Experian incident
UK phone number validations that include landline checks are timing out (error code 408)
Experian is currently experiencing a minor incident affecting Experian Phone Validation, which began 3h ago. The vendor's full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Experian Phone Validation
Update timeline
- investigating Jun 18, 2026, 07:57 AM UTC
Customers trying to validate UK phone numbers might be experiencing slow responses or receiving timed-out results. The investigation is ongoing.