Wikimedia incident

Wikis were in read only mode

Resolved after 8 hours 28 minutes, affecting Reading and Editing, on March 5, 2026.

resolved Mar 06, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC

Wikis have been read-write for several hours, and we have now restored most user scripting capabilities.

Started
Mar 05, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 06, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC
Duration
8h 28m
Detected by Pingoru
Mar 05, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC

Affected components

ReadingEditing

Update timeline

  1. investigating Mar 05, 2026, 03:36 PM UTC

    We are aware of issues with accessing some wikis, and we are investigating.

  2. identified Mar 05, 2026, 04:11 PM UTC

    The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

  3. identified Mar 05, 2026, 05:09 PM UTC

    Wikis are back in read write mode, but some functionalities are still disabled

  4. monitoring Mar 05, 2026, 05:36 PM UTC

    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. Some editing functionality will still be disabled.

  5. monitoring Mar 05, 2026, 06:36 PM UTC

    We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.

  6. resolved Mar 06, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC

    Wikis have been read-write for several hours, and we have now restored most user scripting capabilities.

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