hCaptcha experienced a minor incident on September 11, 2026 affecting Captcha API, lasting 16m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Captcha API
Update timeline
- investigating Sep 11, 2026, 02:04 PM UTC
We are observing higher than expected latency at our edge in some regions, affecting 0.0175% of siteverify requests. Affected traffic is now being rerouted, and we expect latency to recover shortly.
- monitoring Sep 11, 2026, 02:12 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Sep 11, 2026, 02:20 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.