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Outage in Snowflake

INC20000188

Resolved Major
August 31, 2026 - Started 4 days ago - Lasted about 2 hours
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Summary AI Generated

A faulty configuration change caused resource contention across Snowflake's backend infrastructure on August 31, 2026, disrupting multiple core services for approximately 2.5 hours. Affected customers were unable to sign in to Snowsight, execute queries, load or unload data, or use Snowpark Container Services, with additional delays in Snowpipe Streaming ingestion. The problematic change was reverted, restoring the majority of impact by 17:25 UTC, with full resolution confirmed by 18:10 UTC.

Current status: We're investigating an issue with Snowflake Data Cloud. We'll provide an update within 30 minutes. Customer experience: Customers hosted in the specified regions may be unable to access or use multiple core Snowflake services and features. Affected users may be unable to sign in, execute queries, or manage data.

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RESOLVED 3 days ago - at 08/31/2026 07:44PM

Current status: We've monitored the environment to confirm that service was restored. If you experience additional issues or have questions, please open a support case via Snowflake Community or the Support page in Snowsight.

Customer experience: Customers hosted in the specified region may have been unable to access or use multiple core Snowflake services and features, including signing in to Snowsight, executing queries, loading and unloading data, and using Snowpark Container Services. Some customers may have also experienced delays with Snowpipe Streaming ingestion and elevated error rates when accessing Snowsight.

The majority of impact was resolved at 17:25 UTC; however, some customers may have continued to experience some residual errors or increased latency until approximately 18:10 UTC.

Incident start time: 16:58 UTC August 31, 2026
Incident end time: 18:10 UTC August 31, 2026

Preliminary root cause: A recent configuration change degraded backend processing due to a compatibility issue with how the affected systems handled requests. As a result, the infrastructure experienced resource contention and subsequent impact to multiple Snowflake services and features.

A root cause analysis (RCA) will be conducted and a summary will be shared on the Snowflake status page within 5 business days.

MONITORING 3 days ago - at 08/31/2026 06:45PM

Current status: We've implemented a fix to address the residual impact, and we'll continue to monitor the environment until we're confident all services are functioning properly.

Customer experience: Customers hosted in the specified region may have been unable to access or use multiple core Snowflake services and features, including signing in to Snowsight, executing queries, loading and unloading data, and using Snowpark Container Services. Some customers may have also experienced delays with Snowpipe Streaming ingestion and elevated error rates when accessing Snowsight.

The majority of impact was resolved at 17:25 UTC; however, some customers may have continued to experience some residual errors or increased latency until approximately 18:10 UTC.

Incident start time: 16:58 UTC August 31, 2026
Incident end time: 18:10 UTC August 31, 2026

Preliminary root cause: A recent change on the affected infrastructure inadvertently resulted in an increase in resource contention and subsequent impact to multiple Snowflake services and features.

IDENTIFIED 4 days ago - at 08/31/2026 05:59PM

Current status: We are continuing to monitor service recovery, and have confirmed that the majority of service impact has been resolved as of 17:25 UTC with some residual impact to Snowsight access and Snowpipe Streaming. We'll provide an update within 30 minutes.

Customer experience: Customers hosted in the specified regions may be unable to access or use multiple core Snowflake services and features. Affected users may be unable to sign in, execute queries, or manage data.

ETA: Most services have returned to a healthy state. We expect any residual impact to Snowsight access and Snowpipe Streaming to be resolved within the next hour.

Incident start time: 16:58 UTC August 31, 2026

IDENTIFIED 4 days ago - at 08/31/2026 05:31PM

Current status: We identified and have since reverted a problematic change as a potential mitigation. Initial telemetry indicates that the service is recovering. We will continue to monitor to confirm recovery. We'll provide an update within 30 minutes.

Customer experience: Customers hosted in the specified regions may be unable to access or use multiple core Snowflake services and features. Affected users may be unable to sign in, execute queries, or manage data.

ETA: Customers should be starting to see recovery, and our current estimate is that service will be restored within 1 hour.

INVESTIGATING 4 days ago - at 08/31/2026 05:20PM

Current status: We're investigating an issue with Snowflake Data Cloud. We'll provide an update within 30 minutes.

Customer experience: Customers hosted in the specified regions may be unable to access or use multiple core Snowflake services and features. Affected users may be unable to sign in, execute queries, or manage data.

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