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Canvas Instructure Outage History

Every past Canvas Instructure outage tracked by IsDown, with detection times, duration, and resolution details.

There were 699 Canvas Instructure outages since March 2020. The 96 outages from the last 12 months are summarized below, with incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Minor April 2, 2026

April 2026: Clients attempting to create courses and content via Ignite AI in Canvas Career are receiving errors

Detected Apr 2, 2026 10:41 AM EDT · Resolved Apr 2, 2026 1:45 PM EDT · Duration about 3 hours

Canvas Instructure experienced a 3.1-hour incident where users encountered errors when attempting to create courses and content via Ignite AI in Canvas Career, with the Canvas LMS component affected. Users also reported being unable to access Canvas at some institutions during this time. The issue was resolved after implementing a fix and monitoring the results.

Minor March 30, 2026

March 2026: Some Users are getting 502 errors when accessing New Quizzes

Detected Mar 30, 2026 11:13 AM EDT · Resolved Mar 30, 2026 7:00 PM EDT · Duration about 8 hours

Some users experienced 502 errors when trying to access New Quizzes in Canvas LMS, affecting the us-east-1 region. The issue was identified and a fix was implemented, with the incident lasting 7.8 hours before being fully resolved.

Minor March 27, 2026

March 2026: Users are experiencing incorrect images showing up in Classic Quizzes

Detected Mar 27, 2026 1:51 PM EDT · Resolved Mar 27, 2026 7:05 PM EDT · Duration about 5 hours

Canvas Instructure experienced an issue where incorrect images were displaying in Classic Quizzes, affecting the Canvas LMS platform. The incident lasted 5.2 hours before being resolved with a fix implementation. Users encountered wrong images appearing in their quiz content during this period.

Minor March 24, 2026

March 2026: Some institutions are experiencing Media files not loading or previewing within New Quizzes or Speedgrader.

Detected Mar 24, 2026 6:45 PM EDT · Resolved Mar 24, 2026 10:49 PM EDT · Duration about 4 hours

Canvas Instructure experienced a 4.1-hour incident where media files failed to load or preview within New Quizzes and Speedgrader for some institutions. The issue affected Canvas LMS components in the us-east-1 and ap-southeast-2 regions. The problem was identified and resolved with a fix implementation.

Minor March 23, 2026

March 2026: Some users may be experiencing slowness or timeout errors when accessing Canvas

Detected Mar 23, 2026 9:43 AM EDT · Resolved Mar 23, 2026 10:20 AM EDT · Duration 38 minutes

Canvas LMS experienced slowness and timeout errors that prevented some users from accessing the platform normally. The incident affected the Canvas LMS service for 38 minutes. A fix was implemented and the incident was resolved after monitoring confirmed the solution was effective.

Minor March 19, 2026

March 2026: Delayed New Quizzes Data in Canvas Data

Detected Mar 19, 2026 12:38 PM EDT · Resolved Mar 19, 2026 7:42 PM EDT · Duration about 7 hours

Canvas Instructure experienced delays in New Quizzes data tables within Canvas Data, affecting the us-east-1 region for 7.1 hours. The issue was identified and a fix was implemented, followed by monitoring to ensure stability. The incident was fully resolved after confirming no further issues occurred.

Minor March 10, 2026

March 2026: Page Errors when Accessing Canvas Discussions Implementing Advanced Rubrics

Detected Mar 10, 2026 7:13 PM EDT · Resolved Mar 10, 2026 8:06 PM EDT · Duration about 1 hour

Canvas Instructure experienced a 53-minute service incident where users encountered page errors when accessing discussions, particularly group discussions implementing advanced rubrics. The issue affected Canvas LMS in the us-east-1 and ap-southeast-2 regions. The problem was identified and resolved with a fix implementation.

Minor February 24, 2026

February 2026: Some Users may Encounter Slow Load Times or Page Errors when Accessing Canvas

Detected Feb 24, 2026 6:04 PM EST · Resolved Feb 24, 2026 7:58 PM EST · Duration about 2 hours

Canvas LMS experienced slow load times and page errors for 1.9 hours, affecting users in the us-east-1 region. Users reported inability to update grades on the iPhone app and encountered blank pages that failed to load, though some module tabs remained functional. The issue was identified, fixed, and resolved after monitoring confirmed the solution was effective.

Major February 23, 2026

February 2026: Users are experiencing page load errors in Canvas.

Detected Feb 23, 2026 9:52 PM EST · Resolved Feb 23, 2026 10:28 PM EST · Duration 36 minutes

Canvas LMS experienced page load errors that prevented users from accessing the platform properly for 36 minutes. The incident was classified as major, affecting the core Canvas LMS functionality. A fix was implemented and monitored before the issue was fully resolved.