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SendGrid incident: SMS Delivery Receipt Delays from Twilio to Surf Telecom Brazil

SendGrid reported this minor-impact incident on its official status page on Oct 19, 2026, 02:41 UTC. It was resolved after 1d 17h.

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Oct 19, 2026, 02:41 UTC
started
Oct 20, 2026, 20:12 UTC
resolved
1d 17h
duration
Minor
impact

Affected components

  • SMS, Latin America
  1. resolvedOct 20, 2026, 20:12 UTC

    We have completed our investigation. This event did not cause performance degradation beyond the expected behavior for this Brazilian carrier, which may retry delivery attempts for up to 24 hours before setting a final status. All systems are operating normally.

  2. identifiedOct 20, 2026, 10:07 UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays from Twilio to Surf Telecom network subscribers in Brazil. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. Message delivery may succeed, but delivery receipts may be delayed. We will provide another update in 24 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  3. identifiedOct 19, 2026, 17:58 UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays from Twilio to Surf Telecom network subscribers in Brazil. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. Message delivery may succeed, but delivery receipts may be delayed. We will provide another update in 16 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  4. identifiedOct 19, 2026, 09:58 UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays from Twilio to Surf Telecom network subscribers in Brazil. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. Message delivery may succeed, but delivery receipts may be delayed. We will provide another update in 8 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  5. identifiedOct 19, 2026, 05:50 UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays from Twilio to Surf Telecom network subscribers in Brazil. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. Message delivery may succeed, but delivery receipts may be delayed. We will provide another update in 4 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  6. identifiedOct 19, 2026, 03:49 UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays from Twilio to Surf Telecom network subscribers in Brazil. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. Message delivery may succeed, but delivery receipts may be delayed. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  7. identifiedOct 19, 2026, 02:49 UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays from Twilio to Surf Telecom network subscribers in Brazil. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. Message delivery may succeed, but delivery receipts may be delayed. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

  8. investigatingOct 19, 2026, 02:41 UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays from Twilio to Surf Telecom network subscribers in Brazil. Our team is actively investigating this issue. Message delivery may succeed, but delivery receipts may be delayed. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

What APIStatus.watch saw

  • Oct 20, 2026, 12:30 UTCoperational → unknown
  • Oct 20, 2026, 12:35 UTCunknown → operational

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