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Affirm · Apps and SaaSOct 20, 2025, 07:02 UTC

Impact to all traffic

CriticalNot disclosedUpdated 6h ago
Oct 20, 07:02 UTCOct 20, 09:58 UTC
Duration
2h 55m
Impact
Critical
Root cause
Not disclosed
Affirm, 90 days
1 incidents
Affected
USCanadaAffirm.com - USAffirm.com - CanadaAffirm Checkout - USAffirm Checkout - CanadaAffirm Mobile App - USAffirm Mobile App - Canada
Status page

Final update

This incident has been resolved.

Timeline

  1. Resolved · Oct 20, 09:58 UTC
    This incident has been resolved.
  2. Monitoring · Oct 20, 09:31 UTC
    Our core infrastructure provider has announced a successful mitigation measure and we are now observing recovery on all Affirm services. We will continue to monitor as service health improves
  3. Monitoring · Oct 20, 09:02 UTC
    We are continuing to monitor the situation with the impacted core infrastructure partner and are looking for potential mitigations we could attempt on our side. We will update as the situation evolves.
  4. Monitoring · Oct 20, 08:31 UTC
    We are continuing to monitor this issue and will update with pertinent information as the situation develops.
  5. Identified · Oct 20, 07:53 UTC
    Our teams have confirmed that the degradation is a result of a widespread issue impacting a core infrastructure provider. We are monitoring the situation closely and will update in the next 30 minutes.
  6. Investigating · Oct 20, 07:02 UTC
    We are investigating a sudden drop in all successful traffic to Affirm services in the US and CA

More from Affirm

Full history
StartedIncidentDuration
Aug 1221:12 UTCAffirm Services Degradation48m
Jun 2214:36 UTCCheckout Degradation29m
Jun 1723:22 UTCSandbox checkout confirm_loan failures1h 22m
Jun 1015:06 UTCCA Checkout Degradation52m
Jun 408:01 UTCCheckout Degradation1h 35m
Jun 319:00 UTCDegradation on Sandbox APIs1h 49m

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