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    Slack Outage History

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    There were 96 Slack outages since January 2025 which are summarized below, including incident details, duration, and resolution information.

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    : Slack threads loading issue degrades messaging

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (1 hour and 35 minutes)

    Slack experienced a thread loading issue within the Messaging component, preventing threaded conversations from rendering for users. The outage began at and was resolved by , lasting about 1 hour and 36 minutes. Slack issued three status updates during the incident, acknowledging the problem, noting ongoing investigation, and confirming resolution.

    Impact was limited to the threads feature in Slack's Messaging component, with users potentially unable to load or participate in threaded conversations.

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    : Slack workflows and Apps/APIs degraded for several hours

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (4 hours and 40 minutes)

    Slack experienced degraded performance affecting Workflows and Apps/Integrations/APIs, with some users reporting intermittent automation and integration issues. The incident began at when Slack moved into a degraded state and lasted until , a duration of about 4 hours and 40 minutes. A user in Belgrade, Serbia reported issues during the incident, indicating limited but noticeable impact for a subset of users.

    Slack's status page documented the degraded period for the two components, and updates were provided as the incident progressed. The incident was resolved with the affected components restored to normal by .

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    : Slack Threads issues degrade messaging experience

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (18 hours and 10 minutes)

    The Slack Threads issue affected the Threads feature within Slack's Messaging component, causing users to experience difficulties loading or viewing threads. The incident began at and was resolved by , lasting roughly 18 hours and 10 minutes. The issue appeared to be isolated to Threads, with other Slack functionality unaffected. Affected area included the Messaging: Threads pathway.

    Slack issued 4 status updates documenting the incident. Updates progressed from an initial notification about a Threads issue to follow-ups noting that loading or viewing threads was impacted, with the service returning to normal after the final update at .

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    : Slack slow performance and delayed actions; Search component degraded

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (16 hours and 45 minutes)

    Slack experienced slow behavior with delays when performing actions, affecting users across the platform. The Search component was specifically listed as degraded, impacting search-related workflows for some users. The issue appeared to be broader than a single feature, with multiple actions experiencing latency.

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    : Slack Search issues disrupt search functionality

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (9 hours and 55 minutes)

    Slack experienced an incident affecting the Search component, with end users seeing latency or errors when attempting to search. The issue was limited to search and did not indicate a broader Slack outage. The outage began on and lasted approximately 9 hours and 55 minutes, with the Search feature returning to normal by . The incident involved 2 official status updates from Slack during its course, detailing the investigation and subsequent resolution.

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    : Slack partial outage affects sign-in and connectivity

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (2 hours and 10 minutes)

    Slack experienced a partial outage affecting a subset of users attempting to sign in. The Login/SSO component entered a degraded state at , with an update at noting that some users could not log in or access certain features while the issue was investigated. A follow-up update indicated that Login/SSO had recovered, but Connectivity remained degraded for a period. The incident involved two components and impacted user access to Slack services for a couple of hours. The outage began on and was resolved by .

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    : Slack sign-in issues affect some users for 35 minutes

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (35 minutes)

    Slack experienced an outage affecting sign-in for a subset of users, with some users unable to sign in. The Login/SSO component was listed as degraded. The incident began at and was resolved by , lasting about 35 minutes. Slack posted two status updates during the event: an initial notice about login difficulties and ongoing investigation, followed by a confirmation that the issue was resolved and services were back to normal. The impact appeared limited to the sign-in flow, with no broader outages reported.

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    : Slack AI search and AI Explain slowdown impacts users

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (3 hours and 5 minutes)

    Slack's AI search and AI Explain features experienced slowness, causing delays in AI-generated results. Other Slack search functions remained available. The incident began at and was resolved by . The Slack status page issued 2 updates, with the Search component listed as degraded before returning to normal. The impact was limited to AI-powered search tasks while standard search continued functioning.

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    : Slack connectivity issues affect some users; service restored

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (2 hours and 5 minutes)

    Slack experienced a brief connectivity disruption that prevented some users from connecting to or loading Slack. The outage began on and was resolved by , lasting a little over two hours. During the incident, the Connectivity component was listed as degraded, and some users reported intermittent access.

    The Slack status page documented the incident as an investigation with the impact described as 'Some users may have trouble connecting to or loading Slack.' Slack issued two official status updates as the situation progressed, and connectivity was restored by the end of the window.

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    : Slack login page blank for some users, resolved within an hour

    Detected by StatusGator:
    Officially acknowledged:
    Outage ended: (55 minutes)

    Some Slack users were unable to sign in due to a blank login page, affecting the Login/SSO component. The issue prevented access to Slack across workspaces, and Slack advised a workaround: visit slack.com, select your workspace, after which the login page for all workspaces should appear.

    The incident began on and was resolved by , lasting about 55 minutes. The Slack status page published two updates during the incident to acknowledge the issue and confirm restoration of the login flow.

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