DeepL experienced a minor incident on March 20, 2026 affecting DeepL Free - API (EU) (API (EU) Free) and DeepL Free - Translate (Translate Free) and 1 more component, lasting 3h 59m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
DeepL Free - API (EU) (API (EU) Free)DeepL Free - Translate (Translate Free)DeepL Pro - Translate (Translate Pro)DeepL Pro - API (EU) (API (EU) Pro)DeepL Pro - API (US) (API (US) Pro)DeepL Web (Web)
Update timeline
- investigating Mar 20, 2026, 02:00 PM UTC
Translations from the following source languages are currently returning errors: Malayalam, Oromo, Punjabi, Sesotho, Yiddish, and Zulu. We have identified the root cause and are actively working on a mitigation.
- investigating Mar 20, 2026, 05:45 PM UTC
A fix has been deployed. We are monitoring to confirm the issue is fully resolved.
- resolved Mar 20, 2026, 05:59 PM UTC
All affected languages are no longer returning errors and are successfully translating.