Is Kickstarter down?

Last checked 5m ago
Current status
Kickstarter has degraded performance

2 components affected: Kickstarter.com, Payments

Official status page: https://status.kickstarter.com · Polled every 5 minutes · 3 components tracked

Kickstarter is reporting degraded performance right now (last checked 5m ago). Services are up but slower or partially failing.

Real-time Kickstarter status, recent outages, and incident history — pulled directly from Kickstarter's official status page at https://status.kickstarter.com every 5 minutes. Pingoru tracks 3 Kickstarter services and has captured 6 incidents in the last 90 days (94.26% uptime). Get email, Slack, Discord, or webhook alerts the moment Kickstarter reports a new incident — free for 5 monitors, no credit card.

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Recent outages & incidents

Past 90 days
  1. Resolved 24m
    Started Jun 04, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC · Resolved Jun 04, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC
    Kickstarter.comPayments
    Timeline · 2 updates
    • identified · Jun 04, 2026, 12:04 PM UTC

      We're seeing an elevated failure rate for a variety of request types, due to server timeouts. Users who experience a failed request may find a second try will cause it to succeed. We've discovered what's causing this issue and we're working on a fix. Thanks for your patience!

    • resolved · Jun 04, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC

      All-clear! We've been monitoring the site and everything looks good. Sorry for any trouble.

    Latest: All-clear! We've been monitoring the site and everything looks good. Sorry for any trouble.

  2. Resolved 50m
    Started May 06, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC · Resolved May 06, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC
    Timeline · 3 updates
    • investigating · May 06, 2026, 10:55 PM UTC

      We're investigating elevated error rates and slow site performance. Thanks for your patience while we look into this!

    • monitoring · May 06, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC

      A fix has been implemented and we're standing by to make sure everything runs smoothly.

    • resolved · May 06, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC

      All-clear! We've been monitoring the site and everything looks good. Sorry for any trouble.

    Latest: All-clear! We've been monitoring the site and everything looks good. Sorry for any trouble.

  3. Resolved 1h 14m
    Started Apr 21, 2026, 07:15 PM UTC · Resolved Apr 21, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC
    Kickstarter.comPayments
    Timeline · 4 updates
    • investigating · Apr 21, 2026, 07:15 PM UTC

      We're investigating elevated error rates and slow site performance. Thanks for your patience while we look into this!

    • investigating · Apr 21, 2026, 07:39 PM UTC

      We've identified the cause of this issue and are working to release a fix as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience!

    • monitoring · Apr 21, 2026, 08:16 PM UTC

      This issue has been resolved, and we're keeping an eye on site performance to make sure everything is working smoothly. Please stay tuned for the all-clear.

    • resolved · Apr 21, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC

      All-clear! We've been monitoring the site and everything looks good. Sorry for any trouble.

    Latest: All-clear! We've been monitoring the site and everything looks good. Sorry for any trouble.

  4. Resolved 3h 31m
    Started Apr 17, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC · Resolved Apr 17, 2026, 01:52 PM UTC
    Kickstarter.com
    Timeline · 3 updates
    • investigating · Apr 17, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC

      We're investigating elevated error rates and slow site performance. Thanks for your patience while we look into this!

    • identified · Apr 17, 2026, 11:13 AM UTC

      We're investigating elevated error rates and slow site performance. Thanks for your patience while we look into this!

    • resolved · Apr 17, 2026, 01:52 PM UTC

      All-clear! We've been monitoring the site and everything looks good. Sorry for any trouble.

    Latest: All-clear! We've been monitoring the site and everything looks good. Sorry for any trouble.

  5. Resolved 43m
    Started Mar 24, 2026, 03:09 PM UTC · Resolved Mar 24, 2026, 03:53 PM UTC
    Kickstarter.comMobile
    Timeline · 2 updates
    • investigating · Mar 24, 2026, 03:09 PM UTC

      We're investigating elevated error rates and slow site performance. Thanks for your patience while we look into this!

    • resolved · Mar 24, 2026, 03:53 PM UTC

      All-clear! We've been monitoring the site and everything looks good. Sorry for any trouble.

    Latest: All-clear! We've been monitoring the site and everything looks good. Sorry for any trouble.

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