Epic Games incident

Fortnite Matchmaking Issues

Critical Resolved View vendor source →
Started
Apr 17, 2026, 07:04 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 17, 2026, 08:31 PM UTC
Duration
1h 27m
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 17, 2026, 07:04 PM UTC

Affected components

MatchmakingMatchmakingMatchmakingMatchmaking

Update timeline

  1. investigating Apr 17, 2026, 07:04 PM UTC

    🛠️ We are aware that players are currently experiencing matchmaking issues. We are working on resolving these issues ASAP.

  2. resolved Apr 17, 2026, 08:31 PM UTC

    ✅ Matchmaking errors are fixed. Players can jump into a game again without issue. We're monitoring game servers to make sure everything returns to normal.

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