Discord incident: Elevated API error rate

Affected components

• API
• Media Proxy

1. resolvedOct 1, 2026, 20:52 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. investigatingOct 1, 2026, 19:48 UTC

   We are currently investigating this issue.

What APIStatus.watch saw

• Oct 1, 2026, 19:50 UTCoperational → degraded
• Oct 1, 2026, 20:55 UTCdegraded → operational

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How often does Discord have incidents?

Discord reported 18 incidents in the last 90 days, 16 of them major or critical. A typical incident lasted 1h 13m. See Discord's uptime and incident history