MongoDB incident
MongoDB Atlas BI Connector: Connections and queries fail
MongoDB experienced a major incident on April 17, 2026 affecting MongoDB Atlas for Government, lasting 3d 20h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Apr 17, 2026, 05:03 PM UTC
We are currently investigating reports in MongoDB Atlas for Government that the Business Intelligence Connector (BI Connector) is failing. Affected users will have issues connecting to and querying their BI Connectors. No workaround has been identified at this time. Underlying cluster health is not affected.
- identified Apr 17, 2026, 08:24 PM UTC
We have identified the issue affecting the Business Intelligence (BI) Connector in MongoDB Atlas for Government. We are working on a fix. While no workaround exists, data remains accessible to MongoDB clients. Affected users will not be able to connect to their clusters' BI Connectors. Cluster health is unaffected.
- monitoring Apr 20, 2026, 07:17 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. The launch of the fix should be complete by approximately 13:00 UTC 21 April 2026.
- resolved Apr 21, 2026, 01:45 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.