Help Scout incident

App Access Issues

Resolved after 3 hours 12 minutes, affecting Web App and AI Drafts and 1 more, on August 18, 2026.

resolved Aug 18, 2026, 06:50 PM UTC

Inbox and AI Draft behavior is stable across the board, so we're closing this out. Thank you for your patience while we worked on this one!

Started
Aug 18, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 18, 2026, 06:50 PM UTC
Duration
3h 12m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 18, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC

Affected components

Web AppAI DraftsAI AnswersAI SummarizeAI Assist

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 18, 2026, 03:38 PM UTC

    We’re currently investigating reports of customers running into errors in the Inbox and while using AI Drafts. We will continue to update as we have more information.

  2. monitoring Aug 18, 2026, 03:54 PM UTC

    A fix is now in place, and there should no longer be any issues. Our Engineering Team is continuing to monitor the situation.

  3. resolved Aug 18, 2026, 06:50 PM UTC

    Inbox and AI Draft behavior is stable across the board, so we're closing this out. Thank you for your patience while we worked on this one!

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