Plex Outage History
Plex is up right nowPingoru has recorded 36 incidents for Plex: 36 in the last 12 months and 14 in the last 90 days.
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| Month | Incidents | Hours with an open incident |
|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | 5 | 23 of 720 (3%) |
| May 2026 | 1 | 4 of 744 (1%) |
| June 2026 | 1 | 3 of 720 (0%) |
| July 2026 | 11 | 22 of 744 (3%) |
| August 2026 | 2 | 22 of 744 (3%) |
| September 2026 | 6 | 100 of 720 (14%) |
| October 2026 | 6 | 36 of 744 (5%) |
| November 2026 | 0 | 0 of 20 (0%) |
Incidents, newest first
Minor June 9, 2026 Issues with plex.direct name servers 2h 35m Remote Access (plex.direct DNS servers)
Started Jun 09, 2026, 08:39 PM UTC· resolved Jun 09, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC
- investigating Jun 09, 2026, 08:39 PM UTC
We're investigating issues impacting our plex.direct name servers for some users. You may experience slow responses or failures.
- monitoring Jun 09, 2026, 09:16 PM UTC
We are noticing an improvement in response time. We will continue to monitor closely.
- resolved Jun 09, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC
The service issue has been resolved and you should see things returning to normal now. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked on the issue!
Minor May 25, 2026 Issues with plex.tv API 3h 59m
Started May 25, 2026, 03:59 AM UTC· resolved May 25, 2026, 07:59 AM UTC
- investigating May 25, 2026, 03:59 AM UTC
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
- identified May 25, 2026, 05:01 AM UTC
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
- monitoring May 25, 2026, 06:19 AM UTC
We are deploying a fix to improve the performance. Everything is now more responsive and more stable. We are keeping an eye on the metrics to make sure everything is solved
- resolved May 25, 2026, 07:59 AM UTC
The incident is resolved now. Response time are back to normal and the application is stable.
Minor April 28, 2026 Issues with forums.plex.tv 23m
Started Apr 28, 2026, 09:25 AM UTC· resolved Apr 28, 2026, 09:49 AM UTC
- identified Apr 28, 2026, 09:25 AM UTC
A third party provider hosting our forum is experiencing issues, making forums.plex.tv "forums.plex.tv": http://forums.plex.tv unreachable.
- resolved Apr 28, 2026, 09:49 AM UTC
Upstream incident is now resolved
Minor April 23, 2026 Issues with plex.tv API 39m
Started Apr 23, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC· resolved Apr 24, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC
- investigating Apr 23, 2026, 11:55 PM UTC
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
- monitoring Apr 24, 2026, 12:22 AM UTC
We have deployed a fix and are monitoring the results.
- resolved Apr 24, 2026, 12:34 AM UTC
The service issue has been resolved and you should see things returning to normal now. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked on the issue!
Minor April 16, 2026 Issues with plex.tv API 18h 57m
Started Apr 16, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC· resolved Apr 17, 2026, 06:49 PM UTC
- investigating Apr 16, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
- investigating Apr 17, 2026, 01:24 AM UTC
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
- monitoring Apr 17, 2026, 02:36 AM UTC
We have implemented a fix and are monitoring the results.
- resolved Apr 17, 2026, 06:49 PM UTC
The service issue has been resolved and you should see things returning to normal now. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked on the issue!
Minor April 8, 2026 Plex DNS issues 2h 1m Remote Access (plex.direct DNS servers)
Started Apr 08, 2026, 08:34 PM UTC· resolved Apr 08, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC
- investigating Apr 08, 2026, 08:34 PM UTC
We're investigating issues with our backend plex.direct DNS servers. You may experience issues during this time.
- monitoring Apr 08, 2026, 09:41 PM UTC
We have deployed a fix and are monitoring the results.
- resolved Apr 08, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC
The service issue has been resolved and you should see things returning to normal now. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked on the issue!
Minor April 2, 2026 Issues with plex.tv API 1h 3m
Started Apr 02, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC· resolved Apr 02, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC
- investigating Apr 02, 2026, 10:55 AM UTC
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
- resolved Apr 02, 2026, 11:59 AM UTC
The service issue has been resolved and you should see things returning to normal now. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked on the issue!
Minor March 19, 2026 Issues with plex.tv API 45m
Started Mar 19, 2026, 05:18 PM UTC· resolved Mar 19, 2026, 06:03 PM UTC
- investigating Mar 19, 2026, 05:18 PM UTC
We're investigating issues impacting API services for some users. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
- monitoring Mar 19, 2026, 05:38 PM UTC
We have deployed a fix and are monitoring the results.
- resolved Mar 19, 2026, 06:03 PM UTC
The service issue has been resolved and you should see things returning to normal now. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked on the issue!
Minor March 9, 2026 Issues with services in EU 3h 20m Live TV and TV Program Guide Data (Live TV and TV Program Guide Data - Europe), Media Metadata (metadata.provider.plex.tv - Europe), Video On Demand (AVOD - Europe), Discover Together (Discover Together - Europe)
Started Mar 09, 2026, 06:47 PM UTC· resolved Mar 09, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC
- investigating Mar 09, 2026, 06:47 PM UTC
We are currently investigating an issue with slow/dropped responses in the EU region.
- monitoring Mar 09, 2026, 07:59 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Mar 09, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.
Minor February 10, 2026 Community API experiencing issues 25m Discover Together (Discover Together - Europe), Discover Together (Discover Together - US)
Started Feb 10, 2026, 07:00 PM UTC· resolved Feb 10, 2026, 07:25 PM UTC
- investigating Feb 10, 2026, 07:00 PM UTC
We are currently investigating this issue.
- identified Feb 10, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
- monitoring Feb 10, 2026, 07:13 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Feb 10, 2026, 07:25 PM UTC
This incident has been resolved.
Minor February 7, 2026 Discover Together –
Started Feb 07, 2026, 01:00 AM UTC· resolved Feb 07, 2026, 01:00 AM UTC
- resolved Feb 07, 2026, 01:00 AM UTC
We're currently investigating issues affecting Discover Together. You may experience trouble accessing your Profile, Activity Feed, People, and Discover/Where to Watch features. This does not impact access to personal media.