DeepL incident

Elevated error rates

Resolved after 21 minutes, affecting API (DeepL Free - API (EU)) and Products (DeepL Free - Document Translation) and 1 more, on August 18, 2026.

resolved Aug 18, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC

We found the issue and resolved it. The cause was a routing issue on part of our external load-balancing layer, which stopped directing traffic to the meetings service following a routine deployment. The service itself remained healthy throughout, and customers on internal network connections were not affected. We restored correct routing across all affected load balancers and have confirmed that traffic and error rates are back to normal. We are reviewing the deployment process to prevent a recurrence.

Started
Aug 18, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 18, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC
Duration
21m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 18, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC

Affected components

API (DeepL Free - API (EU))Products (DeepL Free - Document Translation)Products (DeepL Free - Translate)Products (DeepL Pro - Translate)Products (DeepL Pro - Glossaries)API (DeepL Pro - API (EU))Products (DeepL Pro - Document Translation)Products (DeepL Pro - Write)Products (DeepL Free - Write)Products (DeepL Pro - Voice for Conversations)

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 18, 2026, 10:20 PM UTC

    We are investigating elevated error across our servcies. Some users may be getting error messages. We have identified the cause and are working on a fix. A further update will follow shortly.

  2. resolved Aug 18, 2026, 10:41 PM UTC

    We found the issue and resolved it. The cause was a routing issue on part of our external load-balancing layer, which stopped directing traffic to the meetings service following a routine deployment. The service itself remained healthy throughout, and customers on internal network connections were not affected. We restored correct routing across all affected load balancers and have confirmed that traffic and error rates are back to normal. We are reviewing the deployment process to prevent a recurrence.

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