Outage in DigitalOcean
DNS Resolution for .co TLD
Resolved MinorIncident Report
Summary AI Generated
A widespread external issue affected DNS resolution for .co top-level domains, causing query errors for users regardless of which DNS resolver they used. DigitalOcean's engineering team deployed temporary backend mitigations to minimize impact on customers using their DNS resolvers. The issue was resolved after 16.9 hours with DNS resolution for .co domains returning to normal operation.
Our Engineering team is aware of a widespread, external issue affecting .co top-level domain (TLD). While this incident originates outside of DigitalOcean's infrastructure, you may experience errors when querying a .co domain, regardless of the DNS resolver being used.
Our Engineers are actively deploying temporary backend mitigations to help minimize the impact on our customers. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and post updates as more information becomes available.
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RESOLVED
about 2 hours ago - at 04/18/2026 02:10PM
Our Engineering team has confirmed that the issue affecting the DNS resolution of .co top-level domain (TLD) has been resolved. The DNS resolution for .co domains is now working as expected.
We apologize for the inconvenience. If you continue to face any issues, please open a support ticket from within your account.
MONITORING
about 18 hours ago - at 04/17/2026 10:53PM
Our Engineering team has implemented a fix to resolve the issue that was affecting the DNS resolution of .co top-level domain (TLD).
During this time, users who are using DigitalOcean DNS resolvers in their resources should no longer experience issues related to the DNS resolution.
Our Engineers are currently monitoring the situation. We will post an update as soon as the issue is fully resolved.
IDENTIFIED
about 19 hours ago - at 04/17/2026 09:22PM
Our Engineering team is aware of a widespread, external issue affecting .co top-level domain (TLD). While this incident originates outside of DigitalOcean's infrastructure, you may experience errors when querying a .co domain, regardless of the DNS resolver being used.
Our Engineers are actively deploying temporary backend mitigations to help minimize the impact on our customers. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and post updates as more information becomes available.
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