Kickstarter experienced a critical incident on May 6, 2026, lasting 50m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Update timeline
- 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.
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