Databricks Azure experienced a major incident on August 18, 2026 affecting Compute and Databricks SQL and 1 more component, lasting 2h 59m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 18, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC
We are actively investigating an issue affecting Databricks compute. Next Update We will provide another update within 1 hour, or sooner if there is a material change in service status.
- investigating Aug 18, 2026, 10:31 AM UTC
We are actively investigating an issue affecting Databricks compute. Next Update We will provide another update within 1 hour, or sooner if there is a material change in service status.
- investigating Aug 18, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC
Starting at approximately 10:05 UTC on August 18, 2026, customers using Azure Databricks may be experiencing failures or delays when starting or terminating compute clusters. Some customers may also see errors or degraded availability when running queries and jobs or accessing dashboards, as well as increased error rates across web application endpoints and while accessing notebooks. Symptoms • Failures or delays starting or terminating compute clusters • Errors or failures when running queries or accessing dashboards • Increased error rates when accessing web application endpoints • Increase errors running jobs dependent on Clusters. Recommendations No customer action is required at this time. Current Status The incident is currently under active investigation as engineering teams work to identify the root cause and restore full service availability. Next Update We will provide another update within 1 hour, or sooner if there is a material change in service status.
- investigating Aug 18, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC
Starting at approximately 10:05 UTC on August 18, 2026, customers using Azure Databricks may be experiencing failures or delays when starting or terminating compute clusters. Some customers may also see errors or degraded availability when running queries and jobs or accessing dashboards, as well as increased error rates across web application endpoints and while accessing notebooks. Symptoms • Failures or delays starting or terminating compute clusters • Errors or failures when running queries or accessing dashboards • Increased error rates when accessing web application endpoints • Increase errors running jobs dependent on Clusters. Recommendations No customer action is required at this time. Current Status The incident is currently under active investigation as engineering teams work to identify the root cause and restore full service availability. Next Update We will provide another update within 1 hour, or sooner if there is a material change in service status.
- identified Aug 18, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC
Starting at approximately 10:05 UTC on August 18, 2026, customers using Azure Databricks may experience failures or delays when starting or terminating compute clusters, as well as errors, slow performance, or degraded availability with Databricks SQL, Jobs, and Notebooks. Some customers may also experience higher error rates or slower loading when accessing the workspace web application. Symptoms • Failures or delays starting or terminating compute clusters • Errors, slow performance, or unavailability when using Databricks SQL, Jobs, or Notebooks • Increased error rates or slow loading when accessing the workspace web application Recommendations No customer action is required at this time. Current Status Engineering has identified the underlying cause and applied a mitigation; teams continue to closely monitor as some impact persists while working toward full recovery. Next Update We will provide another update within 1 hour, or sooner if there is a material change in service status.
- identified Aug 18, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC
Starting at approximately 10:05 UTC on August 18, 2026, customers using Azure Databricks may experience failures or delays when starting or terminating compute clusters, as well as errors, slow performance, or degraded availability with Databricks SQL, Jobs, and Notebooks. Some customers may also experience higher error rates or slower loading when accessing the workspace web application. Symptoms • Failures or delays starting or terminating compute clusters • Errors, slow performance, or unavailability when using Databricks SQL, Jobs, or Notebooks • Increased error rates or slow loading when accessing the workspace web application Recommendations No customer action is required at this time. Current Status Engineering has identified the underlying cause and applied a mitigation; teams continue to closely monitor as some impact persists while working toward full recovery. Next Update We will provide another update within 1 hour, or sooner if there is a material change in service status.
- identified Aug 18, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC
Starting at approximately 10:05 UTC on August 18, 2026, customers using Azure Databricks may be experiencing failures or delays when starting or terminating compute clusters, as well as errors, slow performance, or degraded availability when using Databricks SQL, Jobs, and Notebooks. Some customers may also see increased error rates, slow loading, or a higher number of retried requests when accessing the workspace web application. Symptoms • Failures or delays starting or terminating compute clusters • Errors, slow performance, or unavailability when using Databricks SQL, Jobs, or Notebooks • Increased error rates, slow loading, or throttled/retried requests when accessing the workspace web application Recommendations No customer action is required at this time. Current Status Engineering has identified the underlying cause and applied a mitigation; most services are recovering, though some customers may still experience a higher-than-normal number of retried or throttled requests while teams work toward full resolution. Next Update We will provide another update within 1 hour, or sooner if there is a material change in service status.
