Twitch experienced a critical incident on August 27, 2026 affecting Web and Chat and 1 more component, lasting 6h 21m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
WebChatVideo (Watching)
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 27, 2026, 08:09 PM UTC
We have received reports of impacted services. This could manifest in chat not working, login difficulties, search impaired, etc. We're looking into the issue.
- monitoring Aug 27, 2026, 10:03 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Aug 28, 2026, 02:31 AM UTC
🛠 We have resolved all known negative service impacts.