Cloudflare incident: Increased HTTP 5xx Errors Ashburn

1. resolvedOct 16, 2026, 13:03 UTC

   Between 12:58 and 13:03 UTC, Cloudflare experienced an elevated rate of HTTP 5xx errors in Ashburn (IAD). The incident is now resolved, and systems are fully operational.

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Our 5-minute checks didn't record a change in Cloudflare's overall status around this incident. Smaller or regional incidents often leave a provider's overall status green.

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