Kickstarter Outage History

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Kickstarter had 38 outages in the last 2 years totaling 103h 53m of downtime — averaging 1.6 incidents per month.

There were 38 Kickstarter outages since August 26, 2024 totaling 103h 53m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.kickstarter.com

Major March 13, 2025

Some users are seeing errors when pledging.

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 13, 2025, 09:19 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 13, 2025, 11:03 PM UTC
Duration
1h 43m
Affected: Kickstarter.com
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Mar 13, 2025, 09:19 PM UTC

    We're working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Apologies for any inconvenience!

  2. monitoring Mar 13, 2025, 10:37 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Mar 13, 2025, 11:03 PM UTC

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

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Major March 10, 2025

Some creators having trouble launching projects.

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 10, 2025, 03:23 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 10, 2025, 09:28 PM UTC
Duration
6h 5m
Affected: Kickstarter.com
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Mar 10, 2025, 03:23 PM UTC

    We're working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. Apologies for any inconvenience!

  2. identified Mar 10, 2025, 04:30 PM UTC

    We've discovered what's causing this issue and we're working on a fix. Thanks for your patience!

  3. investigating Mar 10, 2025, 05:39 PM UTC

    We've discovered what's causing this issue and we're working on a fix. Thanks for your patience! The issue should be resolved for most creators but for some creators who attempted to verify their project information with Stripe between March 5 through March 10 may still be experiencing challenges. We are currently working on addressing these affected accounts.

  4. identified Mar 10, 2025, 05:41 PM UTC

    We've discovered what's causing this issue and we're working on a fix. Thanks for your patience! The issue should be resolved for most creators but for some creators who attempted to verify their project information with Stripe between March 5 through March 10 may still be experiencing challenges. We are currently working on addressing these affected accounts

  5. resolved Mar 10, 2025, 09:28 PM UTC

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

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Notice March 9, 2025

Duplicated emails and issues uploading photos

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 09, 2025, 01:12 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 09, 2025, 05:42 PM UTC
Duration
16h 30m
Affected: Kickstarter.com
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Mar 09, 2025, 01:12 AM UTC

    We are investigating reports of backers receiving duplicated emails as well as creators having issues uploading photos. Thanks for your patience while we look into this!

  2. identified Mar 09, 2025, 02:08 AM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Mar 09, 2025, 02:08 AM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Mar 09, 2025, 05:42 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Critical March 5, 2025

Slow Site Performance

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 05, 2025, 06:14 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 05, 2025, 10:05 PM UTC
Duration
3h 51m
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Mar 05, 2025, 06:14 PM UTC

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

  2. monitoring Mar 05, 2025, 06:15 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Mar 05, 2025, 10:05 PM UTC

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

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Major February 18, 2025

Some backer surveys showing incorrect number of questions

Detected by Pingoru
Feb 18, 2025, 10:29 PM UTC
Resolved
Feb 20, 2025, 04:57 PM UTC
Duration
1d 18h
Affected: Kickstarter.com
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Feb 18, 2025, 10:29 PM UTC

    A bug is causing some backer surveys to not display all appropriate questions when multiple quantity of a reward or add-on were selected. We've discovered what's causing this issue and we're working on a fix. Thanks for your patience!

  2. monitoring Feb 18, 2025, 11:50 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we're standing by to make sure everything runs smoothly. We'll be reaching out to affected customers about next steps.

  3. resolved Feb 20, 2025, 04:57 PM UTC

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

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Minor November 14, 2024

Delay in project email sends

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 14, 2024, 07:01 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 14, 2024, 08:00 PM UTC
Duration
58m
Affected: Kickstarter.com
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Nov 14, 2024, 07:01 PM UTC

    We are currently observing delays in the delivery emails from creators to backers about project updates. We are investigating the issue, and have a lead on a fix.

  2. investigating Nov 14, 2024, 07:01 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. monitoring Nov 14, 2024, 07:44 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Nov 14, 2024, 08:00 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved, and any emails delayed during the affected window have been delivered.

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Critical November 13, 2024

Reward images not rendering

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 13, 2024, 05:54 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 13, 2024, 07:35 PM UTC
Duration
1h 41m
Affected: Kickstarter.com
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Nov 13, 2024, 05:54 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. monitoring Nov 13, 2024, 06:18 PM UTC

    Issue has been identified, a fix has been implemented but users may still experience cached images.

  3. resolved Nov 13, 2024, 07:35 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor November 7, 2024

Images loading intermittently

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 07, 2024, 02:59 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 07, 2024, 06:08 PM UTC
Duration
3h 8m
Affected: Kickstarter.com
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Nov 07, 2024, 02:59 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating the issue.

  2. identified Nov 07, 2024, 03:00 PM UTC

    The root cause was identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Nov 07, 2024, 03:07 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Nov 07, 2024, 06:08 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major October 24, 2024

Some emails not getting sent

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 24, 2024, 04:49 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 25, 2024, 03:06 PM UTC
Duration
22h 16m
Affected: Kickstarter.com
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Oct 24, 2024, 04:49 PM UTC

    Thanks for your patience while we look into this!

  2. monitoring Oct 24, 2024, 06:11 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Oct 25, 2024, 03:06 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor October 1, 2024

Degraded performance

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 01, 2024, 04:37 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 01, 2024, 06:55 PM UTC
Duration
2h 18m
Affected: Kickstarter.com
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Oct 01, 2024, 04:37 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. monitoring Oct 01, 2024, 05:30 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Oct 01, 2024, 06:55 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor September 13, 2024

Intermittent issues across the site

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 13, 2024, 05:37 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 13, 2024, 07:39 PM UTC
Duration
2h 1m
Affected: Payments
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 13, 2024, 05:37 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. monitoring Sep 13, 2024, 06:53 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  3. resolved Sep 13, 2024, 07:39 PM UTC

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

Read the full incident report →

Major September 10, 2024

A partial outage on Kickstarter.com

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 10, 2024, 09:53 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 10, 2024, 09:57 PM UTC
Duration
3m
Affected: Kickstarter.comPaymentsMobile
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Sep 10, 2024, 09:53 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. identified Sep 10, 2024, 09:53 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Sep 10, 2024, 09:55 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  4. resolved Sep 10, 2024, 09:57 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 26, 2024

Radio buttons broken across creator experiences.

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 26, 2024, 05:27 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 26, 2024, 06:11 PM UTC
Duration
44m
Affected: Kickstarter.com
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Aug 26, 2024, 05:27 PM UTC

    We've identified an issue with radio buttons across various creator experiences. Thanks for your patience while we look into this!

  2. identified Aug 26, 2024, 05:43 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Aug 26, 2024, 06:06 PM UTC

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

  4. resolved Aug 26, 2024, 06:11 PM UTC

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

Read the full incident report →