Pencil Outage History

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Pencil had 23 outages in the last 2 years totaling 1547h 58m of downtime, averaging 0.9 incidents per month.

There were 23 Pencil outages since February 6, 2025 totaling 1547h 58m of downtime. Each is summarised below. Incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: status.trypencil.com

Major August 3, 2026

Login Issue on app.trypencil.com

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 03, 2026, 03:58 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 03, 2026, 04:17 AM UTC
Duration
18m
Affected: Pencil App
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 03, 2026, 03:58 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue affecting login to app.trypencil.com. Some users may be unable to sign in or may experience errors during authentication. Our team is actively working to identify the root cause and restore normal service as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. We will provide another update as soon as we have more information.

  2. investigating Aug 03, 2026, 04:16 AM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. resolved Aug 03, 2026, 04:17 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor June 10, 2026

Third-Party Tool Issues

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 10, 2026, 01:22 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 10, 2026, 01:59 PM UTC
Duration
37m
Affected: Pencil PROPencil AppPencil China (Decommissioned)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 10, 2026, 01:22 PM UTC

    We are experiencing technical difficulties with some 3P tools. Our team is actively investigating and working on a fix.

  2. resolved Jun 10, 2026, 01:59 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor June 4, 2026

Rate limit issues with the following models:

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 04, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC
Resolved
Jun 09, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC
Duration
5d
Affected: Pencil PROPencil AppPencil China (Decommissioned)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jun 04, 2026, 11:22 AM UTC

    We are currently experiencing rate limit issues with the following models: - Nano Banana Pro - Nano Banana 2 - Veo 3.1 As a result, requests using these models may fail or experience delays. Please try again after some time or use an alternative model in the meantime. Our team is actively working to resolve the issue and restore normal service. We will provide an update as soon as the issue is resolved.

  2. resolved Jun 09, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice May 28, 2026

Workflow Feature Incident

Detected by Pingoru
May 28, 2026, 08:30 AM UTC
Resolved
May 28, 2026, 08:30 AM UTC
Duration
–
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved May 28, 2026, 09:44 AM UTC

    Earlier today, we had a faulty release that caused issues with the Workflow feature. As a result, some workflow executions were not functioning as expected. The issue has now been identified and fixed, and the feature is operating normally again.

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Minor May 27, 2026

Temporary Service Degradation — Kling Model

Detected by Pingoru
May 27, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 08, 2026, 07:35 AM UTC
Duration
41d 20h
Affected: Pencil PROPencil AppPencil China (Decommissioned)
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating May 27, 2026, 11:23 AM UTC

    We're currently working through a temporary issue affecting the Kling model. While we address this, please refrain from using Kling and continue with the other available models on the platform. We'll share an update as soon as the service is fully available again

  2. investigating Jun 09, 2026, 11:42 AM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. resolved Jul 08, 2026, 07:35 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor May 25, 2026

3P Agent Tool Connectivity Issues

Detected by Pingoru
May 25, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC
Resolved
May 26, 2026, 09:44 AM UTC
Duration
22h 43m
Affected: Pencil PROPencil AppPencil China (Decommissioned)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating May 25, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC

    Some third-party connections are temporarily disrupted. We are actively working on a resolution.

  2. resolved May 26, 2026, 09:44 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor May 8, 2026

Investigating Queue Cluster Network Spike

Detected by Pingoru
May 08, 2026, 06:17 PM UTC
Resolved
May 08, 2026, 07:41 PM UTC
Duration
1h 24m
Affected: Pencil PRO
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating May 08, 2026, 06:17 PM UTC

    We have identified a network traffic spike issue affecting the queue cluster. Our engineering team is actively investigating the root cause and working on mitigation steps to stabilize the environment. Some production workloads may experience intermittent delays during this period. We will continue to provide updates as we learn more. Thank you for your patience.

  2. monitoring May 08, 2026, 06:31 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved May 08, 2026, 07:41 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor April 28, 2026

Ongoing Issue with Sora 2 and Sora Pro

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 28, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 29, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC
Duration
21h 31m
Affected: Pencil PROPencil App
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 28, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC

    We're currently experiencing an issue where Sora 2 and Sora Pro are unavailable due to a provider-side disruption. Our team is actively investigating this with the provider and working to restore access as quickly as possible. We'll share updates as soon as we have more information

  2. resolved Apr 29, 2026, 10:07 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor April 16, 2026

Elevated Error Rate on Runway Models:

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 16, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 17, 2026, 01:23 PM UTC
Duration
1d
Affected: Pencil PROPencil App
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 16, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC

    We’re seeing increased errors with Runway models due to an upstream issue. You may experience intermittent failures or slow performance. We recommend switching to another provider while we work with Runway to restore normal service.

