Twilio incident
SMS Delivery Delays from Twilio Phone Numbers to Telkom South Africa
Twilio experienced a minor incident on May 25, 2026 affecting SMS, Middle East & Africa, lasting 4h 43m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating May 25, 2026, 03:47 PM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from Twilio Phone Numbers to Telekom network subscribers in South Africa. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.
- identified May 25, 2026, 03:53 PM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from Twilio Phone Numbers to Telkom network subscribers in South Africa. 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 May 25, 2026, 04:54 PM UTC
We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery from Twilio Phone Numbers to Telkom network subscribers in South Africa and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.
- resolved May 25, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC
The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery from Twilio Phone Numbers to Telkom network subscribers in South Africa is operating normally.