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All Systems Operational Updated 30 Aug 2026, 03:21 UTC

Resolved Incidents

Critical

Chat support on Shopify Help Center is temporarily unavailable

Resolved
Detected: 27 Aug 2026, 18:31 UTC Resolved: 27 Aug 2026, 18:51 UTC Duration: 19m
Resolved 27 Aug 2026, 18:51 UTC

The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Monitoring 27 Aug 2026, 18:41 UTC

The issues with the Shopify Help Center have been resolved, and are being monitored.

Investigating 27 Aug 2026, 18:31 UTC

Our live chat support may be unavailable on the Shopify Help Center due to a technical issue. We are investigating and will keep you updated.

Critical

Live support unavailable for merchants

Resolved
Detected: 19 Aug 2026, 23:21 UTC Resolved: 20 Aug 2026, 01:08 UTC Duration: 1h 46m
Resolved 20 Aug 2026, 01:08 UTC

The issue affecting live support by phone and chat due to a Twilio outage is now fully resolved. Merchants can now connect with live support without issue. Our monitoring period  has ended, and we have observed no further impact.

Monitoring 19 Aug 2026, 23:54 UTC

Twilio is deploying a fix and we're starting to see live support connections recover. Some merchants may still be unable to connect with a specialist by phone or chat. We'll continue monitoring and provide another update when the issue is fully resolved.

Identified 19 Aug 2026, 23:34 UTC

We've identified the root cause as an outage at Twilio, a service Shopify uses to connect live support calls and chats. Merchants may experience long wait times or be unable to connect with a specialist. Updates are available at status.twilio.com. We'll provide another update when we have more information to share.

Update 19 Aug 2026, 23:22 UTC

We’re investigating an issue preventing merchants from connecting with Live Support by phone or chat. Merchants may experience long wait times or may not reach a support specialist. This issue is affecting all live support queues. We'll provide an update when more information is available.

Investigating 19 Aug 2026, 23:21 UTC

We’re investigating an issue preventing merchants from connecting with live support by phone or chat. Merchants may experience long wait times or may not reach a support specialist. This issue is affecting all live support queues. We'll provide an update when more information is available.

Major

Shop Pay Installments has been temporarily disabled for US buyers

Resolved
Detected: 14 Aug 2026, 15:27 UTC Resolved: 14 Aug 2026, 15:48 UTC Duration: 20m
Resolved 14 Aug 2026, 15:48 UTC

This issue has been resolved, and Shop Pay Installments is available to eligible buyers at checkout.

Monitoring 14 Aug 2026, 15:41 UTC

Shop Pay Installments has been re-enabled, and we are monitoring that.

Investigating 14 Aug 2026, 15:27 UTC

The Shop Pay Installments option is temporarily disabled for United States buyers, due to a connectivity issue with the third-party service that powers it. That option is showing as unavailable or greyed out at checkout. Shop Pay remains available, otherwise.

Investigating 14 Aug 2026, 15:27 UTC

The Shop Pay Installments option is temporarily disabled for United States buyers, due to a connectivity issue with the third-party service that powers it. That option will show as unavailable at checkout. Shop Pay remains available, otherwise.

Minor

No installment options are available on Shop Pay checkouts in the US

Resolved
Detected: 12 Aug 2026, 21:30 UTC Resolved: 12 Aug 2026, 21:59 UTC Duration: 29m
Resolved 12 Aug 2026, 21:59 UTC

Between 15:52 UTC – 21:40 UTC, we experienced an outage with Shop Pay Installments for storefront users in the US due to a third-party issue with Installments provider Affirm, causing Installments options to appear unavailable to affected users. At 21:40, Affirm confirmed a fix to their systems. We reenabled Shop Pay Instalments at 21:50 at which time we confirmed the issue resolved. The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Identified 12 Aug 2026, 21:30 UTC

We are currently experiencing an issue with third-party installments provider Affirm which is causing Shop Pay Installments options to be unavailabe to US storefront users. Please refer to Affirm's public status page for the latest updates.

Minor

Search API performance issues: Storefront Search, Catalog API and Shop App experiencing degraded functionality

Resolved
Detected: 3 Aug 2026, 19:19 UTC Resolved: 3 Aug 2026, 22:27 UTC Duration: 3h 7m
Resolved 3 Aug 2026, 22:27 UTC

Between July 31 and August 3, we experienced Storefront Search, Catalog API and Shop app search functionality issues. A fix was implemented at 19:00 UTC on August 3 which resolved the issue. The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Update 3 Aug 2026, 21:07 UTC

We continue to see recovery across Storefront and other Search API. We are continuing to monitor in order to ensure full resolution.

Monitoring 3 Aug 2026, 19:51 UTC

We have noted recovery in the affected areas including storefront searches. We continue to monitor and will update you oncE full recovery is confirmed.

Investigating 3 Aug 2026, 19:19 UTC

We are aware of an issue affecting Storefront Search, Catalog API and Shop app search functionality. This may produce inconsistent or on search results and intermittent timeouts. We are actively investigating and will update you on steps toward resolution.

Investigating 3 Aug 2026, 19:19 UTC

We are aware of an issue affecting Storefront Search, Catalog API and Shop app search functionality. This may produce inconsistent or no search results and intermittent timeouts. We are actively investigating and will update you on steps toward resolution.

