Cloudflare outage on May 2 — 1d 22h disruption
May 2, 12:10 AM → May 3, 10:49 PM · 1d 22h · high
On May 2, 2026, Cloudflare experienced a service disruption that was first detected through user reports. The incident led to various service issues for users. Services were fully restored by May 3, 2026.
Impact
Users reported a range of issues during the disruption, with a total of 948 reports received. The most frequently reported problems included websites being down, slow or unresponsive services, and API issues. A smaller number of users also reported login difficulties. While no specific regional impact was identified, these issues were observed across the user base.
Top reported issues
- Website down764
- Slow / unresponsive132
- API issues32
- Login issues20
Incident timeline
- May 2, 12:10 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 3, 11:30 AM
Peak of 8 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.5)
- May 3, 10:49 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 2, 12:10 AM
Cloudflare status page acknowledged the incident.
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