Is Granola down? › Outage history › Jan 18, 2026
Granola outage on Jan 18, 2026: what happened
On Jan 18, 2026, the Granola status page reported "Database upgrade - app functionality degraded". About 1 hour 21 min: from Jan 18, 2026, 22:46 UTC to Jan 19, 2026, 00:07 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Granola right now
At our last refresh (Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC) Granola was up: All Systems Operational.
- Started
- Jan 18, 2026, 22:46 UTC
- Resolved
- Jan 19, 2026, 00:07 UTC
- Duration
- 1 hour 21 min
- Official impact
- Critical
- Source
- Database upgrade - app functionality degraded on the Granola status page
The Granola status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness.
What caused the Granola outage?
The Granola status page has not published a cause. Its updates describe the symptoms only.
When was it fixed?
The Granola status page marked it resolved at Jan 19, 2026, 00:07 UTC, 1 hour 21 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Jan 18, 2026, 22:46 UTC. Its resolution note: "Database upgrade complete. We encountered some unexpected bugs after the upgrade which took some time to resolve."
Timeline of official updates
Every update the Granola status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.
Jan 18, 2026, 22:46 UTC monitoring
We are in the process of upgrading our database which is causing degraded functionality across the app and the website.
Jan 19, 2026, 00:07 UTC resolved
Database upgrade complete. We encountered some unexpected bugs after the upgrade which took some time to resolve.
Granola outage questions
What caused the Granola outage on Jan 18, 2026?
The Granola status page has not published a cause.
When was the Granola outage on Jan 18, 2026 fixed?
The Granola status page marked it resolved at Jan 19, 2026, 00:07 UTC, 1 hour 21 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Jan 18, 2026, 22:46 UTC. Its resolution note: "Database upgrade complete. We encountered some unexpected bugs after the upgrade which took some time to resolve."
How long did the Granola outage last?
About 1 hour 21 min: from Jan 18, 2026, 22:46 UTC to Jan 19, 2026, 00:07 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.
Was Granola completely down?
The Granola status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness.
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