Affirm Outage History
Affirm is up right nowPingoru has recorded 101 incidents for Affirm: 73 in the last 12 months and 4 in the last 90 days.
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| Month | Incidents | Hours with an open incident |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 4 | 185 of 720 (26%) |
| May 2026 | 7 | 27 of 744 (4%) |
| June 2026 | 15 | 6 of 720 (1%) |
| July 2026 | 9 | 169 of 744 (23%) |
| August 2026 | 1 | 96 of 744 (13%) |
| September 2026 | 1 | 1 of 720 (0%) |
| October 2026 | 0 | 0 of 508 (0%) |
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Minor September 29, 2026 Affirm Mobile Application Payment Method Degradation for CA Users 1h 25m Canada
Started Sep 29, 2026, 07:26 PM UTC· resolved Sep 29, 2026, 08:52 PM UTC
- investigating Sep 29, 2026, 07:26 PM UTC
We are aware of an issue where Payment Methods is not shown in the Mobile app for CA users. Our team is currently investigating, and we will provide additional updates as soon as possible.
- identified Sep 29, 2026, 08:01 PM UTC
We have identified the cause and are continuing to work on a fix for the issue. We will provide more updates as they come along.
- resolved Sep 29, 2026, 08:52 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.
Minor August 12, 2026 Affirm Services Degradation 47m US
Started Aug 12, 2026, 09:12 PM UTC· resolved Aug 12, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
- identified Aug 12, 2026, 09:12 PM UTC
We are currently experiencing degraded performance within the Affirm checkout flow. Our engineering team has identified the root cause and is actively working to implement a fix. We will provide another update as soon as the issue is resolved or more information becomes available.
- identified Aug 12, 2026, 09:24 PM UTC
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
- monitoring Aug 12, 2026, 09:39 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are currently seeing recovery and will continue to monitor system performance closely to ensure full stability.
- resolved Aug 12, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.
Minor July 30, 2026 US Checkout Database Infrastructure –
Started Jul 30, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC· resolved Jul 30, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
- monitoring Jul 30, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 29, 23:00 PDT - Jul 30, 02:00 PDT Jul 16, 15:15 PDT Scheduled - We will be performing maintenance on our US Checkout service infrastructure. Customers may experience brief, intermittent service disruptions, totaling no more than 10 minutes in aggregate. This maintenance is scheduled between July 29th, 2026 from 11:00 PM PT to 2:00 AM PT on July 30th, 2026.
Minor July 23, 2026 US Database Maintenance –
Started Jul 23, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC· resolved Jul 23, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
- resolved Jul 23, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
Jul 23, 02:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 22, 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jul 17, 14:05 PDT Update - We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time. Jul 6, 11:41 PDT Scheduled - On July 22nd, 2026, Affirm will perform updates to its checkout service dependent database clusters in the US. Affirm US checkout services may experience brief, intermittent disruptions. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM PT on 07/22/2026 and end at 2:00 AM PT on 07/23/2026. The expected aggregate downtime is estimated to be, at most, 10 minutes within this 3 hour window.
Minor July 16, 2026 US and CA Database Maintenance –
Started Jul 16, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC· resolved Jul 16, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
- resolved Jul 16, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
Jul 16, 03:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 15, 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 29, 13:21 PDT Scheduled - On July 15th, 2026, Affirm will perform updates to its database clusters in the US and CA. Affirm checkout critical databases may experience brief, intermittent service disruptions. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM PT on 07/15/2026 and end at 3:00 AM PT on 07/16/2026. The expected aggregate downtime is estimated to be, at most, 10 minutes in the US region and 5 minutes in the CA region within this 4 hour window.
Major July 16, 2026 No-Downtime UK Checkout Infrastructure Update –
Started Jul 16, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC· resolved Jul 16, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC
- resolved Jul 16, 2026, 03:00 AM UTC
Jul 15, 20:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 15, 16:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 16, 09:37 PDT Scheduled - We are making updates to infrastructure supporting select UK checkout services. No downtime is expected. Work will begin at 12:00 AM BST and conclude at 4:00 AM BST on July 16th.
