What is Spotlight current status?

Spotlight is currently operational. You can check Spotlight status and current incidents and outages on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the issues affecting customers.

How to monitor or check Spotlight status?

You can use IsDown service or go to Spotlight official status page. Some accounts also use Twitter to communicate the status.

How can I be notified when Spotlight is having issues or undergoing maintenance?

You can create an account in IsDown and monitor multiple services or subscribe for updates on the official status page. IsDown will send you a notification in real-time when Spotlight has issues. Spotlight official status page might also offer notification options such as email, SMS, or Slack.

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Q: Is Spotlight down today?

Spotlight was not down today according to the official status page. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported. IsDown continuously monitors the Spotlight status page, looking for the latest outages and issues affecting customers. Check all recent outages in the section 'Latest Spotlight outages, issues and problems' at the top of the page.

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Current Spotlight status

Spotlight status updated a few minutes ago

Spotlight is working normally

Spotlight status was last checked by IsDown on December 07, 2025 at 04:16 PM UTC, and appears to be operational. We've received 1 user report in the past 24 hours.

Spotlight service health. Issues reported in the last 24 hours

Check the number of user-reported issues 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. We only consider an issue widespread if there are multiple reports within a short timeframe.

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Spotlight recent outages and downtime history

IsDown has tracked 73 incidents since started monitoring Spotlight status in October 2022. We collect data from 4600+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage. It will show official Spotlight outages and also issues that we're started by a spike in crowdsource reports.

Date	Incident	Duration
Dec 05, 2025 09:10 AM UTC	Minor Website access currently down We are aware that our website is currently down and are investigating urgently.	about 1 hour
Nov 18, 2025 12:31 PM UTC	Minor Website access currently down We are aware that there are intermittent issue where the Spotlight website cannot be accessed at ...	about 5 hours
Oct 20, 2025 09:51 AM UTC	Minor Phone lines down We are currently experiencing issues with our phone lines and are not able to answer any calls. P...	about 8 hours
Jun 12, 2025 06:34 PM UTC	Major Platform Access Issue We are aware that there is an issue where the Spotlight website cannot be accessed at the moment....	about 2 hours
Apr 03, 2025 01:46 PM UTC	Minor Photo uploads We are aware of a current issue that may be affecting members profile photos. Our team are inves...	about 3 hours
Feb 05, 2025 12:48 PM UTC	Minor Spotlight website issues We're currently experiencing some issues with user to user contact via Spotlight.com and our team...	about 5 hours
Jan 07, 2025 02:37 PM UTC	Minor Casting professionals experiencing issues viewing suggestions We are currently investigating an issue impacting casting professionals viewing suggestions and a...	about 4 hours
Nov 28, 2024 01:07 PM UTC	Minor Breakdown suggestions We are aware of an issue agents may be experiencing suggesting clients for breakdowns. Our team a...	30 minutes
Sep 27, 2024 12:53 PM UTC	Minor Applications error We are currently experiencing an issues with our application system and are unable to accept or p...	4 days
Aug 02, 2024 11:21 AM UTC	Minor Site functionality / speed We are aware of a current issue that may be affecting those using the site by either slowing down...	about 7 hours

User comments about Spotlight status

See what users are saying about Spotlight issues that impacted them and how they are affected by the outage. You can see if other users are experiencing the same issues and if there are any workarounds or solutions.

3 days ago

K - 404 error keeps coming up..
about 2 months ago

Web results not loading.
about 2 months ago

Web results not loading.
2 months ago

Spotlight search not responding.
2 months ago

Cat - Error message - maximum attempts exceeded..
2 months ago

A - The browser blocks the entire website.
3 months ago

Fiona - Yesterday the spotlight website would not load and was giving an error message 403. Today it is loading but when navigating around the site it is giving the error code again..
3 months ago

Judy - After spending hours no help from help line reset my word now won’t let me go any further than put my email won’t go to second checkout 😡.
4 months ago

Wai - Unable to access the online site..
4 months ago

Debbie - Clicking onto the Spotlight link will not allow me to open the site using a Chrome browser, however, with Firefox there is no issues..
4 months ago

Anne - Error message. Can not connect to server..
4 months ago

Wendy - Max challenge attempts exceeded. Please refresh the page to try again!.
5 months ago

Nikki - I am trying to access your website from Zimbabwe but it is not allowing me to connect. Please advise. Many thanks.
5 months ago

Liz - You can't add anything to your cart. Will not work on desktop or mobile version .
5 months ago

Helen - does not record purchaseitem in cart.
6 months ago

Neer - My spotlight link is not working and i cant seem to sign on to the website. Im getting error messages to contact spotlight. .
6 months ago

Beryl - Not able to complete order as unable to process payment...gets stuck on "wait" icon.
6 months ago

Melissa - Spotlight is not working with safari .
6 months ago

Lisa - 403 ERROR The request could not be satisfied. Request blocked. We can't connect to the server for this app or website at this time. There might be too much traffic or a configuration error. Try again later, or contact the app or website owner. If you provide content to customers through CloudF....
6 months ago

Brooke - Webpage keeps saying - Max challenge attempts exceeded. Please refresh the page to try again!.
7 months ago

Shae - Keeps coming up with Max attempts exceeded. I can not get on to the website. .
7 months ago

Chantelle - Won’t work tried every browser option says something about request something with a empty page.
7 months ago

April - 404 errorThe request could not be satisfied. Request blocked. We can't connect to the server for this app or website at this time. There might be too much traffic or a configuration error. Try again later, or contact the app or website owner. If you provide content to customers through CloudFro....
7 months ago

Nikki - A 403 Error code keeps showing.
7 months ago

Kathy - Unable to get onto Spotlights web page..
8 months ago

Melinda - Everytime I try to access the website my browser tells me "max challenge attempts exceeded. Please refresh the page to try again".
8 months ago

Susan - Every time I try to access the website, I get the following message - “ Max challenge attempts exceeded. Please refresh the page to try again!” I’ve tried every trick I know but nothing is working!.
8 months ago

Sharyn - It’s constantly coming up with the error page .
9 months ago

Nikki - Can not complete purchase on website.
9 months ago

scott - it keeps coming up with an error .

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Spotlight down today?

Spotlight isn't down. You can check Spotlight status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Spotlight official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.

What is the current Spotlight status?

Spotlight is currently operational. You can check Spotlight 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 Spotlight 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 Spotlight down today or just slow?

Currently there's no report of Spotlight being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.

How are Spotlight outages detected?

IsDown monitors the Spotlight 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 Spotlight having an outage right now?

Spotlight last outage was on December 05, 2025 with the title "Website access currently down"

How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Spotlight?

IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Spotlight 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 Spotlight'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.