Google Maps Platform incident
Elevated error rate on Places API
Resolved after 10 hours 6 minutes, affecting Places API and Places API (global), on February 22, 2026.
The issue with Google Maps Places API has been resolved for all affected users as of Sunday, 2026-02-22 10:40 PST. We thank you for your patience while we worked on resolving the issue.
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- monitoring Feb 22, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC
Summary: Elevated error rate on Places API Description: We are experiencing an issue with Google Maps Platform, Places API beginning at Sunday, 2026-02-22 00:53 PST. Our engineering team continues to investigate the issue. We will provide an update by Sunday, 2026-02-22 04:15 PST with current details. We apologize to all who are affected by the disruption. Diagnosis: Increase in 500 errors Workaround: None at this time.
- monitoring Feb 22, 2026, 01:00 PM UTC
Summary: Elevated error rate on Places API Description: Error rates have subsided, as mitigation work is still underway by our engineering team. We will provide more information by Sunday, 2026-02-22 09:00 PST. Diagnosis: Increase in 500 errors Workaround: None at this time.
- resolved Feb 22, 2026, 07:00 PM UTC
The issue with Google Maps Places API has been resolved for all affected users as of Sunday, 2026-02-22 10:40 PST. We thank you for your patience while we worked on resolving the issue.
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