- identified Aug 18, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC
Starting at approximately 10:05 UTC on August 18, 2026, customers using Azure Databricks may be experiencing failures or delays when starting or terminating compute clusters, as well as errors, slow performance, or degraded availability when using Databricks SQL, Jobs, and Notebooks. Some customers may also see increased error rates, slow loading, or a higher number of retried requests when accessing the workspace web application. Symptoms • Failures or delays starting or terminating compute clusters • Errors, slow performance, or unavailability when using Databricks SQL, Jobs, or Notebooks • Increased error rates, slow loading, or throttled/retried requests when accessing the workspace web application Recommendations No customer action is required at this time. Current Status Engineering has identified the underlying cause and applied a mitigation; most services are recovering, though some customers may still experience a higher-than-normal number of retried or throttled requests while teams work toward full resolution. Next Update We will provide another update within 1 hour, or sooner if there is a material change in service status.
- monitoring Aug 18, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC
Between 10:05 and 12:33 UTC on August 18, 2026, a subset of customers using Azure Databricks may have experienced failures or delays when starting or terminating compute clusters, as well as errors, slow performance, or degraded availability with Databricks SQL, Jobs, and Notebooks. Some customers may also have experienced increased error rates, slower loading, or more retried and throttled requests when accessing the workspace web application. Symptoms • Failures or delays starting or terminating compute clusters • Errors, slow performance, or unavailability when using Databricks SQL, Jobs, or Notebooks • Increased error rates, slow loading, or throttled/retried requests when accessing the workspace web application Current Status The issue has been mitigated, and services have been restored. We are still monitoring for any signs of recurrence. Next Update We will provide another update within 1 hour, or sooner if there is a material change in service status.
- monitoring Aug 18, 2026, 12:41 PM UTC
Between 10:05 and 12:33 UTC on August 18, 2026, a subset of customers using Azure Databricks may have experienced failures or delays when starting or terminating compute clusters, as well as errors, slow performance, or degraded availability with Databricks SQL, Jobs, and Notebooks. Some customers may also have experienced increased error rates, slower loading, or more retried and throttled requests when accessing the workspace web application. Symptoms • Failures or delays starting or terminating compute clusters • Errors, slow performance, or unavailability when using Databricks SQL, Jobs, or Notebooks • Increased error rates, slow loading, or throttled/retried requests when accessing the workspace web application Current Status The issue has been mitigated, and services have been restored. We are still monitoring for any signs of recurrence. Next Update We will provide another update within 1 hour, or sooner if there is a material change in service status.
- resolved Aug 18, 2026, 01:31 PM UTC
Between 10:05 and 12:33 UTC on August 18, 2026, a subset of customers using Azure Databricks may have experienced failures or delays when starting or terminating compute clusters, as well as errors, slow performance, or degraded availability with Databricks SQL, Jobs, and Notebooks. Some customers may also have experienced increased error rates, slower loading, or more retried and throttled requests when accessing the workspace web application. Symptoms • Failures or delays starting or terminating compute clusters • Errors, slow performance, or unavailability when using Databricks SQL, Jobs, or Notebooks • Increased error rates, slow loading, or throttled/retried requests when accessing the workspace web application Current Status This incident has been resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you require further details about this incident, please submit an Azure support ticket. Back to current status Status History Subscribe to receive status updates by email Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates by webhook Each status update will POST a JSON payload to this URL Email address for managing webhook Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates in Microsoft Teams Enter your Microsoft Teams webhook. View Instructions Email address for managing subscription Close Subscribe Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription Subscribe to receive status updates in Slack Slack channel ID Find the channel ID: Select the channel in your Slack workspace. The channel ID is displayed in the browser URL. Example: https://app.slack.com/client/T04SJBK1C/ C03SKGJ1P Email address Close Manage Subscription Manage Existing Subscription Create New Subscription