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Check if Handshake is down, official outages, user-reported issues, and outages map.

Current Handshake status

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Handshake service health. Issues reported in the last 24 hours

Check the number of user-reported issues over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem. We only consider an issue widespread if there are multiple reports within a short timeframe.

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Handshake recent outages and downtime history

IsDown has tracked 75 incidents since started monitoring Handshake status in October 2022. We collect data from 4522+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage. It will show official Handshake outages and also issues that we're started by a spike in crowdsource reports.

Date Incident Duration
Oct 21, 2025
09:29 AM EDT
Not Confirmed by Handshake
Possible Outage Indicated by User Reports
31 minutes
Oct 20, 2025
05:35 PM EDT
Major
AWS outage impacting Handshake
Site is down due to the AWS outage
about 15 hours
Oct 20, 2025
02:18 PM EDT
Minor
Phone verification service degradation
We're currently experiencing an issue affecting our phone verification process due to an outage w...
about 4 hours
Sep 05, 2025
05:12 PM EDT
Major
Limited Applicant page functionality
Apologies from the Handshake Team. We are aware of the current issues with the Applicant page, an...
about 1 hour
Jun 12, 2025
02:24 PM EDT
Minor
Occasional Page Loading Issues
We’re experiencing occasional page load issues at this time. We’re currently investigating.
about 3 hours
Jun 06, 2025
05:55 AM EDT
Major
Handshake US is down
We are currently investigating the issue.
30 minutes
Jan 10, 2025
11:53 AM EST
Major
Issue loading employer brand pages
We are currently investigating this issue.
about 1 hour
Dec 09, 2024
02:12 PM EST
Major
Login issues with our iOS application
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
about 1 hour
Nov 04, 2024
11:35 AM EST
Major
FDS Unavailable to Students
We are experiencing a service outage affecting students’ ability to access first destination serv...
about 1 hour
Sep 26, 2024
08:13 PM EDT
Minor
Student home page is currently unavailable
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
34 minutes
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User comments about Handshake status

See what users are saying about Handshake issues that impacted them and how they are affected by the outage. You can see if other users are experiencing the same issues and if there are any workarounds or solutions.

  • Cannot load jobs section keeps me on home page.

  • Jobs page is not operational.

  • Laura - Running into blank screens and nonworking links!.

  • Liat - Not working, nothing is updating, and I am unable to check massages.

  • Jon - upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection failure.

  • Evelyn - Blank paging when trying to check jobs.

  • Alex - can't upload resume document.

  • Yohance - Cant upload documents, infinite load.

  • Jessica - The website won't load, gets stuck at https://app.joinhandshake.com/stu/student_onboardings/new.

  • Winnie - When I open the website, the page is white and then closes.

  • Nicole - I just have a blank white screen after it finishes loading.

  • Ada - Login won't open, screen is bkank.

  • E - Cannot log in, shows white screen.

  • Achi - my browser won't load handshake.

  • Alanna - my login screen/tabs I already had open went blank. After refreshing a bunch of times didn't help, I exited the tabs and tried to log in again. But I found the same issue..

  • Brandon - Blank page after I attempt to log in..

  • M - The page is entirely white and has been for the past few days..

  • Lilly - When I attempt to open Handshake, the webpage turns white.

  • Anthony - whenever I press login, the website turns completely white.

  • wes - white screen when i try to login.

  • Bella - I cannot access Handshake, it is just a blank screen whenever I try to access it. .

  • Gregory - The page is not loading. It is just blank. .

  • Emily - Nothing is loading after the login screen.

  • William - Anything past the login page does not load.

  • nat - it won't load. it just shows a blank page.

  • J - handshake page is blank when I try to login.

  • Sarah - After I click log in, the page is blank, as if the whole website is down.

  • Aiden - Handshake student login not working.

  • Andy - Handshake wont open on any page or link.

  • Paul - error 500 not loading at all.

Handshake components or services current status

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US OK
UK OK
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How to monitor the status of Handshake and all your dependencies?

IsDown is a status page aggregator that monitors if Handshake and all your dependencies are experiencing issues. We combine the status of all the services you dependent and provide a clear view of all your vendors health in one place. We not only monitor official information but also crowdsourced reports. That means that even when Handshake, per example, doesn't report an outage, you will still be notified if other users are experiencing issues.

