Stripe outage on May 1 extemdash 26-minute disruption
May 1, 09:06 PM → May 1, 09:33 PM · 26 minutes · high
Stripe experienced a service disruption affecting payment processing. This incident was detected through user reports. The issue was resolved on May 1, 2026, at 21:33 UTC.
Impact
Users reported issues primarily related to payment processing. A total of 9 reports were received during the 26-minute incident, with a peak of 8 reports within a 15-minute window. The majority of these reports originated from users in the United States, with additional reports from the United Kingdom. This indicates a user-visible impact on payment functionalities across these regions.
Top reported issues
- Payment processing issues9
Most affected regions
- United States7
- United Kingdom2
Incident timeline
- May 1, 09:06 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 1, 09:08 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 1, 09:13 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 1, 09:15 PM
Peak of 0 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 1, 09:33 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 1, 09:06 PM
Stripe status page acknowledged the incident.
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