Afterpay experienced a minor incident on May 8, 2026 affecting In-Store API, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
In-Store API
Update timeline
- investigating May 08, 2026, 03:20 AM UTC
Status: Investigating We are experiencing an elevated rate of Afterpay In-Store declined transactions. Please request customers try tapping their Afterpay card again, as this may help the payment go through. Affected components In-Store API (Degraded performance)
- monitoring May 08, 2026, 03:28 AM UTC
Status: Monitoring Payment approval rates have returned to normal levels, we are continuing to monitor to ensure full restoration. Affected components In-Store API (Operational)
- resolved May 08, 2026, 03:35 AM UTC
Status: Resolved Service has returned to normal. Affected components In-Store API (Operational)