Tailscale incident: Coordination service performance issues

1. resolvedAug 17, 2026, 22:19 UTC

   This incident has been resolved.

2. monitoringAug 17, 2026, 21:30 UTC

   A fix has been deployed and we are monitoring for any further problems.

3. identifiedAug 17, 2026, 21:28 UTC

   We have identified the problem and are rolling out a fix.

4. monitoringAug 17, 2026, 21:18 UTC

   A fix has been deployed and we are monitoring for any further problems.

5. investigatingAug 17, 2026, 20:27 UTC

   We are aware of reports of the coordination service responding slowly and affecting some users, and we are investigating the scope of the issue.

What APIStatus.watch saw

Our 5-minute checks didn't record a change in Tailscale's overall status around this incident. Smaller or regional incidents often leave a provider's overall status green.

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