Twilio incident: SMS Delivery Delays from a Subset of Twilio Short Codes to Onvoy Spectrum Mobile United States

Affected components

• SMS Short Code, North America

1. resolvedOct 9, 2026, 15:50 UTC

   The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery from a subset of Twilio Short Codes to Onvoy Spectrum Mobile network subscribers in the United States is operating normally.

2. monitoringOct 9, 2026, 15:50 UTC

   We have completed our investigation and determined that this event did not result in any customer impact. All systems are operating normally.

3. identifiedOct 9, 2026, 15:42 UTC

   We have completed our investigation and determined that this event did not result in any customer impact. All systems are operating normally.

4. investigatingOct 9, 2026, 14:05 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Short Codes to Onvoy Spectrum Mobile network subscribers in the United States. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

5. investigatingOct 9, 2026, 12:59 UTC

   Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Short Codes to Onvoy Spectrum Mobile 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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