Elasticsearch outage: Serverless project creation delayed or failing

Affected components

• Elastic Cloud Serverless

1. resolvedAug 13, 2026, 08:40 UTC

   We've resolved the issue affecting Serverless project creation and modifications. All systems are now operating normally.

2. monitoringAug 13, 2026, 06:04 UTC

   We've identified and resolved the issue affecting Serverless project creation and modifications. Our fix has been deployed, and all services are operating normally. Current status: - Creating and modifying Serverless projects is fully operational - All systems are performing as expected We're continuing to monitor closely for any recurrence.

3. investigatingAug 13, 2026, 05:28 UTC

   We're currently investigating an issue affecting Serverless project creation and modifications. You may experience delays or failures when creating new projects or updating existing project settings. What's affected: - Creating new Serverless projects - Modifying project settings in the Cloud UI or over the API What's not affected: - Running Serverless projects continue to operate normally - Existing project workloads are unimpacted We'll provide an update within 2 hours, or sooner if the situation changes.

4. investigatingAug 13, 2026, 03:57 UTC

   We are investigating failures with Serverless project creation.

What APIStatus.watch saw

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

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