Stripe outage on May 2 — 29-minute disruption
May 2, 06:43 PM → May 2, 07:13 PM · 29 minutes · high
On May 2, 2026, Stripe experienced a service disruption. This incident, which began at 18:43 UTC and was detected following user reports, affected API functionality. The issue was resolved at 19:13 UTC.
Impact
Users reported experiencing issues with Stripe's API functionality. The disruption was primarily characterized by API issues, as indicated by four distinct user reports. No specific regional impact was recorded during this incident. The service disruption lasted for 29 minutes.
Top reported issues
- API issues4
Incident timeline
- May 2, 06:43 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 2, 07:00 PM
Peak of 0 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 2, 07:13 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 2, 06:43 PM
Stripe status page acknowledged the incident.
View official source - May 2, 07:13 PM
API issues clustered from 2 sources across 5 signals. Suppressed 4 redundant alerts.