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Incident history
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Incident: Slack Real-Time Connection Disruption
Some Slack customers experienced disrupted real-time connections, delayed message delivery, and errors loading conversation history on October 22, 2026, starting at 16:08 UTC. A large number of active connections closed at once and then reconnected, which briefly strained the services customers rely on to send and read messages. By 16:26 UTC, connections had reconnected and service had returned to
Incident: Single Sign On errors
Some users may have experienced trouble logging into Slack. We identified the trigger and resolved the issue and restored access. We’re sorry for the disruption.
Incident: Slack for iOS closing unexpectedly when opening channels
We've rolled out an updated version of the Slack iOS app to all impacted customers. Channels now open without the app closing unexpectedly. Users who are still experiencing this issue should update the Slack IOS app from the app store Store to resolve it.We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
Incident: Free Plan Customers Are Experiencing Message Failures
A messaging integration briefly caused some free-plan workspaces to exceed their daily messaging limit, blocking them from sending messages. We took action to lift the sending block for all affected free-plan workspaces, and have confirmed messaging is now restored. We apologize for how this incident affected you and your business. We will undertake a full investigation of the incident, establishi
Incident: Some customers experiencing blurry image previews and download issues
Some customers experienced blurry images that couldn't be downloaded across all clients, affecting files uploaded before a recent file storage update. We deployed a fix restoring proper file access, and confirmed it resolved the issue for affected customers. We apologize for how this incident affected you and your business. We will undertake a full investigation of the incident, establishing
Incident: Trouble Accessing Historical Messages With Custom Data Retention Policies Enabled
We've completed restoring shared files for all remaining affected workspaces and restored and verified all affected data. If you still can't see previous content, please reload Slack using Command + Shift + R (Mac) or Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows/Linux). Thank you for your patience while we sorted out this issue.
Incident: Trouble loading Workspace-level Apps & Workflows settings page is returning blank pages
This incident has been resolved. The engineering team has confirmed that the fix has been successfully deployed.We apologize for any disruptions this may have caused to your day.
Incident: Trouble Using Search Bar For Some Admins
We've completed the rollback of the recent change that was the trigger of the issue. The Search bar and Admin dashboard is restored for all users.We apologize for the inconvenience caused to you and your business.
Incident: Feature Degradation Affecting the Receipt of Emails in Slack
The fix has been successfully deployed, and validation is now complete. The issue preventing users from receiving incoming emails into Slack is fully resolved, and normal service functionality has been restored.We apologize for any disruptions to your day.
Incident: Issue sending messages to channels via certain Workflows
We’ve completed the revert of the recent change and have validated that this has brought customers out of impact and can now successfully send a message to a channel using Workflows that include 'refer to a message link'.We apologize for how this incident may have affected you and your business.
Incident: Receiving reminders in Slack issue
After a period of monitoring, we can see that reminders are now working as expected following the fix deployment. This issue has been resolved as of 03:00 UTC, July 24. We apologize for any inconvenience this issue has caused you.
Incident: Chat functionality unavailable on Slack Help page
We've resolved the issue and users can now use the Chat feature on the Slack Help Center. We performed a configuration change, which brought the feature back online and have validated that it's functioning as expected. We apologize for how this incident may have affected you and your business.
Incident: Trouble submitting workflow forms with file attachments on Android.
This issue has been resolved. Android users who were experiencing issues submitting workflow forms containing a required file upload field can now do so successfully. A fix was delivered via a new update to the Slack Android app. Users who are still experiencing this issue should update the Slack app from the Google Play Store to resolve it. No other action is required. We apologize for the i
Incident: Trouble loading SSO configuration settings for some workspace admins
We have successfully deployed the fix to production and the issue is resolved. The Admin SSO and Authentication Configuration page for standalone workspaces should now display the correct settings. If you continue to see outdated information, refresh the SSO Admin page to load the latest changes.
Incident: Trouble performing some actions
This issue is now resolved for all users.We apologize for any disruptions to your day.
Incident: Slack Messaging issue
Some users may have been unable to edit or delete messages in certain channels. We identified and resolved the issue. We apologize for how this issue affected you and your business.
Incident: Child windows displaying content at half height
We've validated that the fix resolved the issue and child windows are now displaying content as expected. You may need to reload Slack using Command + Shift + R (Mac) or Ctrl + Shift + R (Windows/Linux) in order for this fix to be reflected on your end. We're sorry for the disruption this caused to your day.
Incident: Trouble with Gmail add-on Integration
We've resolved the issue that prevented customers from using the Slack Gmail add-on. The fix has been successfully deployed; health metrics have stabilized, and the Gmail add-on is now fully operational for all affected users.We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Incident: Trouble adding multiple users to channels
We've resolved an issue that could cause incorrect email address tokens to appear when users pasted multiple email addresses into the member invite flow. In some cases, pasted email addresses were incorrectly matched to existing members with similar email addresses, requiring users to manually correct the entries before proceeding.We identified the cause of the issue and deployed a fix to ens
Incident: Some users unable to sign in
The issue affecting SMS-based two-factor authentication for users in EMEA has been resolved, and all services are now functioning as expected. We have adjusted configuration settings to restore normal service and will continue to monitor the situation to ensure stability. We apologize for how you and your business may have been affected by this. We will perform a full investigation of the inc
Incident: Administrators may experience errors in member management.
The Slack engineering team identified the cause as a recent update that introduced a code change which caused the invite modal to fail when accessed from the Admin page. We rolled back the change and have confirmed the fix is fully deployed and the issue is resolved.Some workspace Admins were unable to add new members to their workspaces via the Manage Members Admin page. In addition, some users a
Incident: Trouble connecting or loading Slack
This issue is now resolved for all users.Current status and recent actions taken: we've resolved the issue where some Slack users may have experienced message send failures and thread loading issues. We identified and addressed the root cause, and services have been fully restored.We apologize for any disruptions to your day.
Incident: Connectivity Issues Affecting Some Users in Europe
Current status: The Slack engineering team investigated connectivity issues that affected some users between approximately 13:30 and 14:00 UTC on June 2, 2026. The issue has been resolved and no further impact has been reported.Scope: Some users, primarily in Europe, may have experienced difficulty loading or sending Slack messages during this windowWe apologize for any inconvenience this may have
Incident: Partial Degradation Impacting Usergroups
Our investigation has determined that the issue is isolated to a single customer environment and is not impacting the broader service. As a result, this incident will be removed from the status page and we will continue to work directly with the affected customer to address their issue.
Incident: Trouble with Slack - General Slack functionality issues
This issue is now resolved for all users.Current status and recent actions taken: We deployed a series of configuration adjustments and infrastructure fixes to restore services. Messaging, Workflows, Apps, and Connections were progressively restored over the last several hours. Some users continued to experience permissions-related issues, including inability to manage channels and Canvas edits no
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Frequently asked questions
Is Slack down right now?
As of the last check (2026-10-31 20:43 UTC), Slack reports “Operational” on its official status page. No ongoing incident is published.
What is Slack's uptime over the last 90 days?
Slack shows 13.33% uptime over the last 90 days, across 8 published incidents.
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