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Perplexity API outage history
Perplexity API published 7 incidents on its official status page since Aug 24, 2026, 2 of them rated at the highest impact level. None was major or long enough for its own page. Below them is every smaller incident, then our own 90 day check history.
Every smaller Perplexity API incident
Minor and short incidents from the Perplexity status page, newest first, each with a line from the official updates. Times are UTC.
October 2026
Oct 9, 2026, 22:38 UTC · Elevated API errors and timeouts
37 minutes · rated "Minor"
"The issue affecting the Website, App, and Computer has been resolved. All services are operational. The API remained operational throughout this incident."
August 2026
Aug 24, 2026, 23:39 UTC · Investigating API issue
duration not stated · rated "Critical"
"We are currently investigating this incident."
Aug 24, 2026, 23:39 UTC · Perplexity Website and API incident
duration not stated · rated "Minor"
"We are continuing to work on a fix for this incident."
Aug 24, 2026, 23:39 UTC · Sonar API incident
duration not stated · rated "Critical"
"We have identified the root cause and working on the mitigation."
Aug 24, 2026, 23:39 UTC · API outage
duration not stated · marked as no impact
"We experienced an outage for the API that lasted roughly 20 minutes. This incident has been resolved."
Aug 24, 2026, 23:39 UTC · P99 First Token Latency of Sonar Pro is elevated
duration not stated · rated "Minor"
"We are currently investigating this incident."
Aug 24, 2026, 23:39 UTC · Investigating increased API latency
duration not stated · rated "Minor"
"We are currently investigating this incident."
Perplexity API uptime, last 90 days
Tracked since Oct 7, 2026. Updated Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC.
Every Perplexity API problem in the last 90 days
No outages, degraded periods or maintenance recorded since Oct 7, 2026.
Day by day
| Day (UTC) | Uptime | Avg response | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2026 | 100% | 91 ms | Up |
| Oct 21, 2026 | 100% | 149 ms | Up |
| Oct 20, 2026 | 100% | 176 ms | Up |
| Oct 19, 2026 | 100% | 150 ms | Up |
| Oct 18, 2026 | 100% | 140 ms | Up |
| Oct 17, 2026 | 100% | 147 ms | Up |
| Oct 16, 2026 | 100% | 233 ms | Up |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 100% | 252 ms | Up |
| Oct 14, 2026 | 100% | 242 ms | Up |
| Oct 13, 2026 | 100% | 248 ms | Up |
| Oct 12, 2026 | 100% | 251 ms | Up |
| Oct 11, 2026 | 100% | 187 ms | Up |
| Oct 10, 2026 | 100% | 107 ms | Up |
| Oct 9, 2026 | 100% | 117 ms | Up |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 100% | 116 ms | Up |
| Oct 7, 2026 | 100% | 123 ms | Up |
Perplexity API outage questions
Was Perplexity API down today?
No. We recorded no Perplexity API outage, degraded period or maintenance today (Oct 22, 2026, UTC).
Was Perplexity API down yesterday?
No. We recorded no Perplexity API outage, degraded period or maintenance yesterday (Oct 21, 2026, UTC).
When was Perplexity API last down?
The latest incident on the Perplexity status page started Oct 9, 2026, 22:38 UTC: Elevated API errors and timeouts (37 minutes).
How often does Perplexity API go down?
Perplexity API's status page posted 7 incidents since Aug 24, 2026, 1 of them in the last 30 days. Most incidents affect part of the service, not all of it. Uptime from our own checks over the last 90 days: 100%.
Times are UTC. Official incidents are the company's own posts, quoted from the Perplexity status page. Problem periods start when the official status page or our checks first show a problem and end when the service is next found working, so durations are accurate to within a few minutes. Recent outages across all services.