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Udemy Outage History

Every past Udemy outage tracked by IsDown, with detection times, duration, and resolution details.

There were 113 Udemy outages since June 2021. The 30 outages from the last 12 months are summarized below, with incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Major May 15, 2026

May 2026: Users Unable to Access Udemy.com

Detected May 15, 2026 3:35 PM EDT · Resolved May 15, 2026 4:16 PM EDT · Duration 41 minutes

Users were unable to access Udemy.com due to upstream connection errors that caused disconnect/reset issues before headers could be processed. The outage lasted 41 minutes before a fix was implemented and the service was restored. Users experienced overflow-related connection failures when attempting to reach the platform.

Major May 7, 2026

May 2026: Service disruption

Detected May 7, 2026 9:19 PM EDT · Resolved May 8, 2026 1:58 PM EDT · Duration about 17 hours

Udemy experienced a 16.7-hour service disruption caused by a third-party AWS infrastructure issue involving datacenter overheating due to cooling system failure. Logged-in users encountered errors when trying to sign in or watch content, with degraded performance and intermittent errors throughout the incident. The issue was resolved once AWS restored their cooling systems and datacenter operations returned to normal.

Minor May 5, 2026

May 2026: Site is degraded

Detected May 5, 2026 8:23 AM EDT · Resolved May 5, 2026 3:31 PM EDT · Duration about 7 hours

Udemy experienced a stability issue that degraded site performance for 7.1 hours. The incident affected the main website's functionality and user experience. A fix was implemented and monitored before the issue was fully resolved.

Minor April 20, 2026

April 2026: Site is degraded

Detected Apr 20, 2026 11:45 AM EDT · Resolved Apr 20, 2026 12:27 PM EDT · Duration 42 minutes

Udemy experienced a stability issue that degraded site performance for 42 minutes, affecting load times across the platform. The engineering team investigated and implemented fixes, with services gradually stabilizing and performance returning to normal. The incident was fully resolved with continued monitoring to ensure platform stability.

Minor April 15, 2026

April 2026: Video player: some users see a blank screen instead of course videos

Detected Apr 15, 2026 9:09 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 15, 2026 10:01 PM EDT · Duration about 1 hour

Some Udemy users experienced a blank screen instead of the video player when trying to watch courses in web browsers, preventing them from accessing their course content. The issue lasted 51 minutes and affected web browser users specifically, while the mobile app remained functional as a workaround. Udemy's engineering team deployed a fix that restored normal video playback functionality.

Major April 15, 2026

April 2026: Course Access Issue

Detected Apr 15, 2026 9:09 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 15, 2026 9:33 PM EDT · Duration 24 minutes

Udemy experienced a major service incident where learners encountered blank screens when trying to access courses. The engineering team investigated and resolved the root cause of the course access issue. The incident lasted 24 minutes before being resolved.

Minor April 13, 2026

April 2026: The Udemy.com site is degraded

Detected Apr 13, 2026 9:30 AM EDT · Resolved Apr 13, 2026 11:12 AM EDT · Duration about 2 hours

Udemy.com experienced a stability issue that caused pages to load incorrectly, requiring multiple attempts to access content, with some users encountering "no healthy upstream" errors. The site degradation affected normal browsing and course access functionality. The incident was resolved after 1.7 hours.

Minor April 12, 2026

April 2026: Unexpected Email Notifications.

Detected Apr 12, 2026 12:36 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 13, 2026 12:28 PM EDT · Duration about 24 hours

Udemy experienced an issue where some learners received an unusually high number of email notifications from the platform. The incident lasted approximately 24 hours and was classified as minor severity. The engineering team implemented a fix and monitored the results before confirming the issue was fully resolved.

Major April 9, 2026

April 2026: Site is degraded

Detected Apr 9, 2026 5:48 AM EDT · Resolved Apr 9, 2026 6:38 AM EDT · Duration about 1 hour

Udemy experienced a major stability issue lasting 50 minutes that caused blank pages and site slowness for users. The engineering team identified and resolved the underlying stability problem, restoring normal performance. The incident was fully resolved with continued monitoring to ensure complete restoration.

Major April 6, 2026

April 2026: CLP issues

Detected Apr 6, 2026 1:18 PM EDT · Resolved Apr 6, 2026 6:54 PM EDT · Duration about 6 hours

Udemy experienced a major incident where non-cached course landing pages failed to load, preventing users from accessing course content and displaying errors instead. The issue affected learners' ability to view course pages for approximately 5.6 hours. The problem was identified, a fix was implemented and monitored, and the incident was fully resolved.