How IsDown monitors Handshake?

IsDown monitors Handshake health in almost real-time

Every few minutes we go to the status page of Handshake (and 4,522+ other services) and check if they are experiencing issues. We collect the status and outage information of Handshake's 12 components. Also, we not only monitor official sources but also user reports. Sometimes or a lot of times vendors take some time to report an incident, so by monitoring user reports we're able to alert you early.

The moment an issue is detected in Handshake, IsDown sends an alert and updates your status page

Not only you will get notified, but IsDown offers notification filters, so you can choose which issues you want to be notified about. This way you avoid getting all the incidents from Handshake and other services.

What you get when monitoring Handshake with IsDown

Track Handshake incidents and downtimes by severity

IsDown checks Handshake official status page for major/minor outages or downtimes. A major outage is when Handshake experiences a critical issue that severely affects one or more services/regions. A minor incident is when Handshake experiences a small issue affecting a small percentage of its customer's applications. An example is the performance degradation of an application. The moment we detect a Handshake outage, we send you an alert and update your dashboard and status page.

Get alerted as soon as users reports problems with Handshake

Handshake and other vendors don't always report outages on time. IsDown collects user reports to provide early detection of outages. This way, even without an official status update, you can stay ahead of possible problems.

All the details of Handshake outages and downtimes

IsDown collects all information from the outages published in Handshake status page to provide the context of the outage. If available, we gather the title, description, time of the outage, status, and outage updates. Another important piece of information is the affected services/regions which we use to filter the notifications that impact your business.

Prepare for upcoming Handshake maintenance events

Handshake publishes scheduled maintenance events on their status page. IsDown collects all the information for each event and creates a feed that people can follow to ensure they are not surprised by unexpected downtime or problems. We also send the feed in our weekly report, alerting the next maintenances that will take place.

Only get alerted on the Handshake outages that impact your business

IsDown monitors Handshake and all their 12 components that can be affected by an outage. IsDown allows you to filter the notifications and status page alerts based on the components you care about. For example, you can choose which components or regions affect your business and filter out all other outages. This way you avoid alert fatigue in your team.

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Our tool was build to be the best way to monitor all your external dependencies in one place. IsDown not only will help you monitor Handshake but also 4,522 other services. Your team and customers will have a clear view of all your dependencies and their status, making it easier to identify and resolve issues.

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Get notified imediatelly when there's an issue with Handshake or other services

Not only you will get notified, but IsDown offers notification filters, so you can choose which issues you want to be notified about. This way you avoid getting all the incidents from Handshake and other services.

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IsDown integrates with 20+ tools. Connect the status of Handshake and 4,522 other vendors to your tools to receive vendor outage alerts exactly where your team needs them.

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Handshake Downdetector vs IsDown

While Downdetector relies on user-submitted reports to detect Handshake outages, IsDown monitors Handshake's status page for verified, detailed incident information. Here's why official monitoring provides better reliability for your business:

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Downdetector
Official Handshake status page monitoring with real-time incident details.
Monitor 4,522+ services including Handshake in a single dashboard.
Instant Handshake outage alerts sent to Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, and more.
Combined monitoring of Handshake official status and user-reported issues.
Maintenance feed for Handshake
Granular alerts filtering by Handshake components and regions.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Handshake down today?

Handshake isn't down. You can check Handshake status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Handshake official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 2 outages reported.

What is the current Handshake status?

Handshake is currently operational. You can check Handshake status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.

Is there a Handshake outage now?

No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

Is Handshake down today or just slow?

Currently there's no report of Handshake being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

How are Handshake outages detected?

IsDown monitors the Handshake official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.

Is Handshake having an outage right now?

Handshake last outage was on October 20, 2025 with the title "AWS outage impacting Handshake"

How to check if Handshake is down?

Why use IsDown to monitor Handshake instead of the official status page?

Because IsDown is a status page aggregator, which means that we aggregate the status of multiple cloud services. You can monitor Handshake and all the services that impact your business. Get a dashboard with the health of all services and status updates. Set up notifications via Slack, Datadog, PagerDuty, and more, when a service you monitor has issues or when maintenances are scheduled.

How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Handshake?

IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Handshake is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information instead of just relying on reports from users. The integration allows us to provide more details about Handshake's Outages, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.

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