Kickstarter Outage History

There were 8 Kickstarter outages since February 4, 2026 totaling 12h 34m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.kickstarter.com

Critical April 21, 2026

Users seeing errors on checkout

Detected by Pingoru: Apr 21, 2026, 07:15 PM UTC
Resolved: Apr 21, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC
Duration: 1h 14m

Affected: 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.

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Major April 17, 2026

Some emails and notifications may be delayed

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

Affected: 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.

Read the full incident report →

Critical March 24, 2026

Degraded site performance

Detected by Pingoru: Mar 24, 2026, 03:09 PM UTC
Resolved: Mar 24, 2026, 03:53 PM UTC
Duration: 43m

Affected: 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.

Read the full incident report →

Critical March 17, 2026

Site slow and loading intermittently

Detected by Pingoru: Mar 17, 2026, 04:20 PM UTC
Resolved: Mar 17, 2026, 04:38 PM UTC
Duration: 17m

Affected: Kickstarter.comMobile

Timeline · 2 updates

identified Mar 17, 2026, 04:20 PM UTC

We've discovered what's causing this issue and we're working on a fix. Thanks for your patience!
resolved Mar 17, 2026, 04:38 PM UTC

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

Read the full incident report →

Major March 5, 2026

Some campaigns and pledges may not be loading

Detected by Pingoru: Mar 05, 2026, 03:48 PM UTC
Resolved: Mar 05, 2026, 07:25 PM UTC
Duration: 3h 37m

Affected: Kickstarter.comPaymentsMobile

Timeline · 3 updates

identified Mar 05, 2026, 03:48 PM UTC

An outage with a downstream vendor is causing disruption to some campaign pages and pledging for these projects. We are monitoring the vendor's incident status.
monitoring Mar 05, 2026, 05:49 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 Mar 05, 2026, 07:25 PM UTC

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

Read the full incident report →

Major February 20, 2026

New images from creators for story and updates aren't loading

Detected by Pingoru: Feb 20, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC
Resolved: Feb 20, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC
Duration: 56m

Affected: Kickstarter.com

Timeline · 3 updates

investigating Feb 20, 2026, 10:53 PM UTC

We've discovered what's causing this issue and we're working on a fix. Thanks for your patience!
monitoring Feb 20, 2026, 10:56 PM UTC

A fix has been implemented and we're standing by to make sure everything runs smoothly.
resolved Feb 20, 2026, 11:50 PM UTC

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

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Major February 20, 2026

Creators are unable to submit their project

Detected by Pingoru: Feb 20, 2026, 06:31 PM UTC
Resolved: Feb 20, 2026, 08:21 PM UTC
Duration: 1h 49m

Affected: Kickstarter.com

Timeline · 4 updates

investigating Feb 20, 2026, 06:31 PM UTC

We're working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Apologies for any inconvenience!
identified Feb 20, 2026, 06:52 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 Feb 20, 2026, 07:51 PM UTC

A fix has been implemented and we're standing by to make sure everything runs smoothly.
resolved Feb 20, 2026, 08:21 PM UTC

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

Read the full incident report →

Major February 4, 2026

Some campaign images not displaying

Detected by Pingoru: Feb 04, 2026, 03:20 PM UTC
Resolved: Feb 04, 2026, 03:43 PM UTC
Duration: 22m

Affected: Kickstarter.comMobile

Timeline · 3 updates

investigating Feb 04, 2026, 03:20 PM UTC

We're investigating instances where some campaign images are not displaying properly. Thanks for your patience while we look into this!
monitoring Feb 04, 2026, 03:31 PM UTC

A fix has been implemented and we're standing by to make sure everything runs smoothly.
resolved Feb 04, 2026, 03:43 PM UTC

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

Read the full incident report →

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