Is Plex Down? Current Status and Outages
Plex status updated
Current Plex status
Plex is working normally
IsDown last checked Plex status on at . We've received 1 user report in the past 24 hours.
Monitoring since Jun 2021
·
150 incidents caught
·
37 components tracked in real-time
Plex service health over the last 24 hours
This chart shows the number of user-reported issues for Plex 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.
Outage Map
See where users report Plex is down. The map shows recent Plex outages from around the world.
Plex Outage Map
Recent Plex outage reports
See what users report when Plex is down and how Plex outages affect them.
-
Keeps closing out movies and saying the transcoder isn't working.
-
🇺🇸 United States of America
Jeff - Remote users can't access content but plays locally.
-
🇨🇦 Canada
PeeDee - Logging into App.Plex.TV is random, Covers are very slow to load if you do get in. Home screen won't load if Discover or Watchlist are on. When you click the 3 dots (bottom right corner you just get the spinning circle wait icon and no menus. This has been ongoing for the last 5-6 hours making pl....
-
🇺🇸 United States of America
Jason - Local storage and Live TV work, but the home page, Discover, Watchlist, and Rentals are not working..
-
🇺🇸 United States of America
FrodoNJ - Unable to pull meta data for matching movie files and lyric find..
-
🇨🇦 Canada
No content live or on demand available.
-
🇺🇸 United States of America
Streaming is down on web and app, content won’t load..
-
🇺🇸 United States of America
Unable to download metadata for movie poster and information..
-
🇺🇸 United States of America
Plex website just spins on Home...I can go to my Movies and Shows but when I click Home to see everything on deck, it just spins..
-
🇦🇺 Australia
no home screen and app not working.
-
🇺🇸 United States of America
Steven - Media server still not working doesn't allow access even remotely.
-
🇺🇸 United States of America
Unable to access plex. I can access local but other users are unavailable and can not update metadata..
-
🇳🇴 Norway
Thehiddenfangs1995 - i was streaming and it kicked me out 3 times. then i gave up! it wont load up or let me in on my accont now..
-
🇮🇳 India
Aj - Website is down, app not opening.
-
🇺🇸 United States of America
nicole - plex isnt letting me access any of my media at the moment i cant add or delete from it or watch anything..
Plex Downtime Health — Last 90 Days
In the last 90 days, Plex had 12 incidents with a median duration of 2 hours 24 minutes.
12
Incidents
0
Major Outages
12
Minor Incidents
2
hour
Median Resolution
Recent Plex outages detected
Full incident reports for recent Plex outages, including timelines, affected components, and resolution details.
| Title | IsDown detected At | Duration |
|---|---|---|
|
We’re investigating issues affecting media metadata. You may experience slow responses or failure...
|
Jul 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM UTC
|
about 15 hours |
|
We’re currently investigating issues affecting Discover Together. You may experience trouble acce...
|
Jul 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC
|
about 15 hours |
|
We’re investigating issues affecting program guide data for our Live TV features. You may experie...
|
Jul 22, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC
|
about 15 hours |
|
We’re currently investigating issues affecting our free Movies & Shows streaming. You may experie...
|
Jul 22, 2026 at 10:59 AM UTC
|
about 15 hours |
|
We’re investigating issues affecting program guide data for our Live TV features. You may experie...
|
Jul 14, 2026 at 03:42 PM UTC
|
about 2 hours |
|
We’re currently investigating issues affecting our free Movies & Shows streaming. You may experie...
|
Jul 14, 2026 at 03:39 PM UTC
|
about 2 hours |
|
We're currently investigating issues affecting Discover Together. You may experience trouble acce...
|
Jul 14, 2026 at 03:37 PM UTC
|
about 2 hours |
|
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (s...
|
Jul 14, 2026 at 03:36 PM UTC
|
about 2 hours |
|
We are investigating an issue of failed music matches for Plex Media Server users.
|
Jul 03, 2026 at 09:40 AM UTC
|
about 2 hours |
|
We're investigating issues impacting our plex.direct name servers for some users. You may experie...
|
Jun 09, 2026 at 08:39 PM UTC
|
about 3 hours |
Plex Components Status
Check if any Plex component is down. View the current status of 20 services and regions.
Monitor Plex alongside these services
Teams that track Plex status also keep an eye on these services. Add them all to your IsDown dashboard for a single view of your dependencies.
Hulu
Video Platforms
OK
VideoAsk
Video Platforms
OK
Spark Hire
Video Platforms
OK
Crowdcast
Video Platforms
OK
IBM Video Streaming
Video Platforms
OK
StreamElements
Video Platforms
OK
New Relic
Application Monitoring
OK
Google Workspace
Team Collaboration
OK
HighLevel
Marketing Automation
OK
Webex by Cisco
Video & Web Conferencing
OK
Adobe
Document & File Management
MAJOR
Aircall
VoIP & Communication
OK
Checksub
Video Platforms
OK
Harver
Video Platforms
OK
Frame.io
Video Platforms
OK
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Plex down today?
Plex isn't down. You can check Plex status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Plex official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.
What is the current Plex status?
Plex is currently operational. You can check Plex 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 Plex 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 Plex down today or just slow?
Currently there's no report of Plex being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
How are Plex outages detected?
IsDown monitors the Plex 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 Plex having an outage right now?
Plex last outage was on July 22, 2026 with the title "Movies & Shows free streaming"
How often does Plex go down?
IsDown has tracked 147 Plex incidents since June 2021. When Plex goes down, incidents typically resolve within 386 minutes.
Is Plex down for everyone or just me?
Check the Plex status at the top of this page. IsDown combines official status page data with user reports to show whether Plex is down for everyone or if the issue is on your end.
What Plex components does IsDown monitor?
IsDown monitors 37 Plex components in real-time, tracking the official status page for outages, degraded performance, and scheduled maintenance.
How to check if Plex is down?
- Subscribe (if possible) to updates on the official status page.
- IsDown continuously monitors the Plex status page and multiple sources to provide up-to-date information. Check back with us for the latest Plex uptime status.
Why use IsDown to monitor Plex 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 Plex 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 Plex?
IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Plex 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 Plex'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.
Reports by users in other services in the last 12 hours
Youtube
https://youtube.com
SEEK
https://seek.com
Roblox
https://roblox.com
McDonald's Mobile App
https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us.html
Square
https://squareup.com/
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com
Walmart
https://www.walmart.com/
OpenAI ChatGPT
https://openai.com
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/
Astound
https://www.astound.com/
WhatsApp
https://www.whatsapp.com/
Scratch
https://scratch.mit.edu
