Outage in Plex
Issues with plex.tv API
Resolved Major
April 16, 2026 - Started about 22 hours ago
- Lasted about 19 hours
Incident Report
Summary AI Generated
Plex experienced a major outage affecting their API services for 19 hours, causing issues with user authentication (sign-in and PIN verification), account creation, and access to Downloads page items. Users encountered slow responses and service failures during this period. The issue was resolved with an implemented fix and the service was returned to monitoring status.
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
MONITORING
about 19 hours ago - at 04/17/2026 02:36AM
We have implemented a fix and are monitoring the results.
INVESTIGATING
about 20 hours ago - at 04/17/2026 01:24AM
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
INVESTIGATING
about 22 hours ago - at 04/16/2026 11:52PM
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
source IsDown
Plex service outage affecting users globally
Reports started 2 minutes before official outage was reported
Users report no server connection, internal errors, and inability to access Plex remotely. Common issues include the 503 error and problems with both app and web login.
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