Twilio incident

SMS Delivery Failures from Twilio to Multiple Networks in South Africa

Resolved after 10 hours 9 minutes, affecting SMS, Middle East & Africa, on October 23, 2026.

resolved Oct 24, 2026, 05:56 AM UTC

The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery from Twilio to affected networks in South Africa is operating normally.

Started
Oct 23, 2026, 07:46 PM UTC
Resolved
Oct 24, 2026, 05:56 AM UTC
Duration
10h 9m
Detected by Pingoru
Oct 23, 2026, 07:46 PM UTC

Affected components

SMS, Middle East & Africa

Update timeline

  1. investigating Oct 23, 2026, 07:46 PM UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery failures from Twilio to South Africa. Our team is actively investigating this issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

  2. identified Oct 23, 2026, 07:51 PM UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery failures from Twilio to network subscribers on multiple networks in South Africa. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 1 hour or as soon as more information becomes available.

  3. identified Oct 23, 2026, 08:53 PM UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery failures from Twilio to network subscribers on multiple networks in South Africa. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  4. identified Oct 23, 2026, 10:58 PM UTC

    Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery failures from Twilio to South Africa. Our team has identified the cause, and is working to resolve the issue. We will provide another update in 4 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  5. monitoring Oct 23, 2026, 11:20 PM UTC

    We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery from Twilio to network subscribers on multiple networks in South Africa and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 2 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  6. monitoring Oct 24, 2026, 01:22 AM UTC

    We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery from Twilio to South Africa and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 4 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  7. monitoring Oct 24, 2026, 05:23 AM UTC

    We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery from Twilio to multiple networks in South Africa and are monitoring service stability. We will provide another update in 8 hours or as soon as more information becomes available.

  8. resolved Oct 24, 2026, 05:56 AM UTC

    The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery from Twilio to affected networks in South Africa is operating normally.

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