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Outage in Xero

Global: Xero Mail - some customers may see bounced emails due to a third party issue

Resolved Minor
November 12, 2026 - Started 3 days ago - Lasted 1 day
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Summary AI Generated

Emails sent from Xero to Microsoft inboxes (Outlook, Hotmail) bounced for approximately 31 hours due to a third-party Microsoft outage. The issue affected customers globally who were sending emails to Microsoft-hosted addresses. The incident was resolved once Microsoft declared their outage fully over at 04:26 UTC on 14 November 2026.

We're aware that customers attempting to send emails from Xero to Microsoft email inboxes (such as Outlook or hotmail) may be receiving bounced emails. This is due to the ongoing Microsoft outage which we are monitoring. We recommend users send to alternative emails where possible.

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RESOLVED 1 day ago - at 11/14/2026 09:14AM

Microsoft declared their outage fully over as of 4:26 UTC and their status pagenow lists all systems operational. Emails from Xero to Microsoft email inboxes (such as Outlook or hotmail) may have failed during this time.

MONITORING 2 days ago - at 11/13/2026 03:14PM

Microsoft have reported that they’re seeing widespread recovery but intermittent issues still remain for some. You can read the full update on Microsoft's status page.

MONITORING 3 days ago - at 11/13/2026 02:14AM

We're aware that customers attempting to send emails from Xero to Microsoft email inboxes (such as Outlook or hotmail) may be receiving bounced emails. This is due to the ongoing Microsoft outage which we are monitoring. We recommend users send to alternative emails where possible.

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