Twilio incident: SMS Delivery Failures from Twilio to Movistar El Salvador

Affected components

• SMS, Latin America

1. identifiedOct 7, 2026, 00:25 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery failures from Twilio to Movistar network subscribers in El Salvador. 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 6, 2026, 22:24 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery failures from Twilio to Movistar network subscribers in El Salvador. 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 6, 2026, 21:22 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery failures from Twilio to Movistar network subscribers in El Salvador. 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 6, 2026, 20:59 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery failures from Twilio to Movistar network subscribers in El Salvador. 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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