IonQ experienced a critical incident on August 24, 2026 affecting IonQ Forte, lasting 36d 9h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
IonQ Forte
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 24, 2026, 01:28 PM UTC
Forte is currently undergoing planned maintenance. Return to service is scheduled for 9/30/2026 at 13:00 UTC.
- investigating Aug 24, 2026, 01:30 PM UTC
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
- resolved Sep 29, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC
Forte has returned from maintenance and resumed processing jobs.