What's Wrong with Discord? More than 60,000 Reports on Downdetector
- On Friday, May 8, 2026, Discord suffered a major outage affecting nearly 70,000 users across the United States, with disruptions concentrated in major cities including Miami and New York.
- Discord attributed the service interruption to errors within its API systems. The company acknowledged the issue on Twitter, stating they were "WORKING ON IT" while investigating technical failures.
- According to Downdetector, around 57% of users faced issues with the app, while 25% experienced messaging problems and 13% struggled with login. Reported issues dropped to just over 37,000 within about 20 minutes.
- Recovery operations were underway by late Friday afternoon to restore full functionality. Discord apologized to users for the interruption, promising to ensure services could resume.
- The company has not yet revealed the specific cause of the outage or provided a timeline for full restoration as ancillary services are metered back online.
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What's wrong with Discord? More than 60,000 reports on Downdetector
Discord was down for tens of thousands across the US Friday afternoon, May 8, according to Downdetector.
Discord Goes Down for Tens of Thousands of Users, Downdetector Shows
Discord experienced a possible outage Friday, with tens of thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 95,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 1:19 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Most users reporting issues say they’re experiencing problems with the mobile application. Discord’s status checker says, “We are seeing si…
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