Slack experienced a minor incident on April 21, 2026 affecting Messaging, lasting 2h 1m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Apr 21, 2026, 01:46 PM UTC
We're aware of an issue affecting Slack. Some users who have set a custom status to expire at a specific time are finding that their status is not automatically clearing as expected. We're actively investigating and we'll provide an update as soon as we have more information available.
- resolved Apr 21, 2026, 03:47 PM UTC
Resolved This issue is now resolved for all users. Current status and recent actions taken: Custom statuses set to expire at a specific time are now clearing as expected. The issue self-resolved when the next scheduled expiration job successfully processed the affected users. Scope: Some external users globally were affected. Users on desktop were impacted; the issue was not reproducible internally or across test workspaces.Previous impact to end users: Some users may have experienced custom statuses that did not automatically clear at their scheduled expiration time.Required resolution steps: No steps required.We apologize for any disruptions to your day.