BitMEX experienced a minor incident on May 14, 2026 affecting WebSocket API and REST API, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating May 14, 2026, 09:28 AM UTC
Status: Investigating We are currently experiencing issues with connections via Cloudflare Bypass. We are investigating and will update when the cause of the issue has been identified. Standard connections are unaffected. Affected components Cloudflare (Tokyo, Japan) (Degraded performance) REST API (Degraded performance) WebSocket API (Degraded performance)
- monitoring May 14, 2026, 09:34 AM UTC
Status: Monitoring We have identified the issue with Cloudflare Bypass connections and have addressed the issue. We will continue to monitor these connections. Affected components Cloudflare (Tokyo, Japan) (Degraded performance) REST API (Degraded performance) WebSocket API (Degraded performance)
- resolved May 15, 2026, 04:38 PM UTC
Status: Resolved Connections were restored on 14May. Monitoring complete Affected components Cloudflare (Tokyo, Japan) (Operational) REST API (Operational) WebSocket API (Operational)