Firebase outage on May 1 — 59-minute disruption
May 1, 11:33 PM → May 2, 12:33 AM · 59 minutes · high
On May 1, 2026, Firebase experienced a service disruption, which was detected by user reports. The outage began at approximately 23:33 UTC and lasted for 59 minutes. Service was fully restored on May 2, 2026, at 00:33 UTC.
Impact
During the incident, users primarily reported issues categorized as 'Website down'. A total of 22 user reports were received, with a peak of 11 reports within a 15-minute period. The disruption had a high severity, indicating significant impact on affected users. No specific regional impact was recorded during this time.
Top reported issues
- Website down22
Incident timeline
- May 1, 11:33 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 1, 11:45 PM
Peak of 6 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 4.0)
- May 2, 12:33 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 1, 11:33 PM
Firebase status page acknowledged the incident.
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