Discord outage: Message Sends affected on certain channels

Affected components

• API

1. resolvedMay 2, 2026, 17:29 UTC

   We've resolved the issue and messaging should be functional

2. investigatingMay 2, 2026, 17:03 UTC

   We are currently investigating the issue

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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