Smokeball Outage History

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Smokeball had 16 outages in the last 2 years totaling 31h 41m of downtime — averaging 0.7 incidents per month.

There were 16 Smokeball outages since June 6, 2025 totaling 31h 41m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.smokeball.com

Critical May 20, 2026

Reports not loading in Smokeball

Detected by Pingoru
May 20, 2026, 07:43 PM UTC
Resolved
May 20, 2026, 09:59 PM UTC
Duration
2h 15m
Affected: Reports
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating May 20, 2026, 07:43 PM UTC

    We are aware of issues with loading reports in the Smokeball application. Our team is investigating.

  2. investigating May 20, 2026, 08:47 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate this issue.

  3. identified May 20, 2026, 08:58 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  4. identified May 20, 2026, 09:11 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and escalated to Amazon Web Services. We are awaiting their response.

  5. resolved May 20, 2026, 09:59 PM UTC

    Reports are now loading as expected. We appreciate your patience. Thanks!

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Critical May 5, 2026

Data not loading including matters and leads

Detected by Pingoru
May 05, 2026, 02:25 PM UTC
Resolved
May 05, 2026, 03:56 PM UTC
Duration
1h 31m
Affected: General Use
Timeline · 6 updates
  1. investigating May 05, 2026, 02:25 PM UTC

    We are aware of issues with data not loading in Smokeball. This includes matters and leads on the lists. Our team is working on the solution. Thanks

  2. identified May 05, 2026, 02:42 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring May 05, 2026, 02:45 PM UTC

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

  4. monitoring May 05, 2026, 02:54 PM UTC

    We are continuing to monitor the fix. Data will be loading for most users. We appreciate your patience. Thanks

  5. monitoring May 05, 2026, 03:21 PM UTC

    Our team is working on implementing the solution to all users. We appreciate your patience.

  6. resolved May 05, 2026, 03:56 PM UTC

    We have resolved the issue with data loading. This includes loading and searching for matters, tasks, and leads. We appreciate your patience. Thank you!

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Critical April 23, 2026

Smokeball documents not loading

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 23, 2026, 01:17 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 23, 2026, 02:06 PM UTC
Duration
49m
Affected: File Syncing
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Apr 23, 2026, 01:17 PM UTC

    We are aware of an issue that is impacting documents from loading properly on some matters. Our team is investigating. Thank you!

  2. investigating Apr 23, 2026, 01:48 PM UTC

    We would recommend that if users are seeing "offline" document status to click the "retry" button to try to reload the files. Thanks!

  3. monitoring Apr 23, 2026, 02:01 PM UTC

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

  4. resolved Apr 23, 2026, 02:06 PM UTC

    We have resolved the file list loading. All files should be generating as expected and folders should be showing when moving files. We appreciate your patience. Thanks!

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Major April 17, 2026

Document syncing delays

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 17, 2026, 05:50 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 17, 2026, 07:25 PM UTC
Duration
1h 34m
Affected: File Syncing
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Apr 17, 2026, 05:50 PM UTC

    We are aware of delays with documents syncing across users. This is not impacting all firms. Our team is investigating. Delays are approx. 45 minutes. Thank you!

  2. monitoring Apr 17, 2026, 06:28 PM UTC

    We are seeing improved document syncing times that is impact some of the users. We are continuing to monitor progress. Thanks

  3. resolved Apr 17, 2026, 07:25 PM UTC

    Files should be syncing as normal across all users. Thanks!

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Major April 10, 2026

Calendar syncing delays

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 10, 2026, 09:40 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 11, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC
Duration
3h 5m
Affected: Calendar Syncing
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Apr 10, 2026, 09:40 PM UTC

    We are aware of issues with calendar events syncing across Outlook and Smokeball. Our team is investigating. Thanks!

  2. identified Apr 10, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Apr 10, 2026, 10:54 PM UTC

    A fix has been released and we are seeing events sync over. We are continuing to monitor.

  4. resolved Apr 11, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC

    We have resolved the issue with event syncing. All events should finish syncing in the next thirty minutes. We appreciate your patience.

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Critical April 7, 2026

Finalized invoice PDFs not loading

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 07, 2026, 04:20 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 07, 2026, 05:13 PM UTC
Duration
52m
Affected: Smokeball Billing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 07, 2026, 04:20 PM UTC

    We are aware of the issue with newly finalized invoice PDFs not loading. Our team is investigating. Thanks

  2. resolved Apr 07, 2026, 05:13 PM UTC

    Invoice PDFs are now loading as expected. Thanks for your patience.

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Critical April 1, 2026

Delays with invoicing

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 01, 2026, 08:29 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 01, 2026, 09:05 PM UTC
Duration
35m
Affected: Smokeball Billing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Apr 01, 2026, 08:29 PM UTC

    We are aware of delays with finalized invoices loading and changes to time entries on the draft invoice screen.

  2. resolved Apr 01, 2026, 09:05 PM UTC

    Our team has resolved the delays with time entry changes and finalizing PDF invoices.