Minor June 22, 2026 Checkout Degradation –
Started Jun 22, 2026, 03:06 PM UTC· resolved Jun 22, 2026, 03:06 PM UTC
- resolved Jun 22, 2026, 03:06 PM UTC
Jun 22, 08:06 PDT Resolved - The checkout flow degradation caused by our CDN provider has been resolved. Our teams have confirmed full recovery and normal service has resumed. Jun 22, 07:36 PDT Monitoring - We have seen a degradation to our checkout flow as a result of our CDN provider and believe that it has been mitigated. Our teams are continuing to monitor before confirming full recovery.
Minor June 18, 2026 Database Maintenance in US/CA –
Started Jun 18, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC· resolved Jun 18, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
- resolved Jun 18, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
Jun 18, 03:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jun 17, 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 2, 12:36 PDT Scheduled - On June 17th, 2026, Affirm will be perform updates to its database clusters in the US and CA. Affirm Checkout Critical databases may experience brief, intermittent service disruptions. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM PT on 06/17/2026 and end at 3:00 AM PT on 06/18/2026. The expected aggregate downtime is estimated to be, at most, 5 minutes for the US and 1 minute for CA within this 4 hour window.
Minor June 18, 2026 Sandbox checkout confirm_loan failures –
Started Jun 18, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC· resolved Jun 18, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC
- resolved Jun 18, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC
Jun 17, 17:44 PDT Resolved - This incident has been resolved. Jun 17, 17:16 PDT Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are now monitoring the results. Jun 17, 17:05 PDT Update - We are continuing to investigate the root cause of this issue. We are comparing successful and non-successful sandbox loan confirmations to understand potential mitigations. Jun 17, 16:22 PDT Investigating - We are currently investigating an issue with the confirm_loan endpoint in the Affirm US sandbox. We will update further as scope and root cause are uncovered.
Major June 12, 2026 No-Downtime Global Infrastructure Update –
Started Jun 12, 2026, 07:30 AM UTC· resolved Jun 12, 2026, 07:30 AM UTC
- resolved Jun 12, 2026, 07:30 AM UTC
Jun 12, 00:30 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jun 11, 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 11, 11:34 PDT Scheduled - We are making updates to infrastructure supporting select global services. No downtime is expected. Work will begin at 11:00 PM PT on June 11th and conclude at 12:30 AM PT on June 12th.
Minor June 11, 2026 US/CA Database Maintenance –
Started Jun 11, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC· resolved Jun 11, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
- resolved Jun 11, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
Jun 11, 02:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jun 10, 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. May 29, 13:55 PDT Update - We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time. May 28, 12:11 PDT Scheduled - On June 10th, 2026, Affirm will be perform updates to nine of its database clusters in the US and CA. Affirm Checkout Critical databases may experience a downtime of up to 1 minute each. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM PT on 06/10/2026 and end at 2:00 AM PT on 06/11/2026. The expected aggregate downtime is estimated to be, at most, 9 minutes for the US and 1 minute for CA within this 3 hour window.
Minor June 10, 2026 CA Checkout Degradation –
Started Jun 10, 2026, 03:58 PM UTC· resolved Jun 10, 2026, 03:58 PM UTC
- resolved Jun 10, 2026, 03:58 PM UTC
Jun 10, 08:58 PDT Resolved - The checkout service has remained operational. This incident is now resolved. Jun 10, 08:45 PDT Monitoring - The errors within the checkout flow have resolved and the issue has been mitigated. Our teams are continuing to monitor before confirming full recovery. Jun 10, 08:35 PDT Update - Our teams are still investigating the root cause of the issue. We will provide an update as soon as possible. Jun 10, 08:07 PDT Update - We are continuing to investigate this issue. Jun 10, 08:06 PDT Investigating - We are experiencing a degradation in our checkout flow for users in Canada.
Minor June 4, 2026 Database Updates in the US region –
Started Jun 04, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC· resolved Jun 04, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
- resolved Jun 04, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
Jun 4, 02:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jun 3, 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. May 18, 06:58 PDT Scheduled - On June 3rd, 2026, Affirm will be performing updates to its database infrastructure in the US. Affirm's APIs may experience an estimated downtime of up to 5 minutes. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM PT on 06/03/2026 and end at 2:00 AM PT on 06/04/2026. The expected downtime is estimated to be, at most, 5 minutes within this 3 hour window.
