Cloudflare incident: Cloudflare Secure Web Gateway and DLP enforcement issues for Google Gemini

Affected components

• Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• Gateway

1. resolvedOct 20, 2026, 22:46 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. identifiedOct 19, 2026, 23:46 UTC

   We are rolling out a fix to restore Secure Web Gateway application controls for Google Gemini. Work continues to restore DLP prompt logging and enforcement.

3. identifiedOct 19, 2026, 20:30 UTC

   Cloudflare has identified an issue affecting Gateway application controls and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) inspection for certain Google Gemini traffic. We are working on a fix and will provide further updates as more information becomes available.

What APIStatus.watch saw

• Oct 20, 2026, 03:25 UTCoperational → major outage
• Oct 20, 2026, 06:35 UTCmajor outage → operational

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