Discord outage: Issues sending messages for bots and users

Affected components

• API

1. resolvedAug 7, 2026, 23:02 UTC

   This issue has been fully resolved

2. monitoringAug 7, 2026, 22:42 UTC

   We've recovered service and are continuing to monitor for recovery.

3. identifiedAug 7, 2026, 22:26 UTC

   This issue has expanded and is now affecting all Discord interactions. We're continuing to work towards mitigating the issue.

4. identifiedAug 7, 2026, 22:21 UTC

   We're aware of an issue preventing users and bots from sending messages, we're working on fully restoring service

What APIStatus.watch saw

Our 5-minute checks didn't record a change in Discord'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 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