Cloudflare CDN outage on May 4 — 2h 17m disruption
May 4, 08:58 AM → May 4, 11:15 AM · 2h 17m · high
On May 4, 2026, Cloudflare CDN experienced a service disruption, which was first detected through user reports. The incident began at 08:58 UTC and was resolved at 11:15 UTC, lasting 2 hours and 17 minutes.
Impact
The disruption was initially identified through user reports, with a total of 124 reports received during the incident. At its peak, 20 reports were received within a 15-minute period. The most frequently reported issues included 'Cloud provider issues' and 'Website down'. No specific regional impact was recorded.
Top reported issues
- Cloud provider issues84
- Website down40
Incident timeline
- May 4, 08:58 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 4, 09:30 AM
Peak of 17 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 10.0)
- May 4, 11:15 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 4, 08:58 AM
Cloudflare CDN status page acknowledged the incident.
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