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Slack outage history and postmortems

Apps and SaaS · 7 incidents in 90 days · 99.51% implied uptime · last 12d ago

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Incidents

38 on file
StartedIncidentDuration
Sep 1211:04 UTCSome customers experiencing blurry image previews and download issues8h 56m
Sep 1000:34 UTCTrouble loading Workspace-level Apps & Workflows settings page is returning blank pages2h 40m
Aug 1321:21 UTCTrouble Accessing Historical Messages With Custom Data Retention Policies Enabled32d 1h
Aug 622:22 UTCTrouble Using Search Bar For Some Admins2h 44m
Jul 2802:13 UTCFeature Degradation Affecting the Receipt of Emails in Slack1h 30m
Jul 2408:22 UTCIssue sending messages to channels via certain Workflows2h 24m
Jul 2402:18 UTCReceiving reminders in Slack issue1h 2m
Jun 2609:12 UTCChat functionality unavailable on Slack Help page57m
Jun 1722:33 UTCTrouble loading SSO configuration settings for some workspace admins5h 41m
Jun 1700:38 UTCTrouble performing some actions29m
Jun 1615:50 UTCTrouble submitting workflow forms with file attachments on Android.6d 4h
Jun 1601:19 UTCSlack Messaging issue0m
Jun 1122:13 UTCChild windows displaying content at half height1h 2m
Jun 1020:36 UTCTrouble with Gmail add-on Integration10h 3m
Jun 915:24 UTCTrouble adding multiple users to channels30h 18m
Jun 819:00 UTCSome users unable to sign in36m
Jun 316:33 UTCAdministrators may experience errors in member management.1h 2m
Jun 300:58 UTCTrouble connecting or loading Slack49m
Jun 216:16 UTCConnectivity Issues Affecting Some Users in Europe0m
Jun 102:08 UTCPartial Degradation Impacting Usergroups57m
May 2723:00 UTCTrouble with Slack - General Slack functionality issues16h 21m
May 1920:51 UTCTrouble uploading files and emojis in Slack1h 36m
May 1814:53 UTCHuddle AI summaries not being generated0m
May 1414:37 UTCIssues affecting file uploads, message edits, channel renames, and channel creations57m
May 818:31 UTCEKM customers were previously experiencing issues with channel loading and message delivery3d 3h
May 812:13 UTCScheduled Grid Migrations are experiencing extended downtime5h 31m
May 410:00 UTCSlow behaviour in Slack7h 37m
May 101:50 UTCSlack Search Feature Disruption - Japan region0m
Apr 2717:11 UTCUsers May Not Receive Notifications on Slack Thread Replies3h 24m
Apr 2307:27 UTCSlack Threads Not Loading2h 24m
Apr 2113:46 UTCCustom status not expiring2h 1m
Apr 2009:05 UTCUsers may experience delays due to increased load on bychan keyspace affecting system performance0m
Apr 1019:09 UTCTrouble Sending Messages2h 35m
Apr 907:58 UTCTrouble with Slackbot and AI-powered features11h 30m
Apr 113:01 UTCSlackbot button in the top navigation is disappearing1h 36m
Mar 2922:38 UTCIssue with Sending and Receiving Messages2h 39m
Mar 2804:12 UTCIssues while sending messages and loading message history is impacting some users1h 27m
Jan 414:57 UTCOverloaded AWS Transit Gateway takes Slack down on the first workday of 20212h 18m
About Slack

The last year, day by day

No incident Minor Major CriticalDeeper colour: longer outage

Downtime, added up

Apps and SaaS median
10h 39m

Slack: 10h 39m weighted downtime in range, category median 29m.

7 incidents, 0 major or critical, 7d 19h of incident time (0m major or critical, 7d 19h partial), longest 7d, implied uptime 99.51%, between Jun 28, 2026 and Sep 25, 2026.

Stated causes

31 incidents with no cause stated.

Postmortems

StartedIncidentDuration
Jan 414:57 UTCOverloaded AWS Transit Gateway takes Slack down on the first workday of 20212h 18m

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Questions

Is Slack down right now?

Check Slack's own status page at https://slack-status.com for the live state. This page shows Slack's incident history from that page; the most recent incident started 2026-09-12: "Some customers experiencing blurry image previews and download issues".

How often does Slack have outages?

Slack posted 7 incidents in the last 90 days and 37 in the last year, 0 of them major or critical in the last 90 days. The median incident lasted 2h 40m.

When was Slack's last major outage?

2021-01-04: "Overloaded AWS Transit Gateway takes Slack down on the first workday of 2021", lasting 2h 18m.

What usually causes Slack incidents?

Where Slack explained the cause, the most common was deployment or rollout (3 incidents). Most status updates do not name a cause.

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