  2. resolved Apr 17, 2026, 01:23 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 16, 2026

Incident Update

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 16, 2026, 08:38 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 16, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC
Duration
1h 34m
Affected: Pencil PRO
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Apr 16, 2026, 08:38 AM UTC

    We are currently experiencing issues with some APIs on the platform. Our engineering team is actively investigating the problem and working to resolve it as quickly as possible. We will share further updates as soon as more information becomes available. Thank you for your patience.

  2. monitoring Apr 16, 2026, 09:16 AM UTC

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

  3. resolved Apr 16, 2026, 10:12 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor March 31, 2026

Increased Error Rates for Nano Banana Pro

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 31, 2026, 02:15 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 01, 2026, 07:28 PM UTC
Duration
1d 5h
Affected: Pencil PROPencil App
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Mar 31, 2026, 02:15 PM UTC

    We are currently observing an increased error rate when using the Nano Banana Pro model from Google. Our team is actively investigating the issue and working with the provider to identify the root cause. We will share further updates as soon as more information becomes available.

  2. resolved Apr 01, 2026, 07:28 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor March 18, 2026

Resource Exhaustion Errors on Google AI Models

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 18, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 29, 2026, 04:47 PM UTC
Duration
11d 5h
Affected: Pencil PROPencil App
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Mar 18, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC

    We are currently experiencing increased error rates due to resource exhaustion impacting the Google AI models used in our platform. As a result, some AI-powered features may show intermittent failures or degraded performance. Our team is actively working with the Google team to investigate and resolve the issue at the earliest. This seems to be related to upstream capacity limitations. We will continue to share updates as more information becomes available.

  2. resolved Mar 29, 2026, 04:47 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Notice March 9, 2026

RabbitMQ Cluster Network Partition

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 09, 2026, 04:30 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 09, 2026, 04:30 AM UTC
Duration
–
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Mar 09, 2026, 06:46 AM UTC

    Earlier today, our RabbitMQ cluster experienced a network partition, which caused temporary instability in the messaging system. During this time, there was a risk of delayed or unprocessed messages. Our team investigated the issue and restored normal cluster communication. The system is now operating normally, and message processing has stabilized. We are continuing to monitor the cluster and reviewing safeguards to prevent similar issues in the future.

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Minor March 6, 2026

Elevated Error Rates for Nano Banana Model

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 06, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 07, 2026, 03:24 AM UTC
Duration
15h 48m
Affected: Pencil PROPencil App
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Mar 06, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC

    We are currently experiencing elevated error rates with the Nano Banana model due to resource exhaustion issues affecting Google AI infrastructure. This is resulting in intermittent request failures and degraded performance for some AI-powered features that rely on this model. Our team is actively working in close coordination with the Google team to investigate and resolve the issue as quickly as possible. The issue appears to be related to upstream capacity constraints. We will continue to provide updates as we receive more information.

  2. resolved Mar 07, 2026, 03:24 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor February 16, 2026

⚠️ Partial Service Degradation – Cloudflare R2

Detected by Pingoru
Feb 16, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC
Resolved
Feb 16, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC
Duration
48m
Affected: Pencil PROPencil AppCloudflare R2
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Feb 16, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC

    Affected Services: Object storage access via Cloudflare R2 We are currently experiencing increased error rates while accessing Cloudflare R2. This is due to an ongoing Cloudflare incident impacting R2 availability. Some users may encounter : Failed or slow asset loads, Intermittent errors for services dependent on R2-backed storage Cloudflare is actively investigating the issue. We are closely monitoring the situation and will share updates as more information becomes available. External Incident Reference: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/53q8j8wnctyc

  2. resolved Feb 16, 2026, 11:46 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major January 22, 2026

Incident Update – Pencil Queue Cluster

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 22, 2026, 09:34 AM UTC
Resolved
Jan 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC
Duration
44m
Affected: Pencil PRO
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Jan 22, 2026, 09:34 AM UTC

    We have identified a memory leak in the Pencil queue cluster. This may impact platform stability and cause intermittent processing delays for some workloads. Our engineering team is actively investigating the root cause and monitoring the cluster closely. Mitigation steps are in progress to prevent further impact, and updates will be shared as we learn more. We appreciate your patience and will provide the next update as soon as we have more information.

  2. monitoring Jan 22, 2026, 10:02 AM UTC

    The identified memory leak in the Pencil queue cluster has been fixed, and the cluster has been stabilized. We are currently monitoring the system to ensure performance and queue processing remain normal. No further issues have been observed so far. We will continue to monitor closely and will mark this incident as resolved once stability is fully confirmed.

