Mailgun incident: Elevated Timeouts for Validations

Affected components

• Email Validation

1. resolvedApr 17, 2026, 17:15 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. monitoringApr 17, 2026, 17:05 UTC

   We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

3. monitoringApr 17, 2026, 17:05 UTC

   A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

4. identifiedApr 17, 2026, 16:45 UTC

   The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

What APIStatus.watch saw

Our 5-minute checks didn't record a change in Mailgun'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 Mailgun have incidents?

Mailgun reported 10 incidents in the last 90 days, 5 of them major or critical. A typical incident lasted 1h 17m. See Mailgun's uptime and incident history