Kickstarter incident

Elevated Error Rate

Major Resolved View vendor source →

Kickstarter experienced a major incident on August 22, 2026, lasting 56m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Aug 22, 2026, 08:35 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 22, 2026, 09:31 PM UTC
Duration
56m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 22, 2026, 08:35 PM UTC

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 22, 2026, 08:35 PM UTC

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

  2. monitoring Aug 22, 2026, 08:46 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Aug 22, 2026, 09:31 PM UTC

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