Major June 4, 2026 No-downtime US Checkout Infrastructure Update –
Started Jun 04, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC· resolved Jun 04, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC
- resolved Jun 04, 2026, 08:00 AM UTC
Jun 4, 01:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jun 3, 23:01 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 2, 11:02 PDT Scheduled - We are making updates to deployment infrastructure on some of our core services. No downtime is expected. Work will begin at 11pm PT on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026 and conclude at 1am PT on Thursday, June 4th, 2026.
Minor June 3, 2026 Degradation on Sandbox APIs –
Started Jun 03, 2026, 08:49 PM UTC· resolved Jun 03, 2026, 08:49 PM UTC
- resolved Jun 03, 2026, 08:49 PM UTC
Jun 3, 13:49 PDT Resolved - Our team has deployed a fix and have seen the errors subside. All services are now functioning as expected. Jun 3, 13:36 PDT Monitoring - We have implemented a fix and have seen a recovery in the availability of our Sandbox APIs. We will continue to monitor the situation to ensure that our systems are fully operational. Jun 3, 12:47 PDT Update - We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue. Jun 3, 12:00 PDT Identified - We have identified the cause of the disruption to our Sandbox APIs and we are currently attempting to fix the issue.
Minor May 28, 2026 Affirm UK Database Maintenance –
Started May 28, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC· resolved May 28, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
- resolved May 28, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
May 28, 16:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. May 28, 15:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. May 19, 07:23 PDT Update - This maintenance window has been pushed back to May 28th. The maintenance will occur from 12:00 AM to 1:00 AM BST on 05/28/2026. The expected downtime is still estimated to be, at most, 1 minute within this 1 hour window. May 8, 09:30 PDT Scheduled - On May 20th, 2026, Affirm will be performing updates to its database infrastructure in the UK. Affirm's APIs may experience an estimated downtime of up to 1 minute. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM BST on 05/20/2026 and end at 12:00 AM BST on 05/21/2026. The expected downtime is estimated to be, at most, 1 minute within this 1 hour window.
Minor May 28, 2026 Upgrades in Critical Checkout Databases in US –
Started May 28, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC· resolved May 28, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
- resolved May 28, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
May 28, 02:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. May 27, 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. May 12, 15:07 PDT Scheduled - We will be performing scheduled database maintenance beginning 11 PM PT on May 27, 2026. This work involves several production database clusters that support Checkout in the US to ensure adequate capacity and performance. The total maintenance window is expected to last 3 hours with an expected downtime of up to 10 minutes. Actual user impact is expected to be minimal, as failovers typically complete in under one minute and application retries will mitigate transient errors.
Minor May 21, 2026 Affirm US Database Maintenance –
Started May 21, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC· resolved May 21, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
- resolved May 21, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
May 21, 03:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. May 20, 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. May 8, 08:57 PDT Scheduled - On May 20th, 2026, Affirm will be performing updates to its database infrastructure in the US. Affirm's APIs may experience an estimated downtime of up to 18 minutes. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM PT on 05/20/2026 and end at 3:00 AM PT on 05/21/2026. The expected downtime is estimated to be, at most, 18 minutes within this 4 hour window.
