When was the last Helium API outage?

The last Helium API outage was on December 24, 2022: "API Outage - Explorer, Apps are behind. Transactions delayed"

How do I check if Helium API is down?

Use IsDown to monitor Helium API status and get alerts when Helium API is down. You can also check the official Helium status page.

How do I get alerts when Helium API is down?

Create an IsDown account to monitor Helium API status. Get instant alerts via Slack, PagerDuty, or email when Helium API outages occur.

Helium API status. Is Helium API down right now?

Q: What is Helium API status right now?

Helium API is operational. Check Helium API service health and outages at the top of this page for real-time updates.

Q: Is Helium API down today?

Helium API is not down today according to the official status page. IsDown monitors Helium status continuously for outages and service health issues.

Helium status updated 32 seconds ago

What is Helium API status right now?

Helium API is working normally

IsDown last checked Helium API status on January 30, 2026 at 02:09 PM EET. We've received 0 user reports in the past 24 hours.

Monitoring since Jun 2021 · 24 incidents caught · 5 components tracked in real-time

Helium API service health over the last 24 hours

This chart shows the number of user-reported issues for Helium API service health 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.

API Outage Map

Helium outage map showing where users report when Helium is down

See where users report Helium API is down. The map shows recent Helium API outages from around the world.

API Outage Map

Latest Helium API outages detected by IsDown

Check Helium API status history below. IsDown detects when Helium API is down, tracking both official outages and user-reported issues.

about 9 hours

API Outage - Explorer, Apps are behind. Transactions delayed

Dec 24, 2022 at 04:28 AM

about 4 hours

API Temporarily Halted - Chain Moving Normally

Nov 19, 2022 at 01:11 AM

about 8 hours

Chain Halt @ Block 1,619,671

Nov 17, 2022 at 02:36 PM

1 day

Helium API Service Scheduled Maintenance Continues

Nov 16, 2022 at 06:37 PM

about 8 hours

Chain Halt @ Block 1,589,496

Oct 28, 2022 at 05:59 PM

about 1 hour

Chain Halt at 1,575,955

Oct 19, 2022 at 08:57 AM

2 minutes

ETL Behind by over 100 blocks

Aug 23, 2022 at 11:02 AM

about 10 hours

Chain Halt at 1469951

Aug 08, 2022 at 10:34 PM

about 11 hours

Transaction Submission Delayed against ETL

Jul 19, 2022 at 09:16 AM

24 minutes

Explorer and App Data Unavailable

May 27, 2022 at 11:35 PM

Title	Started At	Duration
API Outage - Explorer, Apps are behind. Transactions delayed All - our API provider has let us know there's currently an API outage so data displayed on explo...	Dec 24, 2022 at 02:28 AM UTC	about 9 hours
API Temporarily Halted - Chain Moving Normally The public Helium API is currently not showing block and transaction data after block 1621471 due...	Nov 18, 2022 at 11:11 PM UTC	about 4 hours
Chain Halt @ Block 1,619,671 Validators with a corrupted region cache are preventing block production. The core team is workin...	Nov 17, 2022 at 12:36 PM UTC	about 8 hours
Helium API Service Scheduled Maintenance Continues The Helium API Service is still offline due to unforeseen issues during the maintenance window. T...	Nov 16, 2022 at 04:37 PM UTC	1 day
Chain Halt @ Block 1,589,496 The core developers and validator operators have noticed a chain halt at block 1,589,496. We are ...	Oct 28, 2022 at 02:59 PM UTC	about 8 hours
Chain Halt at 1,575,955 The core team is investigating the chain halt that occurred at block height 1,575,955. The netwo...	Oct 19, 2022 at 05:57 AM UTC	about 1 hour
ETL Behind by over 100 blocks The ETL that feeds data to the Helium Public API is behind by about 130 blocks. This issue has b...	Aug 23, 2022 at 08:02 AM UTC	2 minutes
Chain Halt at 1469951 The core team is investigating the chain halt that occurred at block height 1469951 as a result o...	Aug 08, 2022 at 07:34 PM UTC	about 10 hours
Transaction Submission Delayed against ETL Transactions submitted to the public API or via Phone are seeing significant delays when being su...	Jul 19, 2022 at 06:16 AM UTC	about 11 hours
Explorer and App Data Unavailable The service that provides blockchain data to Explorer and App is unavailable at the moment. The s...	May 27, 2022 at 08:35 PM UTC	24 minutes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Helium API down today?

Helium API isn't down. You can check Helium API status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Helium API official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.

What is the current Helium API status?

Helium API is currently operational. You can check Helium API 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 Helium API 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 Helium API down today or just slow?

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

How are Helium API outages detected?

IsDown monitors the Helium API 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 Helium API having an outage right now?

Helium API last outage was on December 24, 2022 with the title "API Outage - Explorer, Apps are behind. Transactions delayed"

How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Helium?

IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Helium 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 Helium'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.