Is Plex Down? Plex Status & Outages
Plex status updated
What is Plex status right now?
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
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136 incidents caught
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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.
Top locations, last 24h:
- United States
Recent Plex outage reports
See what users report when Plex is down and how Plex outages affect them.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
I get the "content Unavailable" window, since the most recent Windows updates. Unable to play videos on any of my connected devices. I am able to play videos with other players..
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Plex won’t load, quits before it loads. Happens on Roku ultra and Vizio smart tv..
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Plex unavailable - Maryland 21144; app crashes, web just spins..
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Can't sign in. Can't view content on local server..
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Plex Server and Plex Clients not working on local network. Troubleshooting Guide doesn't load either..
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Patti - App won't load, says content unavailable..
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🇺🇸 United States of America
John - Getting message that Plex is not available and I can not log into Plex at all. What is wrong with Plex?.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
API responding Temporarily Unavailable.
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🇨🇦 Canada
Plex cloud services are not reachable from Toronto Bell.
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🇨🇳 China
Something - Something went wrong. The Plex Media Server list of apps, is not available at this time..
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Plex not working in 85303 zip code.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Not connecting to plex server.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
remote access on a new display is not working, shows 'no sources available'.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Not able to connect to Plex Server on Local network.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
plex.tv getting 503 nginx server error. only usable on local network now.
Early detection is everything
User reports often detect issues before official status pages acknowledge them.
Learn how crowdsourced monitoring
combined with official status pages provides faster outage detection than
relying on either approach alone.
Plex Downtime Health — Last 90 Days
In the last 90 days, Plex had 7 incidents (2 major outages and 5 minor incidents) with a median duration of 1 hour 4 minutes.
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Incidents
2
Major Outages
5
Minor Incidents
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hour
Median Resolution
Recent Plex outages detected
Full incident reports for recent Plex outages, including timelines, affected components, and resolution details.
35 minutes
Possible Outage Indicated by User Reports
Apr 05, 2026 at 08:24 PM
Never acknowledged
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We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (s...
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Apr 16, 2026 at 11:54 PM UTC
IsDown detected 2 minutes before official update
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about 19 hours |
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We're investigating issues with our backend plex.direct DNS servers. You may experience issues du...
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Apr 08, 2026 at 08:34 PM UTC
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about 2 hours |
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Possible Outage Indicated by User Reports
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Apr 06, 2026 at 12:24 AM UTC
Never acknowledged
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35 minutes |
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We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (s...
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Apr 02, 2026 at 10:55 AM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (s...
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Mar 19, 2026 at 05:18 PM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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We are currently investigating an issue with slow/dropped responses in the EU region.
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Mar 09, 2026 at 06:47 PM UTC
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about 3 hours |
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We are currently investigating this issue.
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Feb 10, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC
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29 minutes |
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We're currently investigating issues affecting our services. You may experience slow responses or...
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Dec 05, 2025 at 09:02 AM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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We are currently investigating this issue.
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Nov 07, 2025 at 02:23 AM UTC
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about 6 hours |
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We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (s...
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Oct 27, 2025 at 03:50 PM UTC
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17 days |
Plex Components Status
Check if any Plex component is down. View the current status of 20 services and regions.
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OK
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Video Platforms
OK
BoxCast
Video Platforms
OK
Bitchute
Video Platforms
OK
10to8
Project & Work Management
OK
OpenAI
AI & ML Platforms
OK
Roblox
Gaming
OK
GitLab
Developer Platforms
OK
Coinbase
E-Commerce
OK
Discord
Chat & Messaging
OK
sflix
Video Platforms
OK
Switcher Inc.
Video Platforms
OK
VideoAsk
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 April 16, 2026 with the title "Issues with plex.tv API"
How often does Plex go down?
IsDown has tracked 134 Plex incidents since June 2021. When Plex goes down, incidents typically resolve within 267 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.
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