Major impactResolvedAI/ML

Cursor outage: Fable 5 unavailable

Cursor reported this major-impact incident on its official status page on Aug 19, 2026, 23:10 UTC. It was resolved after 2h 41m.

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Aug 19, 2026, 23:10 UTC
started
Aug 20, 2026, 01:51 UTC
resolved
2h 41m
duration
Major
impact

Affected components

  • IDE
  1. resolvedAug 20, 2026, 01:51 UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

  2. monitoringAug 20, 2026, 00:03 UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring for service restoration.

  3. investigatingAug 19, 2026, 23:10 UTC

    We are investigating elevated errors affecting Fable 5. Other models remain available. Please switch to another model or select Auto while we investigate.

What APIStatus.watch saw

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

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How often does Cursor have incidents?

Cursor reported 50 incidents in the last 90 days, 15 of them major or critical. A typical incident lasted 1h 8m. See Cursor's uptime and incident history

Cursor outage on Aug 19, 2026: Fable 5 unavailable · APIStatus.watch