Facebook Outage History

WhatsApp Business API's Cloud API experienced low-level disruptions affecting message sending functionality starting at 10:00 AM +08 GMT. The engineering team investigated and resolved the issue after 2.7 hours of service impact.

Facebook Ads Manager experienced a major outage affecting ad delivery across the platform for 1.6 hours on March 17, 2026. The disruption impacted advertisers' ability to run and deliver their ads normally. Facebook's engineering teams resolved the issue after actively working to restore service.

WhatsApp Business API experienced high disruptions affecting QR Code scanning for Coexistence Onboarding via Embedded Signup Flow for 2.5 hours on March 10, 2026. Users reported issues with receiving text codes and Facebook not opening on certain devices. The disruption was mitigated after a fix was deployed.

Facebook Ads Manager experienced an outage that prevented some advertisers from creating or editing their ads. The issue lasted approximately 1.2 hours before being resolved by engineering teams. This was classified as a minor service disruption affecting advertising functionality.

WhatsApp Business API experienced medium disruptions affecting template messages with URL buttons and media headers, with iOS users on version 2.26.8.76 seeing a broken experience. The outage lasted 22.2 hours starting March 6, 2026 at 20:00 UTC. Facebook deployed a fix with resolution expected by March 13, 2026 at 19:00 UTC.

Facebook Ads Manager experienced a minor outage affecting some advertisers' ability to create or edit ads. The disruption lasted approximately 1.1 hours with medium-level impact on ad management functionality. Engineering teams actively worked to resolve the issue.

Facebook's Marketing API experienced an outage that prevented users from creating and editing ads through the API. The disruption lasted 3.7 hours while engineering teams worked to resolve the issue. The incident was classified as a minor outage with medium-level disruptions to the affected services.

Facebook's Meta Audience Network experienced a revenue reporting issue that lasted 5.7 hours. The outage affected the platform's ability to generate accurate revenue reports for advertisers and publishers. The issue was resolved after Facebook's team worked to restore normal reporting functionality.

Facebook Ads Manager experienced a 13.5-hour outage that prevented some advertisers from creating or editing their ads. The issue caused medium-level disruptions to advertising operations on the platform. Facebook's engineering teams worked to resolve the problem, though the summary does not indicate the specific resolution method.

WhatsApp Business API's Cloud API calling feature experienced high disruptions for 7.4 hours, preventing businesses from initiating calls through the service. Engineering teams identified the root cause and deployed a fix over several hours to restore functionality.