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Outage in Shopify

Chat support on Shopify Help Center is temporarily unavailable

Resolved Major
August 27, 2026 - Started about 12 hours ago - Lasted 23 minutes
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Summary AI Generated

Shopify's live chat support on the Help Center was temporarily unavailable for approximately 23 minutes due to a technical issue. The outage affected the Support component, leaving merchants unable to access real-time chat assistance. The issue was resolved and confirmed stable following a monitoring period.

Our live chat support may be unavailable on the Shopify Help Center due to a technical issue. We are investigating and will keep you updated.
Components affected
Shopify Support

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RESOLVED about 11 hours ago - at 08/27/2026 06:51PM

The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

MONITORING about 11 hours ago - at 08/27/2026 06:41PM

The issues with the Shopify Help Center have been resolved, and are being monitored.

INVESTIGATING about 12 hours ago - at 08/27/2026 06:31PM

Our live chat support may be unavailable on the Shopify Help Center due to a technical issue. We are investigating and will keep you updated.

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