  3. resolved Jan 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor December 5, 2025

Cloudflare Incident — Possible Impact to R2 Operations

Detected by Pingoru
Dec 05, 2025, 09:09 AM UTC
Resolved
Dec 05, 2025, 01:33 PM UTC
Duration
4h 24m
Affected: Pencil PROPencil AppCloudflare R2
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Dec 05, 2025, 09:09 AM UTC

    Cloudflare has reported an ongoing service incident. You can view the official status here: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/lfrm31y6sw9q Potential impact: Cloudflare has indicated that some API and dashboard components may be affected. This could temporarily impact R2 operations, including: - Uploading new objects - Fetching objects via API - Any automated workflows depending on R2 API availability What is not impacted: Existing stored data remains safe, and there is currently no risk to data integrity. Our action: We are monitoring the incident closely and will update the status page once Cloudflare confirms a fix or if we see any direct impact on our systems.

  2. resolved Dec 05, 2025, 01:33 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major November 18, 2025

Degraded Performance / Partial Outage

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 18, 2025, 11:53 AM UTC
Resolved
Nov 19, 2025, 04:46 AM UTC
Duration
16h 53m
Affected: Pencil PROPencil AppCloudflare R2
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Nov 18, 2025, 11:53 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating an issue impacting our services. Preliminary reports indicate the cause is a third-party service disruption (Cloudflare) affecting connectivity and performance across our platform. Customers may experience slow loading times or intermittent connection errors. We are actively monitoring the situation and awaiting updates from Cloudflare.

  2. monitoring Nov 18, 2025, 03:12 PM UTC

    Cloudflare has deployed a fix to production. We are currently monitoring the update on our platform to ensure full stability.

  3. resolved Nov 19, 2025, 04:46 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor November 7, 2025

Degraded Performance

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 07, 2025, 01:00 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 07, 2025, 01:00 PM UTC
Duration
–
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Nov 07, 2025, 02:47 PM UTC

    Our systems experienced degraded performance when the Redis instance reached its memory limit, which caused temporary issues with user login. The issue has since been resolved, and Redis memory limits have been adjusted to prevent recurrence.

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Minor October 20, 2025

Degraded Performance Due to External Provider Outage

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 20, 2025, 09:48 AM UTC
Resolved
Oct 20, 2025, 02:53 PM UTC
Duration
5h 5m
Affected: Pencil PROPencil AppChargebee API (EU)
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Oct 20, 2025, 09:48 AM UTC

    Some users may experience degraded performance and intermittent errors. Cause: Multiple external vendors we rely on are currently experiencing outages stemming from an AWS incident. We’re actively working to minimize impact and will update this page as the situation evolves. Thank you for your patience.

  2. resolved Oct 20, 2025, 02:53 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor July 31, 2025

Intermittent network issues

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 31, 2025, 05:42 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 31, 2025, 11:44 AM UTC
Duration
6h 1m
Affected: Pencil PROPencil App
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 31, 2025, 05:42 AM UTC

    Investigating – Cloudflare is currently investigating network connectivity issues affecting users in India. This may result in intermittent access issues for our platform for users in the region. We are monitoring the situation and will provide updates as they become available.

  2. investigating Jul 31, 2025, 07:06 AM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. resolved Jul 31, 2025, 11:44 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved

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Notice March 3, 2025

Service Disruption and Recovery

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 03, 2025, 05:00 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 03, 2025, 05:00 AM UTC
Duration
–
Timeline · 1 update
  1. resolved Mar 03, 2025, 08:16 AM UTC

    Earlier today, our platform experienced approximately one hour of downtime due to a failed migration in the latest release. The issue stemmed from a misconfiguration that disrupted the connection between our database and one of our identity services, temporarily preventing users from logging in. To restore stability, we immediately rolled back the release, and the platform is now fully operational. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. Our team is actively reviewing the incident to implement safeguards and prevent similar issues in the future. Thank you for your understanding.

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Critical February 6, 2025

Cloudflare R2 Service Impact

Detected by Pingoru
Feb 06, 2025, 08:46 AM UTC
Resolved
Feb 06, 2025, 11:01 AM UTC
Duration
2h 15m
Affected: Pencil PROPencil App
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Feb 06, 2025, 08:46 AM UTC

    We are currently experiencing an incident with Cloudflare R2, resulting in the impact of all assets. Our team is actively working with Cloudflare to resolve the issue as quickly as possible. We will keep you updated with more details as we work on resolving this. Thank you for your patience.

  2. monitoring Feb 06, 2025, 10:34 AM UTC

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

  3. resolved Feb 06, 2025, 11:01 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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