Minor

Some customers may experience issues when searching for products across storefronts

Resolved
Detected: 26 Jul 2026, 14:36 UTC Resolved: 26 Jul 2026, 15:47 UTC Duration: 1h 10m
Resolved 26 Jul 2026, 15:47 UTC

The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Monitoring 26 Jul 2026, 15:33 UTC

This issue has been resolved and is being monitored.

Identified 26 Jul 2026, 14:43 UTC

We've identified the problem and we're working on a solution.

Investigating 26 Jul 2026, 14:36 UTC

We are investigating this issue and will keep you updated.

Minor

Some Stripe Payment Checkouts may fail with a generic error when a credit card is used as an payment option across multiple shops.

Resolved
Detected: 22 Jul 2026, 12:40 UTC Resolved: 22 Jul 2026, 14:49 UTC Duration: 2h 8m
Resolved 22 Jul 2026, 14:49 UTC

Between 11:54 - 14:07 UTC, we experienced checkout errors for stores using Stripe Payment Gateway. A fix was implemented at 14:07 UTC which resolved the issue. The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Monitoring 22 Jul 2026, 14:13 UTC

This issue has been resolved and is being monitored.

Identified 22 Jul 2026, 13:23 UTC

We've identified the problem impacting our third-party payment provider and we're working on a solution.

Update 22 Jul 2026, 13:13 UTC

We are actively working with our third-party payment provider and we will update you as we resolve the checkout errors.

Update 22 Jul 2026, 12:56 UTC

We can confirm that merchants with Stripe Payment Gateway enabled may experience one of the following:* Multiple payment options enabled, Checkouts will not surface the credit card form.* Merchants with only credit cards enabled, Checkouts will continue to surface and continue to see processing and other errors.

Update 22 Jul 2026, 12:56 UTC

We can confirm that merchants with Stripe Payment Gateway enabled may experienc one of the following:* Multiple payment options enabled, Checkouts will not surface the credit card form.* Merchants with only credit cards enabled, Checkouts will continue to surface and continue to see processing and other errors.

Investigating 22 Jul 2026, 12:40 UTC

Some Checkouts with Stripe Paymentmay experience checkout errors with payment failure or other error message.

Major

Some merchants and buyers may encounter error messages with one or more of the following: storefronts, checkouts

Resolved
Detected: 17 Jul 2026, 02:02 UTC Resolved: 17 Jul 2026, 04:57 UTC Duration: 2h 54m
Resolved 17 Jul 2026, 04:57 UTC

Between 00:30 UTC and 03:33 UTC, we experienced an infrastructural issue that resulted in errors across Shopify storefronts and checkouts. A fix was implemented at 03:33 which resolved the issue. The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Monitoring 17 Jul 2026, 04:45 UTC

This issue has been resolved and is being monitored.

Update 17 Jul 2026, 04:22 UTC

We've identified the problem and are seeing recovery from our mitigation efforts. We will continue to monitor and update.

Identified 17 Jul 2026, 03:02 UTC

We've identified the problem impacting storefronts and checkouts, and we're working on a solution.

Update 17 Jul 2026, 02:17 UTC

We're continuing to work on addressing the storefront and checkout issues, and will keep you updated.

Investigating 17 Jul 2026, 02:02 UTC

Merchants and buyers may experience issues when trying to access Shopify storefronts, and attempting to check out. We are investigating and working to resolve these issues.

Major

Some merchants and buyers may have encountered error messages with one or more of the following: storefronts, checkouts

Resolved
Detected: 17 Jul 2026, 02:02 UTC Resolved: 17 Jul 2026, 04:57 UTC Duration: 2h 55m
Resolved 17 Jul 2026, 04:57 UTC

Between 00:30 UTC and 03:33 UTC, we experienced an infrastructural issue that resulted in errors across Shopify storefronts and checkouts. A fix was implemented at 03:33 which resolved the issue. The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Monitoring 17 Jul 2026, 04:45 UTC

This issue has been resolved and is being monitored.

Update 17 Jul 2026, 04:22 UTC

We've identified the problem and are seeing recovery from our mitigation efforts. We will continue to monitor and update.

Identified 17 Jul 2026, 03:02 UTC

We've identified the problem impacting storefronts and checkouts, and we're working on a solution.

Update 17 Jul 2026, 02:17 UTC

We're continuing to work on addressing the storefront and checkout issues, and will keep you updated.

Investigating 17 Jul 2026, 02:02 UTC

Merchants and buyers may experience issues when trying to access Shopify storefronts, and attempting to check out. We are investigating and working to resolve these issues.

Minor

Some merchants and customers experiencing issues accessing storefronts, admins

Resolved
Detected: 10 Jul 2026, 16:24 UTC Resolved: 10 Jul 2026, 22:29 UTC Duration: 6h 4m
Resolved 10 Jul 2026, 22:29 UTC

Between 14:30 - 17:20 UTC, some merchants and customers experienced issues accessing storefronts and admins. The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Update 10 Jul 2026, 17:54 UTC

We are continuing to monitor to ensure the health of the affected areas.

Monitoring 10 Jul 2026, 17:19 UTC

These issues have been resolved and error rates are back down. We are continuing to monitor.

Identified 10 Jul 2026, 16:47 UTC

We're continuing to work on addressing the admin and storefront issues, and will keep you updated.

Investigating 10 Jul 2026, 16:24 UTC

Storefronts and admins may be showing elevated, intermittent errors currently. We are investigating and working to resolve these issues.

Investigating 10 Jul 2026, 16:24 UTC

Storefronts and admins may be showing elevated, intermittent errors currently. Store logins and new store creations are also impacted. We are investigating and working to resolve these issues.