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Major March 9, 2026

Document searching

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 09, 2026, 07:44 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 09, 2026, 09:52 PM UTC
Duration
2h 8m
Affected: Search
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Mar 09, 2026, 07:44 PM UTC

    We are investigating issues with document searching both globally and on matters. This is impacting the desktop and web applications. Thank you for your patience.

  2. identified Mar 09, 2026, 08:19 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. identified Mar 09, 2026, 08:58 PM UTC

    We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.

  4. resolved Mar 09, 2026, 09:52 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Critical March 9, 2026

Problems with matters loading in Smokeball

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 09, 2026, 03:26 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 09, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC
Duration
1h 34m
Affected: General Use
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. investigating Mar 09, 2026, 03:26 PM UTC

    We are aware of issues with matters not loading. That is impacting multiple areas of the software. Our team is investigating.

  2. identified Mar 09, 2026, 04:16 PM UTC

    Our team has identified the issue and we are working on a solution. We appreciate your patience.

  3. monitoring Mar 09, 2026, 04:24 PM UTC

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

  4. resolved Mar 09, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC

    All services should now be restored. Users should now be able to access matters in all parts of the software. We appreciate your patience and thank you for your understanding.

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Major February 24, 2026

Activity tracking delays

Detected by Pingoru
Feb 24, 2026, 08:47 PM UTC
Resolved
Feb 24, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC
Duration
1h 33m
Affected: Activity Tracking
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Feb 24, 2026, 08:47 PM UTC

    We are aware of delays with activity tracking. This will impact the activity tab as well as pending time entries if Auto:Time is enabled. We are investigating. Thanks!

  2. monitoring Feb 24, 2026, 09:17 PM UTC

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

  3. resolved Feb 24, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC

    We have resolved the issue with the activity tracking. All activities should now be showing on the list and the pending time entries should be generating. Thank you for your patience.

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Critical February 10, 2026

Communicate messages tab not loading

Detected by Pingoru
Feb 10, 2026, 09:32 PM UTC
Resolved
Feb 10, 2026, 09:49 PM UTC
Duration
17m
Affected: Smokeball Communicate Messaging
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Feb 10, 2026, 09:32 PM UTC

    We are aware of Communicate Messages not loading. Our team is investigating. Thanks

  2. resolved Feb 10, 2026, 09:49 PM UTC

    Our team has resolved the issue with Messages tab loading. Thanks!

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Major November 13, 2025

Matter searches not loading

Detected by Pingoru
Nov 13, 2025, 02:50 PM UTC
Resolved
Nov 13, 2025, 03:07 PM UTC
Duration
16m
Affected: Search
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Nov 13, 2025, 02:50 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. monitoring Nov 13, 2025, 02:56 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are seeing improvements with the matter search.

  3. resolved Nov 13, 2025, 03:07 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major August 1, 2025

Bulk billing delays

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 01, 2025, 01:50 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 01, 2025, 02:20 PM UTC
Duration
29m
Affected: Smokeball Billing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Aug 01, 2025, 01:50 PM UTC

    We are aware of issues with bulk billing this includes bulk creating drafts and bulk finalizing. Our team is investigating. Thank you!

  2. resolved Aug 01, 2025, 02:20 PM UTC

    Bulk billing delays have recovered. Thank you!

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Major July 1, 2025

Bulk Billing Delays

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 01, 2025, 04:02 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 01, 2025, 05:10 PM UTC
Duration
1h 8m
Affected: Smokeball Billing
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 01, 2025, 04:02 PM UTC

    We are currently investigating issues with bulk billing delays.

  2. identified Jul 01, 2025, 04:52 PM UTC

    We have identified the cause of the bulk billing delays and are in the process of resolving this issue. We appreciate your patience and we will provide an update as soon as possible.

  3. resolved Jul 01, 2025, 05:10 PM UTC

    Bulk Billing delays have been resolved, and all invoices are now processing as expected. We thank you for your patience.

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Critical June 6, 2025

Unable to download information from Smokeball

Detected by Pingoru
Jun 06, 2025, 12:46 PM UTC
Resolved
Jun 06, 2025, 03:17 PM UTC
Duration
2h 31m
Affected: General Use
Timeline · 7 updates
  1. investigating Jun 06, 2025, 12:46 PM UTC

    We are aware of issues impacting downloading documents/files from matters and importing files into matters. Our team is investigating. Thank you

  2. identified Jun 06, 2025, 01:13 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. monitoring Jun 06, 2025, 01:17 PM UTC

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

  4. identified Jun 06, 2025, 01:50 PM UTC

    We are releasing the potential fix. Thank you for your patience.

  5. identified Jun 06, 2025, 02:20 PM UTC

    Our team is continuing to work on a solution with files opening/importing/emailing from Smokeball. Thank you for your patience.

  6. monitoring Jun 06, 2025, 02:47 PM UTC

    We have released a fix that should resolve this issue. Please try to import/open files from Smokeball. If it still does not work, please RESTART your machine to apply the fix. Thank you

  7. resolved Jun 06, 2025, 03:17 PM UTC

    Our team has deployed a fix. Files can be imported and opened from Smokeball. If you are still having issues we would recommend clearing the files upload queue. If that doesn't resolve, we would recommend RESTARTING the machine. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the inconvenience.

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