Cloudflare experienced a minor incident on October 5, 2026 affecting API Shield, lasting 11h 43m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
API Shield
Update timeline
- investigating Oct 05, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC
Cloudflare is investigating an issue affecting API Shield JWT validation for customers using symmetric keying material. Our team is actively working on restoring normal service.
- identified Oct 05, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
- monitoring Oct 05, 2026, 08:09 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Oct 05, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.