Twilio incident
SMS Delivery Delays From a Subset of Twilio Long Codes to Multiple Networks in South Africa
Resolved after 5 hours 6 minutes, affecting SMS, Middle East & Africa, on May 6, 2026.
The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery from a subset of Twilio Long Codes to network subscribers on affected networks in South Africa is operating normally.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating May 06, 2026, 02:22 AM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Long Codes to Telekom network subscribers in 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.
- identified May 06, 2026, 02:27 AM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Long Codes to Telekom network subscribers 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.
- identified May 06, 2026, 03:28 AM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Long Codes to Telekom network subscribers 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.
- identified May 06, 2026, 04:49 AM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Long Codes 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.
- identified May 06, 2026, 05:50 AM UTC
Twilio customers may be experiencing SMS delivery delays from a subset of Twilio Long Codes 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.
- monitoring May 06, 2026, 07:07 AM UTC
We have observed a recovery in SMS delivery from a subset of Twilio Long Codes 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.
- resolved May 06, 2026, 07:28 AM UTC
The incident has been resolved and SMS delivery from a subset of Twilio Long Codes to network subscribers on affected networks in South Africa is operating normally.
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