Kickstarter incident

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Kickstarter experienced a major incident on April 17, 2026 affecting Kickstarter.com, lasting 3h 31m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Apr 17, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 17, 2026, 01:52 PM UTC
Duration
3h 31m
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 17, 2026, 10:20 AM UTC

Affected components

Kickstarter.com

Update timeline

  1. 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!

  2. 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!

  3. resolved Apr 17, 2026, 01:52 PM UTC

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