Current answer
Akamai experienced a minor incident: Edge Delivery Increased Latency in US East (IAD). ServiceAlert observed recovery on Sep 11, 2026.
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Incident Lifecycle
Affected Components
Edge Delivery
Incident Timeline
Monitoring
We have implemented a fix for this issue as of 18:10 UTC on 10 September 2026; based on current observations, the service is resuming normal operations. We will continue to monitor to ensure that the impact has been fully mitigated.
Sep 10, 2026 at 6:21 PM UTC
Identified
We have identified the cause of the issue and are implementing a fix. We initially mentioned elevated 403 errors in this status page post as an additional symptom of the incident. That was incorrect, and we have removed the reference. Customers and partners can find more details on the Akamai Community: https://community.akamai.com/customers/s/feed/0D5a700001T8d9uCAB. We will provide another update within the next 60 minutes.
Sep 10, 2026 at 5:58 PM UTC
Investigating
We are investigating an emerging issue with Edge Delivery related to increased latency and elevated end user 403 errors. We are actively investigating the issue and will provide another update within the next 60 minutes. We will soon be posting more details for customers and partners with a valid Control Center login at https://community.akamai.com/customers/s/group/0F90f000000DFgx/service-incident-notifications. If you have questions or are experiencing an impact due to this issue, please use the Support Center on Akamai Community (https://community.akamai.com/customers/s/support), or Akamai Control Center, to contact Akamai Technical Support. Contact information is available at https://www.akamai.com/us/en/support/.
Sep 10, 2026 at 5:37 PM UTC
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