Akamai outage on August 14 — 8-minute disruption
Aug 14, 06:42 AM → Aug 14, 06:50 AM · 8 minutes · high
On August 14, 2026, Akamai experienced a service disruption. This incident, which was detected through user reports, began at 06:42 UTC and was resolved by 06:50 UTC, lasting approximately 8 minutes.
Impact
The incident resulted in a high severity impact for affected users. During the 8-minute disruption, a total of 4 user reports were received, primarily indicating 'Website down' issues. No specific regional impact was recorded. The disruption was detected through these user reports, indicating a visible service interruption.
Top reported issues
- Website down4
Incident timeline
- Aug 14, 06:42 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- Aug 14, 06:42 AM
Status updated: major issue
- Aug 14, 06:45 AM
Peak of 4 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- Aug 14, 06:50 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- Aug 14, 06:42 AM
Akamai status page acknowledged the incident.
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