What Happened
Slack experienced an outage on August 13, 2026. The incident lasted approximately 22 hours 35 minutes.
Business communication platform with channels, direct messaging, voice/video calls, and extensive app integrations for team collaboration.
Timeline
| Time (UTC) | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 20:20 | Resolved | After further investigation, the custom retention settings have not fully been restored yet. Our teams have identified the technical trigger and are currently developing a mitigation plan to mitiga... |
| 20:27 | Resolved | All systems operational |
Impact
The outage lasted approximately 22 hours 35 minutes. Slack runs on AWS — check those status pages if you experienced cascading issues.
Resolution
Slack has recovered and is now operational.
What To Do Next
- View Slack live status and outage history
- Set up alerts to get notified instantly next time Slack has an issue
- Compare Slack reliability with other services
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