Cloudflare incident: DNS Update Delays

Affected components

• DNS Updates

1. resolvedOct 19, 2026, 11:50 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. monitoringOct 19, 2026, 11:39 UTC

   We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

3. identifiedOct 19, 2026, 11:35 UTC

   We are continuing to work on a fix for the issue.

4. investigatingOct 19, 2026, 11:28 UTC

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

What APIStatus.watch saw

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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