Wattpad experienced a notice incident on May 23, 2026 affecting Notifications, lasting 2d 20h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- identified May 23, 2026, 03:17 PM UTC
We are currently investigating an issue that may impact the notification feature across platforms - hang tight, we're working on resolving this as soon as possible. All updates will be posted here as soon as we have them!
- identified May 24, 2026, 12:32 PM UTC
We are continuing to investigate this issue with the Notifications feature, which may cause delays in notifications, including story update notifications and alerts for newly published stories. As soon as we have any updates, we’ll let you know as quickly as possible.
- monitoring May 26, 2026, 08:05 AM UTC
We’re seeing signs that the Notifications issue is now improving and the system is gradually returning to normal. Users should begin receiving story update notifications and alerts for newly published stories again. However, there may still be some delays while the backlog from the past few days continues to clear. Our team will keep monitoring the situation closely and we’ll continue to share updates as progress is made.
- resolved May 26, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC
We’re happy to share that the notification backlog has now been fully cleared, and notifications are back to normal. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding while our team worked to resolve this issue. We truly appreciate it.