Minor May 9, 2026 Elevated latency across our services –
Started May 09, 2026, 03:20 AM UTC· resolved May 09, 2026, 03:20 AM UTC
- resolved May 09, 2026, 03:20 AM UTC
May 8, 20:20 PDT Resolved - Our cloud service provider has confirmed operations are fully restored and we are seeing continued healthy observability on our end. Incident resolved. May 8, 14:55 PDT Update - Our cloud service provider has notified us that full resolution will require some time to finalize. As Affirm's latency and performance have remained stable throughout the day, we will update on Affirm's status when we receive an all-clear signal from the service provider or we see a regression in service health. May 8, 12:31 PDT Update - We are maintaining a monitoring posture on this incident as we await a statement of permanent resolution from our cloud cloud service provider. Affirm latency and performance remain stable. May 8, 11:48 PDT Update - We are maintaining a monitoring posture on this incident as we await a statement of permanent resolution from our cloud cloud service provider. Affirm latency and performance remain stable. May 8, 10:31 PDT Update - Affirm latency and performance remain stable. We are awaiting full confirmation from our cloud service provider before declaring the incident resolved. May 8, 09:39 PDT Update - We continue to receive positive signal from our cloud service provider. Affirm latency and performance remain stable. We are awaiting full confirmation from our cloud service provider before declaring the incident resolved. May 8, 08:30 PDT Update - Affirm Latency and overall performance remain stable. We are still awaiting full confirmation from our cloud service provider before declaring the incident resolved. May 8, 06:38 PDT Update - Latency and overall performance remain stable. We are continuing to monitor while our cloud service provider fully resolves the issue. May 8, 05:41 PDT Update - Latency and overall performance remain stable. We are continuing to monitor while our cloud service provider fully resolves the issue. May 8, 04:11 PDT Update - Latency and overall performance remain stabilized. We are continuing to monitor while our cloud service provider fully resolves the issue. May 8, 02:59 PDT Update - We are experiencing an increase in errors and latency. We are continuing to monitor while we await final confirmation of resolution from our cloud service provider. May 8, 01:50 PDT Update - Latency and overall performance remain stabilized. We are continuing to monitor while we await final resolution confirmation from our cloud service provider. May 8, 01:00 PDT Update - Latency has continued to improve across our services and overall performance has stabilized. We are continuing to monitor while we await final resolution confirmation from our cloud service provider. May 8, 00:03 PDT Update - Latency has continued to improve across our services and overall performance has stabilized. We are continuing to monitor while we await final resolution confirmation from our cloud service provider. May 7, 22:23 PDT Update - Latency has continued to improve across our services and overall performance has stabilized. We are continuing to monitor while we await final resolution confirmation from our cloud service provider. May 7, 21:09 PDT Update - Latency has continued to improve across our services and overall performance has stabilized. We are continuing to monitor while we await final resolution confirmation from our cloud service provider. May 7, 20:26 PDT Update - We experienced a slight increase in errors and latency, which has since subsided. We are continuing to monitor while we await final resolution confirmation from our cloud service provider. May 7, 19:43 PDT Monitoring - We are seeing improved latency across our services and response times are trending back toward normal. We are continuing to monitor while we await final resolution confirmation from our cloud service provider. May 7, 19:19 PDT Update - We continue to experience elevated latency across our services, with sporadic increases in error rates throughout the duration of this incident. Our cloud service provider is actively working toward a full resolution. May 7, 18:31 PDT Update - We continue to experience elevated latency across our services, though error rates remain decreased. Our cloud service provider is actively working toward a full resolution. May 7, 17:58 PDT Update - We continue to experience elevated latency across our services. Error rates have decreased, though response times remain slower than normal. This is due to an issue with our cloud service provider, who is actively working toward a full resolution. May 7, 17:30 PDT Identified - We are currently experiencing elevated latency to our services. This has been traced to an issue with our cloud service provider, and our team is actively working toward resolution. May 7, 17:12 PDT Investigating - We are currently experiencing elevated latency across our services leading to timeouts and errors. We are actively investigating the issue.
Minor May 7, 2026 Upgrades in Critical Checkout Databases in US and CA – Affirm Status service
Started May 07, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC· resolved May 07, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
- investigating Apr 24, 2026, 11:39 PM UTC
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 6, 23:00 PDT - May 7, 03:00 PDT Apr 24, 16:39 PDT Scheduled - We will be performing scheduled database maintenance beginning 11 PM PT on May 6, 2026. This work involves several production database clusters that support Checkout in the US and CA region to ensure adequate capacity and performance. The total maintenance window is expected to last 4 hours with an expected downtime of up to 5 minutes. Actual user impact is expected to be minimal, as failovers typically complete in under one minute and application retries will mitigate transient errors.
- monitoring May 07, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 6, 23:00 PDT - May 7, 03:00 PDT Apr 24, 16:39 PDT Scheduled - We will be performing scheduled database maintenance beginning 11 PM PT on May 6, 2026. This work involves several production database clusters that support Checkout in the US and CA region to ensure adequate capacity and performance. The total maintenance window is expected to last 4 hours with an expected downtime of up to 5 minutes. Actual user impact is expected to be minimal, as failovers typically complete in under one minute and application retries will mitigate transient errors.
