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Facebook Outage History

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

There were 107 Facebook outages since June 2023. The 59 outages from the last 12 months are summarized below, with incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Minor March 3, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Facebook Ads Manager - Ads Reporting

Detected Mar 3, 2026 7:00 PM EST · Resolved Mar 4, 2026 11:04 AM EST · Duration about 16 hours

Facebook experienced a major outage affecting both Facebook Ads Manager reporting and general platform access for 2.1 hours. While the incident was initially reported as affecting advertisers' ability to access or view ads reporting, users reported widespread issues including complete inability to log in, pages failing to load, and receiving "Account Temporarily Unavailable" error messages due to site issues. The service was restored after engineering teams resolved the underlying technical problems.

Minor March 3, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Facebook Ads Manager - Ads Creation and Editing

Detected Mar 3, 2026 6:35 PM EST · Resolved Mar 4, 2026 11:04 AM EST · Duration about 16 hours

Facebook Ads Manager experienced a major outage that prevented users from creating and editing ads for 28 minutes. Users reported intermittent connectivity issues and received "Account Temporarily Unavailable" error messages due to site issues. The service was fully restored and all functionality returned to normal.

Minor March 3, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Facebook Ads Manager - Ads Delivery

Detected Mar 3, 2026 6:20 PM EST · Resolved Mar 4, 2026 11:04 AM EST · Duration about 17 hours

Facebook Ads Manager experienced a major outage that disrupted ad delivery across the platform for 43 minutes. Users reported intermittent service availability and received "Account Temporarily Unavailable" messages due to site issues. Facebook's engineering teams resolved the outage and restored all services.

Minor March 3, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Ads Transparency - Branded Content

Detected Mar 3, 2026 5:48 PM EST · Resolved Mar 3, 2026 7:23 PM EST · Duration about 2 hours

Facebook experienced a 1.6-hour outage affecting the Branded Content Library and general account access. Users reported being unable to access their accounts on desktop browsers and receiving "Account Temporarily Unavailable" messages due to site issues, while mobile app access remained functional for most users. The service was restored after Facebook's teams addressed the underlying technical issue.

Minor March 3, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Ads Transparency - Ad Library Report

Detected Mar 3, 2026 5:47 PM EST · Resolved Mar 3, 2026 7:23 PM EST · Duration about 2 hours

Facebook experienced a 1.6-hour outage that primarily affected desktop and web browser access, while mobile app functionality remained largely intact. Users encountered "Account Temporarily Unavailable" messages when trying to access their accounts via computers and tablets, with many reporting complete inability to log in or load the site on desktop browsers. The issue was resolved after Facebook's teams addressed the underlying site problems.

Minor March 3, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Ads Transparency - Ad Library API

Detected Mar 3, 2026 5:47 PM EST · Resolved Mar 3, 2026 7:23 PM EST · Duration about 2 hours

Facebook experienced a 1.6-hour outage that primarily affected desktop and web browser access, while mobile app functionality remained largely intact. Users encountered "Account Temporarily Unavailable" messages when trying to access their accounts on computers, with many reporting the issue persisted across multiple browsers including Firefox, Edge, and Chrome. The service was restored after Facebook's teams addressed the underlying site issue.

Minor March 3, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Ads Transparency - Ad Library

Detected Mar 3, 2026 5:46 PM EST · Resolved Mar 3, 2026 7:23 PM EST · Duration about 2 hours

Facebook experienced a 1.6-hour outage that primarily affected desktop and web browser access, while mobile app functionality remained largely unaffected. Users encountered "Account Temporarily Unavailable" messages when trying to access their accounts on computers, with many reporting the site was completely down or inaccessible across multiple browsers. The issue was resolved after Facebook's teams addressed the underlying site problems.

Major March 3, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Ads Transparency - Ad Library Report

Detected Mar 3, 2026 5:39 PM EST · Resolved Mar 3, 2026 5:44 PM EST · Duration 6 minutes

Facebook experienced a major outage affecting user account access, with users across multiple locations (Indiana, Australia, Iowa, Texas) receiving "Account Temporarily Unavailable" messages due to a site issue. While Facebook initially reported the issue as affecting only the Ad Library Report, users were unable to log in on desktop (though mobile access remained functional for some), with the platform displaying messages that accounts were temporarily unavailable. The outage was resolved after 6 minutes.

Major March 3, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Ads Transparency - Ad Library

Detected Mar 3, 2026 5:38 PM EST · Resolved Mar 3, 2026 5:44 PM EST · Duration 6 minutes

Facebook experienced a major outage affecting the Ad Library and broader platform access, with users receiving "Account Temporarily Unavailable" messages due to site issues. The outage impacted users globally across multiple regions including Australia, Iowa, Texas, and Indiana, affecting both desktop and mobile access with some users unable to log in or access their accounts. The incident was resolved within 6 minutes after Facebook's teams addressed the underlying issue.

Major March 3, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Instagram Boost - Ads Creation

Detected Mar 3, 2026 5:20 PM EST · Resolved Mar 3, 2026 7:43 PM EST · Duration about 2 hours

Facebook experienced a major outage affecting Instagram Boost ad creation and editing capabilities, with advertisers unable to create or modify their ads for 2.4 hours. Users reported widespread account access issues, receiving "Account Temporarily Unavailable" messages and being unable to log into their Facebook accounts. The engineering team actively worked to resolve the issue, which was successfully restored after the 2.4-hour disruption period.