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SendGrid incident: SMS Delivery Delays and Failures between a Subset of Twilio Long Codes and Multiple Networks in South Africa

SendGrid reported this minor-impact incident on its official status page on Oct 27, 2026, 01:34 UTC. It was resolved after 3h 43m.

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Oct 27, 2026, 01:34 UTC
started
Oct 27, 2026, 05:17 UTC
resolved
3h 43m
duration
Minor
impact

Affected components

  • SMS, Middle East & Africa
  1. resolvedOct 27, 2026, 05:17 UTC

    The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery between a subset of Twilio Long Codes and network subscribers on affected networks in South Africa is operating normally.

  2. monitoringOct 27, 2026, 03:15 UTC

    We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery between a subset of Twilio Long Codes and network subscribers on multiple networks in South Africa and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  3. identifiedOct 27, 2026, 02:40 UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and failures between a subset of Twilio Long Codes and network subscribers on multiple networks in South Africa. 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.

  4. identifiedOct 27, 2026, 01:40 UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays and failures between a subset of Twilio Long Codes and network subscribers on multiple networks in South Africa. 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.

  5. investigatingOct 27, 2026, 01:34 UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays between a subset of Twilio Long Codes and multiple networks in South Africa. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

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