Current answer
Bird experienced a minor incident: Increased delivery latency for SMS service. ServiceAlert observed recovery on Oct 4, 2026.
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Incident Lifecycle
Affected Components
SMS - API
SMS - SMPP - EU - SMPP01
SMS - SMPP - EU - SMPP02
SMS - SMPP - EU - SMPP03
Channels - Europe
SMS - API V1
Channels - US (West)
SMS - Mail to SMS Relay Service
Channels - Asia (India)
Incident Timeline
Investigating
Since 2:55 PM UTC, we are experiencing increased latency with our SMS service (API, SMPP, Mail to SMS).
We are investigating the issue and will provide an update as soon as we have more information.
We are investigating the issue and will provide an update as soon as we have more information.
Oct 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM UTC
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