Resend incident: Delays in background processes are affecting webhooks, domain verifications, and other important features

1. resolvedSep 4, 2026, 19:34 UTC

   We have resolved the underlying issue and service has been resumed.

2. monitoringSep 4, 2026, 19:26 UTC

   Delayed processes have been executed. The team is still monitoring the background processes.

3. monitoringSep 4, 2026, 19:08 UTC

   Events processing have been recovered and we're now draining the backlog. We're still monitoring the situation.

4. investigatingSep 4, 2026, 19:02 UTC

   We are currently investigating delays affecting our background processes. At this time, you may experience delays when taking actions that rely on asynchronous operations, such as: • Domain verifications • Webhook deliveries • Exports generation • Account confirmation • etc. Email sending is not affected.

What APIStatus.watch saw

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