Afterpay incident

[Australia] Order reversals affecting Shopify merchants (AU)

Resolved after 3 hours 52 minutes, affecting Online API, on July 3, 2026.

resolved Jul 03, 2026, 04:13 AM UTC

Our monitoring has confirmed all Afterpay payments on Shopify in Australia are processing and confirming normally. No further impact is expected. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Started
Jul 03, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 03, 2026, 04:13 AM UTC
Duration
3h 52m
Detected by Pingoru
Jul 03, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC

Affected components

Online API

Update timeline

  1. investigating Jul 03, 2026, 12:21 AM UTC

    We are investigating an issue where some Afterpay orders placed through Shopify are being automatically reversed. This is primarily affecting merchants in Australia. Consumers may see their Afterpay payment cancelled shortly after a successful checkout. We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.

  2. identified Jul 03, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC

    We have identified an upstream rate-limiting event impacting payment confirmation callbacks to Shopify. Affected customers may see their Afterpay payment cancelled shortly after a successful checkout. We are actively working with the relevant teams to resolve this. We will provide further updates as more information becomes available.

  3. monitoring Jul 03, 2026, 03:41 AM UTC

    Shopify has confirmed they have implemented a fix on their side. We are continuing to monitor the situation to ensure stability.

  4. resolved Jul 03, 2026, 04:13 AM UTC

    Our monitoring has confirmed all Afterpay payments on Shopify in Australia are processing and confirming normally. No further impact is expected. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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