Base incident

Flashblock websocket connection errors

Minor Resolved View vendor source →

Base experienced a minor incident on March 9, 2026 affecting Public RPC API, lasting 1h 25m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Mar 09, 2026, 08:29 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 09, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC
Duration
1h 25m
Detected by Pingoru
Mar 09, 2026, 08:29 PM UTC

Affected components

Public RPC API

Update timeline

  1. investigating Mar 09, 2026, 08:29 PM UTC

    Users connecting to the Flashblocks websocket (mainnet.flashblocks.base.org) may have trouble connecting and receiving flashblocks. Block production is unaffected. We are currently investigation the issue.

  2. monitoring Mar 09, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC

    We are monitoring a fix that has been implemented.

  3. resolved Mar 09, 2026, 09:54 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.