SendGrid incident: SMS Delivery Delays and Failures from Twilio to Mauritel Mauritania

Affected components

• SMS, Middle East & Africa

1. identifiedOct 26, 2026, 17:40 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and failures from Twilio to Mauritel network subscribers in Mauritania. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 4 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

2. identifiedOct 26, 2026, 15:39 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and failures from Twilio to Mauritel network subscribers in Mauritania. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

3. identifiedOct 26, 2026, 14:39 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and failures from Twilio to Mauritel network subscribers in Mauritania. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

4. investigatingOct 26, 2026, 14:20 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery receipt delays and SMS delivery failures from Twilio to Mauritel network subscribers in Mauritania. 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.

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