QuickNode incident

Stacks mainnet (STX) , Degraded Performance

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QuickNode experienced a notice incident on August 16, 2026 affecting Mainnet — REST API and Mainnet — Websockets API, lasting 1h 10m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Aug 16, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 16, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC
Duration
1h 10m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 16, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC

Affected components

Mainnet — REST APIMainnet — Websockets API

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 16, 2026, 11:05 AM UTC

    We are currently investigating a degradation affecting Stacks mainnet. Users may experience elevated response times and intermittent 503 errors. Our team is actively investigating and will provide updates as more information becomes available.

  2. identified Aug 16, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC

    We identified what appears to have been an upstream issue on the Stacks network side that caused a temporary halt in block production. Block production has since resumed, and we are no longer observing degradation at this time. We will continue investigating and will share more information as it becomes available.

  3. resolved Aug 16, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved. Block production and network performance have returned to normal levels across all services.