Google Compute Engine outage on May 4 — 33-minute disruption
May 4, 08:39 PM → May 4, 09:13 PM · 33 minutes · high
On May 4, 2026, Google Compute Engine experienced a service disruption. This incident, which was detected through user reports, began at approximately 20:39 UTC and was fully resolved by 21:13 UTC, lasting 33 minutes.
Impact
The disruption to Google Compute Engine was identified through user reports, with a total of 6 reports received during the incident. Users primarily reported issues related to API functionality, accounting for 4 of the reports, and some users also experienced the service as being down, making up 2 reports. No specific regional impact was recorded during this period. The incident was classified as high severity based on the nature of the reported issues.
Top reported issues
- API issues4
- Website down2
Incident timeline
- May 4, 08:39 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 4, 09:00 PM
Peak of 0 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.5)
- May 4, 09:13 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 4, 08:39 PM
Google Compute Engine status page acknowledged the incident.
View official source - May 4, 09:13 PM
API issues clustered from 2 sources across 5 signals. Suppressed 4 redundant alerts and flagged flapping behavior.