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Meta Outage History

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

There were 526 Meta outages since May 2023. The 138 outages from the last 12 months are summarized below, with incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Minor April 13, 2026

April 2026: Outage in Messenger API for Instagram - Platform Status

Detected Apr 13, 2026 6:17 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 13, 2026 8:41 PM EDT · Duration about 2 hours

Meta experienced low-level disruptions affecting the Messenger API for Instagram that prevented or degraded API functionality for developers and applications integrating with Instagram messaging features. The engineering team investigated and resolved the issue after 2.4 hours. The incident was classified as minor due to the limited scope of the disruptions.

Major April 9, 2026

April 2026: Outage in WhatsApp Business API - Embedded Signup

Detected Apr 9, 2026 8:45 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 10, 2026 10:26 AM EDT · Duration about 14 hours

WhatsApp Business API's Embedded Signup feature experienced major disruptions for 13.7 hours, preventing businesses from properly setting up their WhatsApp Business accounts. Meta's engineering teams identified the root cause and deployed a fix to restore normal functionality. The outage significantly impacted businesses relying on the API for WhatsApp Business integration.

Minor April 9, 2026

April 2026: Outage in Data Transparency - Meta Secure Research Environment

Detected Apr 9, 2026 12:36 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 10, 2026 12:43 PM EDT · Duration 1 day

Meta's Secure Research Environment experienced an outage affecting notebook exports and python package installation within the Data Transparency service. The incident caused high disruptions for researchers using the platform. The outage was resolved after 24.1 hours with all services restored.

Minor April 1, 2026

April 2026: Outage in Meta Audience Network - Revenue Reporting

Detected Apr 1, 2026 6:56 AM EDT · Resolved Apr 1, 2026 3:12 PM EDT · Duration about 8 hours

Meta Audience Network experienced a revenue reporting issue that lasted 8.3 hours. The outage affected the ability to access or generate revenue reports within the advertising platform. Meta acknowledged the reporting problem and worked to resolve it, though the incident was classified as having low disruptions.

Minor March 31, 2026

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

Detected Mar 31, 2026 6:30 PM EDT · Resolved Mar 31, 2026 9:09 PM EDT · Duration about 3 hours

Facebook Ads Manager experienced an outage that prevented some advertisers from creating or editing their ads for 2.7 hours. Users also reported encountering black screens on Messenger and white screens on Facebook during the incident. Meta's engineering teams resolved the issue after actively working on the problem.

Minor March 31, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Data Transparency - Meta Content Library API

Detected Mar 31, 2026 12:30 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 13, 2026 10:04 AM EDT · Duration 13 days

Meta experienced an outage affecting the Data Transparency - Meta Content Library API, which impacted Facebook search functionality. The incident was classified as minor with low disruptions to users. The outage lasted approximately 13 days before being resolved.

Minor March 31, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Data Transparency - Meta Content Library

Detected Mar 31, 2026 12:29 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 13, 2026 10:04 AM EDT · Duration 13 days

Meta experienced a minor outage affecting Facebook search functionality within their Data Transparency services, specifically the Meta Content Library. The issue lasted approximately 13 days (309.6 hours) with low-level disruptions reported. Meta's teams worked to resolve the search functionality problems during this extended period.

Minor March 26, 2026

March 2026: Outage in Ads Transparency - Ad Library Report

Detected Mar 26, 2026 4:03 PM EDT · Resolved Mar 30, 2026 2:04 PM EDT · Duration 4 days

Meta experienced a 94-hour outage affecting the Ad Library Report within their Ads Transparency service. The issue caused medium disruptions to users' ability to access advertising transparency data through the Ad Library Report feature. Meta's teams worked to resolve the problem, though the extended duration indicates a complex technical issue requiring significant time to address.

Minor March 26, 2026

March 2026: Outage in WhatsApp Business API - Cloud API

Detected Mar 26, 2026 3:11 PM EDT · Resolved Mar 26, 2026 6:22 PM EDT · Duration about 3 hours

WhatsApp Business API experienced low-level disruptions affecting message sending functionality through the Cloud API, with users also reporting login issues. The outage lasted 3.2 hours and was resolved after engineering teams identified the root cause and deployed a fix.

Minor March 17, 2026

March 2026: Outage in WhatsApp Business API - Cloud API

Detected Mar 17, 2026 10:00 PM EDT · Resolved Mar 18, 2026 12:44 AM EDT · Duration about 3 hours

Meta experienced low-level disruptions affecting message sending functionality on the WhatsApp Business API Cloud service. The outage began around 10:00 AM GMT+8 and impacted the WhatsApp Business API component for approximately 2.7 hours. Engineering teams investigated and resolved the issue affecting the messaging capabilities.