Afterpay incident
[Australia] Order reversals affecting Shopify merchants (AU)
Resolved after 3 hours 52 minutes, affecting Online API, on July 3, 2026.
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.
Affected components
Update timeline
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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