Shift4 Outage History

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Shift4 had 17 outages in the last 2 years totaling 131h 35m of downtime — averaging 0.7 incidents per month.

There were 17 Shift4 outages since July 2, 2025 totaling 131h 35m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.shift4.com

Notice May 14, 2026

Funding Delay - Same Day ACH

Detected by Pingoru
May 14, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC
Resolved
May 14, 2026, 07:16 PM UTC
Duration
6h 29m
Affected: Merchant Funding USA
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified May 14, 2026, 12:46 PM UTC

    Incident: Shift4 has been notified that some of our merchants' deposits scheduled for today will experience a short delay. We expect these funds to post to your account by the end of the business day. As a result of this delay, hold times may be longer than usual. For any non-urgent matters, we encourage you to contact our Support team by live chat at www.shift4.com/support. Thank you for your patience and understanding. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

  2. resolved May 14, 2026, 07:16 PM UTC

    The incident has been resolved.

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Major May 5, 2026

Online Ordering Issues Reported with DoorDash

Detected by Pingoru
May 05, 2026, 03:19 PM UTC
Resolved
May 05, 2026, 07:40 PM UTC
Duration
4h 21m
Affected: Shift4 Dine POS - USShift4 Dine Online OrderingDoorDashShift4 Dine Kiosk
Timeline · 7 updates
  1. identified May 05, 2026, 03:19 PM UTC

    Incident: Shift4 is aware of an issue that is affecting payment processing for customers using DoorDash Online Ordering solution. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

  2. identified May 05, 2026, 03:48 PM UTC

    Shift4 is aware of an issue that is affecting payment processing for customers using Online Ordering solution. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

  3. identified May 05, 2026, 03:56 PM UTC

    Shift4 is aware of an issue that is affecting payment processing for customers using Online Ordering and Kiosk solutions. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

  4. identified May 05, 2026, 04:16 PM UTC

    Shift4 is aware of an issue that is affecting payment processing for customers using DoorDash Online Ordering solution. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

  5. identified May 05, 2026, 04:27 PM UTC

    Shift4 is aware of an issue that is affecting payment processing for customers using Online Ordering and Kiosk solutions. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

  6. identified May 05, 2026, 05:42 PM UTC

    Shift4 is aware of an issue that is affecting payment processing for customers using DoorDash Online Ordering solution. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

  7. resolved May 05, 2026, 07:40 PM UTC

    The incident has been resolved, all Online Ordering solutions are operational.

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Major April 27, 2026

Authorization Issues Reported - TSYS

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 27, 2026, 05:41 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 27, 2026, 06:10 PM UTC
Duration
28m
Affected: TSYSShift4 Dine POS - USOnline StoreseCommerceCard ProcessingHospitality Online OrderingRestaurant Manager Online Ordering
Timeline · 1 update
  1. investigating Apr 27, 2026, 05:41 PM UTC

    Incident: Shift4 has confirmed with TSYS that they are currently experiencing authorization issues. These issues may cause processing delays or result in an inability to receive authorizations. We are waiting for TSYS to resolve these issues.

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Critical April 24, 2026

GiftCards Transactions Failing

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 24, 2026, 06:41 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 24, 2026, 08:25 PM UTC
Duration
1h 43m
Affected: Other
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 24, 2026, 06:41 PM UTC

    Incident: Shift4 is aware of an issue processing a small number of gift card transactions. These issues may cause processing delays or result in an inability to receive authorizations. The problem is currently under investigation. Merchants can accept an alternate form of payment or retry the gift card once the issue is resolved.

  2. resolved Apr 24, 2026, 08:25 PM UTC

    The incident has been resolved.

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Minor April 7, 2026

Intermittent Processing Error

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 07, 2026, 01:12 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 07, 2026, 01:50 PM UTC
Duration
37m
Affected: Shift4 Dine POS - USTokenization
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Apr 07, 2026, 01:12 PM UTC

    Incident: We have identified an error and are implementing fix actions.

  2. monitoring Apr 07, 2026, 01:45 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Apr 07, 2026, 01:50 PM UTC

    The incident has been resolved.

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Critical April 4, 2026

Delayed Processing/ Intermittent Timeouts

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 04, 2026, 09:41 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 05, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC
Duration
2h 22m
Affected: Card Processing
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Apr 04, 2026, 09:41 PM UTC

    Incident: Shift4 is aware of an ongoing intermittent issue impacting processing. Customers impacted by any performance degradation should reattempt transactions. If your UTG has offline mode, reattempting will trigger offline mode capability. Further communication updates will follow.

  2. monitoring Apr 04, 2026, 10:02 PM UTC

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

  3. monitoring Apr 04, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC

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

  4. resolved Apr 05, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC

    The intermittent processing issue has been fully resolved. All transaction channels are back to normal, and our monitoring confirms that all payments are now processing successfully.

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Notice April 1, 2026

Lighthouse Interruption

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 01, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 01, 2026, 06:40 PM UTC
Duration
4m
Affected: Shift4 Dine POS - USShift4 Dine POS - CanadaShift4 Dine POS - UK/EUShift4 Customer HubShift4 Dine Mobile
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Apr 01, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC

    Incident: We are aware of an issue that briefly affected Lighthouse and SkyTab POS Systems. A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

  2. resolved Apr 01, 2026, 06:40 PM UTC

    The incident has been resolved.

