Twilio incident: SMS Delivery Receipt Delays from a Subset of Twilio Short Codes to Verizon United States

Affected components

• SMS Short Code, North America

1. resolvedOct 16, 2026, 20:07 UTC

   The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery receipts from a subset of Twilio Short Codes to Verizon network subscribers in the United States are operating normally.

2. monitoringOct 16, 2026, 18:41 UTC

   We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery receipts from a subset of Twilio Short Codes to Verizon network subscribers in the United States and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

3. monitoringOct 16, 2026, 17:59 UTC

   We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery from a subset of Twilio Short Codes to Verizon network subscribers in the United States and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

4. identifiedOct 16, 2026, 16:57 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Short Codes to Verizon network subscribers in the United States. 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 16, 2026, 16:56 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Short Codes to Verizon network subscribers in the United States. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

What APIStatus.watch saw

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

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