Cloudflare incident: DNS Update Delays

Affected components

• DNS Updates

1. resolvedOct 15, 2026, 18:19 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. monitoringOct 15, 2026, 16:27 UTC

   A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

3. identifiedOct 15, 2026, 16:13 UTC

   The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

4. investigatingOct 15, 2026, 15:33 UTC

   Cloudflare is investigating delays in propagation of updates to DNS records in multiple regions. More updates to follow shortly.

What APIStatus.watch saw

• Oct 15, 2026, 17:34 UTCoperational → partial outage
• Oct 15, 2026, 17:49 UTCpartial outage → operational

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