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Major January 15, 2026

Lighthouse Locked Tickets

Detected by Pingoru
Jan 15, 2026, 11:16 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 18, 2026, 02:43 AM UTC
Duration
2d 3h
Affected: Shift4 Dine POS - USShift4 Dine POS - CanadaShift4 Dine POS - UK/EUShift4 Customer Hub
Timeline · 7 updates

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Notice October 20, 2025

SkyTab Venue - Pusher Degradation

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 20, 2025, 08:20 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 20, 2025, 08:38 PM UTC
Duration
17m
Affected: 3rd Party Integrator - Pusher
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Oct 20, 2025, 08:20 PM UTC

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

  2. resolved Oct 20, 2025, 08:38 PM UTC

    Pusher services are now fully operational. Our team continues to monitor the system closely to ensure ongoing stability and performance. Please reach out to support should you experience issues with Cloud Printing or Rich Checkout.

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Notice October 20, 2025

Intermittent Issues

Detected by Pingoru
Oct 20, 2025, 03:28 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 21, 2025, 01:13 PM UTC
Duration
21h 44m
Affected: Shift4 Dine POS - USShift4 Customer HubShift4 Dine Online Ordering
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. identified Oct 20, 2025, 03:28 PM UTC

    We are aware of a Third Party partner outage (Amazon AWS) affecting multiple systems connected to Shift4. A small number of merchants may experience offline mode, ticket syncing issues and delays with online ordering.

  2. identified Oct 20, 2025, 04:30 PM UTC

    We are aware of a Third Party partner outage (Amazon AWS) affecting multiple systems connected to Shift4. A small number of merchants may experience offline mode, ticket syncing issues and delays with online ordering.

  3. monitoring Oct 20, 2025, 07:37 PM UTC

    The majority of systems are now fully operational. We will continue to mointor the issues until fully restored.

  4. resolved Oct 21, 2025, 01:13 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor September 16, 2025

Degraded System Performance

Detected by Pingoru
Sep 16, 2025, 06:09 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 16, 2025, 07:08 PM UTC
Duration
58m
Affected: Shift4 Dine POS - USOnline StoreseCommerceTokenizationMozartEncryption ServicesShift4 Dine POS - CanadaMarketplace OrderingCard ProcessingShift4 Dine POS - UK/EUShift4 Customer HubTransaction ManagerShift4 Dine MobileHospitality Online OrderingRestaurant Manager Online OrderingShift4 One
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Sep 16, 2025, 06:09 PM UTC

    Shift4 is aware of an issue impacting our SkyTab and Lighthouse Solutions for some customers. As a precaution, we do not recommend reporting, clearing data, or performing updates at this time. Our engineering team is reviewing the issue at this time.

  2. monitoring Sep 16, 2025, 06:32 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring results.

  3. resolved Sep 16, 2025, 07:08 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 4, 2025

Funding Delay Up to 24 Hours - Federal Reserve

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 04, 2025, 12:20 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 05, 2025, 08:18 PM UTC
Duration
1d 7h
Affected: Merchant Funding USA
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Aug 04, 2025, 12:20 PM UTC

    Shift4 has been notified that some of our merchants' deposits scheduled for today may be delayed from the Federal Reserve. Deposits are expected between later today (August 4th) and early tomorrow (August 5th). Thank you for your patience and understanding and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

  2. resolved Aug 05, 2025, 08:18 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor August 4, 2025

Shift4 Phone Support is Degraded

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 04, 2025, 11:16 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 04, 2025, 01:59 PM UTC
Duration
2h 43m
Affected: Other
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 04, 2025, 11:16 AM UTC

    Shift4 is aware of an issue affecting our phone systems. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. In the meantime, if you need assistance, please feel free to reach out to us via chat or through email https://www.shift4.com/en-GB/support

  2. investigating Aug 04, 2025, 11:17 AM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. resolved Aug 04, 2025, 01:59 PM UTC

    Phone issues have been resolved. Thank you for your patience.

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Major July 24, 2025

Shift4 Investigating Payment Processing Issue

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 24, 2025, 11:17 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 24, 2025, 01:35 PM UTC
Duration
2h 18m
Affected: Card Processing
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 24, 2025, 11:17 AM UTC

    Shift4's technical team has identified an issue that may be impacting payment processing services for a subset of Shift4 customers. Impacted customers may not be able to process transactions at this time. Our team is actively investigating this issue and is committed to bringing our services back online as soon as possible.

  2. monitoring Jul 24, 2025, 01:31 PM UTC

    Shift4 is aware that some of our end to end merchants were unable to process transactions. We have taken remediation actions to resolve the issue and you should now be able to process transactions.

  3. resolved Jul 24, 2025, 01:35 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major July 3, 2025

SkyTab Online Processing Issues Reported

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 03, 2025, 11:58 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 04, 2025, 12:58 AM UTC
Duration
1h
Affected: Shift4 Dine POS - US
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Jul 03, 2025, 11:58 PM UTC

    Shift4 is aware of an issue that is affecting payment processing for customers using our SkyTab Online Ordering solution, including online ordering platforms such as DoorDash and kiosk ordering. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

  2. resolved Jul 04, 2025, 12:58 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Minor July 2, 2025

Shift4 Chat Support is Degraded

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 02, 2025, 10:23 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 02, 2025, 11:34 PM UTC
Duration
1h 11m
Affected: Other
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Jul 02, 2025, 10:23 PM UTC

    Shift4 is aware of an issue affecting our chat support systems. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

  2. resolved Jul 02, 2025, 11:34 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved and chat support is working as intended. Thank you for your patience.

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