Google Gemini outage on August 14 — 7h 27m disruption
Aug 14, 08:48 PM → Aug 15, 04:16 AM · 7h 27m · medium
On August 14, 2026, Google Gemini experienced a service disruption. This incident was detected from elevated user-report volume. The issue was resolved on August 15, 2026, at 04:16 UTC.
Impact
Users reported experiencing issues with Google Gemini, leading to a medium-severity disruption. A total of 38 user reports were received during the incident. The most frequently reported issues included slow or unresponsive service, accounting for 32 reports. Additionally, users reported API issues and the website being down, with 4 and 2 reports respectively. No specific top impacted regions were recorded.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive32
- API issues4
- Website down2
Incident timeline
- Aug 14, 08:48 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (medium severity)
- Aug 14, 08:48 PM
Status updated: possible issue
- Aug 14, 09:45 PM
Peak of 1 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- Aug 15, 04:16 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- Aug 14, 08:48 PM
Google Gemini status page acknowledged the incident.
View official source - Aug 15, 04:16 AM
Evidence audit: The current Google status source shows the Gemini disruption has resolved.