2026, 22:38 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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Quotes are the Discord status page's own words, from the official incident. Is It Up or Down is independent and not affiliated with Discord. Times are UTC.