Minor May 7, 2026 Upgrades in Critical Checkout Databases in the UK – Affirm Status service
Started May 07, 2026, 02:00 AM UTC· resolved May 07, 2026, 02:00 AM UTC
- investigating Apr 24, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 6, 16:00 - 19:00 PDT Apr 24, 16:46 PDT Scheduled - We will be performing scheduled database maintenance beginning 4 PM PT on May 6, 2026. This work involves several production database clusters that support Checkout in the UK region to ensure adequate capacity and performance. The total maintenance window is expected to last 3 hours with an expected downtime of up to 1 minute. Actual user impact is expected to be minimal, as failovers typically complete in under one minute and application retries will mitigate transient errors.
- monitoring May 06, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 6, 16:00 - 19:00 PDT Apr 24, 16:46 PDT Scheduled - We will be performing scheduled database maintenance beginning 4 PM PT on May 6, 2026. This work involves several production database clusters that support Checkout in the UK region to ensure adequate capacity and performance. The total maintenance window is expected to last 3 hours with an expected downtime of up to 1 minute. Actual user impact is expected to be minimal, as failovers typically complete in under one minute and application retries will mitigate transient errors.
Minor April 22, 2026 No-impact update to core services 7d 2h Affirm Status service
Started Apr 22, 2026, 09:44 PM UTC· resolved Apr 30, 2026, 12:41 AM UTC
- investigating Apr 20, 2026, 08:35 PM UTC
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 13, 23:00 PDT - May 14, 03:00 PDT Apr 20, 13:30 PDT Update - This maintenance window has been pushed back to May 13th by request of the migration team. Mar 23, 15:47 PDT Scheduled - We are making updates to deployment infrastructure on some of our core services. This change involves the creation of new service instances and re-routing traffic to those instances. These changes will occur over the course of 2 hours, beginning at 11pm PT on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026. No downtime or impact to availability is expected from these changes.
- monitoring May 14, 2026, 06:00 AM UTC
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT May 13, 23:00 PDT - May 14, 03:00 PDT Apr 20, 13:30 PDT Update - This maintenance window has been pushed back to May 13th by request of the migration team. Mar 23, 15:47 PDT Scheduled - We are making updates to deployment infrastructure on some of our core services. This change involves the creation of new service instances and re-routing traffic to those instances. These changes will occur over the course of 2 hours, beginning at 11pm PT on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026. No downtime or impact to availability is expected from these changes.
Minor April 18, 2026 US SMS Authentication Service Degraded – Affirm Status service
Started Apr 18, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC· resolved Apr 18, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC
- resolved Apr 18, 2026, 04:31 PM UTC
Apr 18, 09:31 PDT Resolved - This incident has been resolved. Apr 17, 22:37 PDT Monitoring - We were able to cutover traffic to a recovered SMS service and have observed recovery. We will continue to monitor before resolving the incident. Apr 17, 21:15 PDT Update - PIN retry rates for users in US remain unchanged. There is a central point of failure effecting multiple 3rd party SMS providers. Users who retry are successfully completing checkouts. We will continue to monitor the situation and update as it progresses. Apr 17, 20:03 PDT Update - We are still observing elevated PIN retry rates for users in US. There is a central point of failure effecting multiple 3rd party SMS providers. Users who retry are successfully completing checkouts. We will continue to monitor the situation and update as it progresses. Apr 17, 19:43 PDT Identified - We have identified the cause of the SMS retry rate and are investigating potential mitigations. Apr 17, 19:15 PDT Investigating - We are currently investigating an increase in our SMS PIN retry rate affecting Affirm Checkout in the US
Minor March 24, 2026 Network Maintenance in US/CA and UK – Affirm Status service
Started Mar 24, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC· resolved Mar 24, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC
- resolved Mar 24, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC
Mar 24, 05:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Mar 24, 04:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Mar 20, 15:53 PDT Scheduled - We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time.
Minor March 5, 2026 No-impact update to core service configurations – Affirm Status service
Started Mar 05, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC· resolved Mar 05, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
- resolved Mar 05, 2026, 09:00 AM UTC
Mar 5, 01:00 PST Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Mar 4, 23:00 PST In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Mar 2, 13:48 PST Scheduled - We are making updates to deployment infrastructure on some of our core services. This change involves the creation of new service instances and re-routing traffic to those instances. These changes will occur over the course of 2 hours, beginning at 11pm PT on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2026. No downtime or impact to availability is expected from these changes.