Buttondown incident

Issues with the web app, and the backlog

Resolved after 2 hours 58 minutes, affecting Subscriber-facing app and Author-facing app and 1 more, on September 9, 2026.

resolved Sep 09, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC

All services has been restored! We're working directly with authors' who were impacted by the downtime. 💙

Started
Sep 09, 2026, 07:18 PM UTC
Resolved
Sep 09, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC
Duration
2h 58m
Detected by Pingoru
Sep 09, 2026, 07:18 PM UTC

Affected components

Subscriber-facing appAuthor-facing appEmailsAutomations

Update timeline

  1. investigating Sep 09, 2026, 07:18 PM UTC

    We're currently investigating reports that the Dashboard and Archives are down.

  2. investigating Sep 09, 2026, 07:21 PM UTC

    We're seeing the Dashboard and Archives come back online, but with some intermittent errors. The team is still investigating the root cause.

  3. monitoring Sep 09, 2026, 07:32 PM UTC

    We've mitigated the issue, and we're seeing the Dashboard and Archives come back online. We'll continue monitoring.

  4. investigating Sep 09, 2026, 07:58 PM UTC

    While the Dashboard and Archives are fully back online, we're investigating reports that the backlog is not clearing quickly enough. This is impacting things like drafts, and outbound emails.

  5. investigating Sep 09, 2026, 08:25 PM UTC

    The team is continuing to investing the issue with the backlog clearing slowly.

  6. monitoring Sep 09, 2026, 08:39 PM UTC

    We're seeing the backlog clear, but are continuing to monitor to make sure there are no lingering issues.

  7. resolved Sep 09, 2026, 10:17 PM UTC

    All services has been restored! We're working directly with authors' who were impacted by the downtime. 💙

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