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All Systems Operational Updated 21 Sept 2026, 00:02 UTC

Resolved Incidents

Minor

Shop App, Shop Pay & Shop Pay Installments are unavailable

Resolved
Detected: 18 Sept 2026, 18:45 UTC Resolved: 18 Sept 2026, 21:43 UTC Duration: 2h 57m
Resolved 18 Sept 2026, 21:43 UTC

Service has been restored for Shop App, shop.app web page, Shop Pay, Shop Pay Installments, Login with Shop, shipping label voids, shipment tracking updates, and tracking notifications. The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Monitoring 18 Sept 2026, 21:00 UTC

Service has been restored for Shop App, shop.app web page, Shop Pay, Shop Pay Installments, Login with Shop, and shipping label voids. Shipment tracking updates and tracking notifications remain degraded. We continue working to restore these services.

Update 18 Sept 2026, 20:10 UTC

We are continuing to investigate the disruption affecting Shop App, shop.app web page, Shop Pay, Shop Pay Installments, and Login with Shop. Merchants are also unable to void shipping labels. Shipment tracking updates are unavailable, and tracking notifications are not being sent to merchants or buyers. We will provide another update when more information is available.

Update 18 Sept 2026, 20:10 UTC

We are continuing to investigate the disruption affecting Shop App, shop.app, Shop Pay, Shop Pay Installments, and Login with Shop. Merchants are also unable to void shipping labels. Shipment tracking updates are unavailable, and tracking notifications are not being sent to merchants or buyers. We will provide another update when more information is available.

Update 18 Sept 2026, 19:45 UTC

We are continuing to investigate the disruption affecting Shop App, shop.app web page, Shop Pay, Shop Pay Installments, and Login with Shop. Other payment methods remain available at checkout. We will provide another update when more information is available.

Update 18 Sept 2026, 18:56 UTC

We are investigating and will keep you updated.

Investigating 18 Sept 2026, 18:45 UTC

The Shop app is currently unavailable or redirecting incorrectly. At checkout Shop pay and Shop Pay instalments are unavailable.

Investigating 18 Sept 2026, 18:45 UTC

The Shop App is currently unavailable and shop.app web page is also down. At checkout Shop Pay and Shop Pay Installments are unavailable. Login with Shop is disabled, and checkout flows that depend on Shop Pay are failing.

Investigating 18 Sept 2026, 18:45 UTC

The Shop App is currently unavailable and shop.app web page is also down. At checkout Shop Pay is unavailable, Login with Shop is disabled, and checkout flows that depend on Shop Pay are failing.

Investigating 18 Sept 2026, 18:45 UTC

The Shop App is currently unavailable and shop.app web page is down. At checkout Shop Pay and Shop Pay installments are unavailable.

Investigating 18 Sept 2026, 18:45 UTC

The Shop App is currently unavailable or redirecting incorrectly. At checkout Shop Pay and Shop Pay installments are unavailable.

Major

Some customers experiencing issues with the Shop App

Resolved
Detected: 18 Sept 2026, 13:40 UTC Resolved: 18 Sept 2026, 14:02 UTC Duration: 21m
Resolved 18 Sept 2026, 14:02 UTC

This incident has been resolved.

Monitoring 18 Sept 2026, 13:53 UTC

A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

Identified 18 Sept 2026, 13:48 UTC

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

Investigating 18 Sept 2026, 13:40 UTC

Some customers may experience issues with the Shop App. Products are not loading. Some shops may not be available.

Minor

Shopify Admins are experiencing degraded performance

Resolved
Detected: 15 Sept 2026, 09:49 UTC Resolved: 15 Sept 2026, 13:24 UTC Duration: 3h 34m
Resolved 15 Sept 2026, 13:24 UTC

Between 9:19 – 13:20 UTC, we experienced user login issues which affected Admin, POS and support contact performance. A fix was implemented at 13:00 UTC which resolved the issue. The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Monitoring 15 Sept 2026, 12:54 UTC

We have identified a fix and have begun to see recovery of Shopify logins. We continue to monitor the situation before confirming resolution.

Update 15 Sept 2026, 12:00 UTC

We are continuing to investigate the root cause of degraded logins to Admin, POS and other areas, including Shopify Support.

Identified 15 Sept 2026, 11:00 UTC

We've identified the problem Admin and POS logins, and we're working on a solution.

Update 15 Sept 2026, 10:07 UTC

We have noted some recovery upon canceling and restarting the login flow. We continue to investigate and will keep you updated.

Investigating 15 Sept 2026, 09:49 UTC

Shopify Admins may be inaccessible to some merchants. We are currently investigating and will update you as soon as possible.

Minor

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

Resolved
Detected: 6 Sept 2026, 08:54 UTC Resolved: 6 Sept 2026, 11:03 UTC Duration: 2h 8m
Resolved 6 Sept 2026, 11:03 UTC

Between 08:34 UTC - 09:34 UTC, we experienced outages for Shopify Admins, storefronts, and checkouts on some stores due to an issue affecting backend services. A fix was implemented at 09:31 UTC which resolved the issue. The monitoring period for this issue has ended and no further impact has been observed.

Monitoring 6 Sept 2026, 10:12 UTC

This issue has been resolved and is being monitored.

Update 6 Sept 2026, 09:46 UTC

Errors are trending downwards, however we are continuing to investigate.

Update 6 Sept 2026, 09:08 UTC

We are investigating and will keep you updated.

Investigating 6 Sept 2026, 08:54 UTC

Some merchants and buyers may encounter error messages when navigating Shopify admins and storefronts. We are investigating and will provide an update shortly.

Minor

Klarna payment gateway is experiencing degraded performance

Resolved
Detected: 2 Sept 2026, 19:52 UTC Resolved: 3 Sept 2026, 02:28 UTC Duration: 6h 36m
Update 2 Sept 2026, 21:56 UTC

We continue to work on resolving the issue with the third-party provider.

Identified 2 Sept 2026, 20:52 UTC

We have identified the problem with Klarna payment gateway as well as related integrations and we are working with the third-party provider towards a solution.

Identified 2 Sept 2026, 20:52 UTC

We have identified the problem Klarna payment gateway as well as related integrations and we are working with the third-party provider towards a solution.

Update 2 Sept 2026, 20:12 UTC

We are still investigating degraded performance issues with the Klarna payment gateway for some merchants and buyers. Please also refer to Klarna's status page for their latest updates while we continue to monitor the impacts to Shopify shops here.

Investigating 2 Sept 2026, 19:52 UTC

We are aware of an issue with Klarna, which may be affecting checkouts using this gateway, and other related performance issues.

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.