Freshchat incident
Email Delivery issues to Microsoft recipients
Freshchat experienced a minor incident on September 4, 2026 affecting Channels and Channels and 1 more component, lasting 7h 2m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Sep 04, 2026, 07:45 AM UTC
We are aware that some customers may experience delays or failures when sending emails to microsoft recipients, caused by a delivery issue on Microsoft's end (Exchange Online Protection throttling/server busy errors). This is not caused by an issue on our platform. We are actively monitoring the situation and will provide updates as more information becomes available. Affected emails are typically queued and retried automatically; no action is required from customers at this time.
- investigating Sep 04, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC
We continue to investigate the email delivery delays affecting some customers sending via Outlook. We have engaged our messaging service provider (MSP) and are working with them to resolve the underlying issue on Microsoft's end. We will post another update as soon as we have more information.
- resolved Sep 04, 2026, 02:47 PM UTC
The email delivery issue affecting some customers sending via Outlook has been resolved. The underlying issue on Microsoft's end has been cleared, and previously failed emails have been retried. If you notice any emails still missing, they will be auto-retried and delivered shortly with a slight delay. We apologize for any inconvenience caused.