Current answer
Slack experienced a minor incident: Trouble uploading files and emojis in Slack. The last provider record was marked Resolved; its current state cannot be verified.
The notice publication date does not establish the outage start.
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Affected Components
Files
Incident Timeline
Update
This issue is now resolved for all users.
Current status and recent actions taken: The fix has successfully deployed, and our health metrics have stabilized. The issue is now fully resolved for all affected users.
Scope: This wasn't affecting any specific region, but a percentage of users may have been affected globally.
Previous impact to end users: Some users may have experienced slowness when uploading files and emojis in Slack. Attaching or sending files may have taken longer than expected — or failed to complete in a timely manner.
Required resolution steps: No additional steps are required.
We apologize for any disruptions to your day.
Current status and recent actions taken: The fix has successfully deployed, and our health metrics have stabilized. The issue is now fully resolved for all affected users.
Scope: This wasn't affecting any specific region, but a percentage of users may have been affected globally.
Previous impact to end users: Some users may have experienced slowness when uploading files and emojis in Slack. Attaching or sending files may have taken longer than expected — or failed to complete in a timely manner.
Required resolution steps: No additional steps are required.
We apologize for any disruptions to your day.
May 19, 2026 at 10:27 PM UTC
Update
We've identified the trigger, causing slow file and emoji uploads in Slack, and have deployed a fix. At this time, we are monitoring the environment to confirm full resolution.
Current status and actions being taken: We've identified a frontend error as the cause of the issue and have deployed a fix. We're actively monitoring our health metrics to confirm the fix has resolved the issue for all users.
Estimated time to resolution: No ETA at this time.
Scope: Users globally may be experiencing this issue.
Current impact to end users: Some users may experience slowness when uploading files and emojis in Slack. Attaching or sending files may be taking longer than expected — or failing to complete in a timely manner.
Known workarounds: No workarounds at this time.
We'll provide another update as soon as we have more information to share.
Current status and actions being taken: We've identified a frontend error as the cause of the issue and have deployed a fix. We're actively monitoring our health metrics to confirm the fix has resolved the issue for all users.
Estimated time to resolution: No ETA at this time.
Scope: Users globally may be experiencing this issue.
Current impact to end users: Some users may experience slowness when uploading files and emojis in Slack. Attaching or sending files may be taking longer than expected — or failing to complete in a timely manner.
Known workarounds: No workarounds at this time.
We'll provide another update as soon as we have more information to share.
May 19, 2026 at 8:51 PM UTC
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