Alpaca incident

Intermittent 5xx Errors Affecting Order Creation and Account Details

Resolved after 3 hours 16 minutes, affecting Account API and broker.accounts.get and 1 more, on August 31, 2026.

resolved Aug 31, 2026, 02:10 PM UTC

We have not observed any further issues since our last update, and service remains stable. We will close this incident for now , please don’t hesitate to reach out if you notice anything unusual on your end.

Started
Aug 31, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 31, 2026, 02:10 PM UTC
Duration
3h 16m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 31, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC

Affected components

Account APIbroker.accounts.getOrders API

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 31, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC

    We are investigating an issue where order creation and account detail requests are returning 5xx errors intermittently. This is being treated as a priority, and we are actively working on a resolution.

  2. investigating Aug 31, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC

    At this time, we are not observing active errors, but we remain focused on identifying and addressing the underlying issue.

  3. investigating Aug 31, 2026, 11:17 AM UTC

    The investigation is still underway as we work to pinpoint and resolve the underlying cause.

  4. investigating Aug 31, 2026, 11:28 AM UTC

    We have not observed any new failures since our last update. Our investigation into the root cause is still in progress.

  5. identified Aug 31, 2026, 11:43 AM UTC

    Preliminary findings point to a brief database issue as the likely cause. No new failures have been seen since our last update, and our investigation remains in progress.

  6. monitoring Aug 31, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC

    Service has remained stable since our last update, with no recurrence. We are completing final review and monitoring to ensure continued stability.

  7. monitoring Aug 31, 2026, 12:29 PM UTC

    Service has remained stable and no further issues have been observed.

  8. resolved Aug 31, 2026, 02:10 PM UTC

    We have not observed any further issues since our last update, and service remains stable. We will close this incident for now , please don’t hesitate to reach out if you notice anything unusual on your end.

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