Current answer
Alpaca experienced a major incident: Intermittent HTTP 500 errors across Multiple API's. ServiceAlert observed recovery on Sep 11, 2026.
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Incident Lifecycle
Affected Components
Orders API
https://data.alpaca.markets/v2/stocks/bars
https://data.alpaca.markets/v2/stocks/trades
Incident Timeline
Monitoring
We are seeing signs of recovery and have not observed 500 errors recently. We are continuing to monitor the system to ensure everything remains stable.
Sep 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM UTC
Monitoring
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
Sep 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM UTC
Monitoring
We are no longer seeing 500 errors over the past few minutes. Our team is continuing to monitor the system closely for any further issues.
Sep 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM UTC
Investigating
This is being treated with the highest priority, and our team is actively working to restore normal service. We will share another update shortly.
Sep 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM UTC
Investigating
We are seeing elevated errors on some endpoints, including order placement. Our team is working to restore service and will update you shortly.
Sep 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM UTC
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