Okta outage on May 5 — 19-minute disruption
May 5, 05:43 AM → May 5, 06:03 AM · 19 minutes · medium
An incident affecting Okta services was detected on May 5, 2026, following user reports. The disruption lasted approximately 19 minutes and was fully resolved by 06:03 UTC.
Impact
The incident was initially detected through user reports. During the peak of the disruption, four user reports were received within a 15-minute window. No specific issue types or geographic regions were predominantly identified among these reports. The impact was observed across Okta services, leading to a temporary disruption for affected users.
Incident timeline
- May 5, 05:43 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (medium severity)
- May 5, 05:45 AM
Peak of 0 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 5, 06:03 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 5, 05:43 AM
Okta status page acknowledged the incident.
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