Twilio incident
SMS Delivery Delays from a Subset of Twilio Long Codes to Multiple Networks in Italy
Twilio experienced a minor incident on April 16, 2026 affecting SMS, Europe, lasting 3h 33m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Apr 16, 2026, 10:33 AM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Long Codes to network subscribers on multiple networks in Italy. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.
- identified Apr 16, 2026, 11:19 AM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Long Codes to network subscribers on multiple networks in Italy. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.
- monitoring Apr 16, 2026, 12:05 PM UTC
We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery from a subset of Twilio Long Codes to network subscribers on multiple networks in Italy and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.
- resolved Apr 16, 2026, 02:07 PM UTC
The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery from a subset of Twilio Long Codes to multiple affected networks in Italy is operating normally.