Is Authorize.net down?
Updated Oct 08, 2026 13:38 UTC. StatusBird re-checks Authorize.net's status page every 2 minutes.
- Current state
- Operational
- Changed
- Sep 07, 2026 12:41 UTC
- Held for
- 31 days
Authorize.net is currently operational as of Oct 08, 2026 13:38 UTC, with no outage reported on its official status page. StatusBird reads Authorize.net's status page every 2 minutes and, on the Pro plan, alerts subscribers by SMS, email, Slack, Teams or Discord within that cycle; the free email alert on this page covers major and critical outages with no account.
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Authorize.net uptime and incident history
30-day uptime, from checks every 2 minutes.
Over the past 90 days StatusBird recorded 0 major or critical Authorize.net incidents totalling 0 minutes of downtime, for 100.00% availability and a A+ reliability grade, across 63,136 independent checks. Full history: Authorize.net reliability report.
Authorize.net's 90-day uptime of 100.00% is above the Payments category average of 99.88% across the 11 services StatusBird monitors in that category.
Authorize.net risk in the next 24 hours
StatusBird's stack risk model puts the chance of any Authorize.net degradation in the next 24 hours at 9% (normal) and the chance of a major or critical outage at 0% (normal). It is scored every 10 minutes from four inputs: how often Authorize.net has had an episode over the last 180 days, whether it has had one in the last 24 hours or 7 days, how often its degradations turn into major outages, and whether the infrastructure it runs on is having trouble right now.
- 16 degraded-or-worse episodes in the last 180 days
- no major outages in the last 180 days
Scored Oct 08, 2026 13:36 UTC, and rescored every 10 minutes. Method: how StatusBird measures and scores.
How do I get notified when Authorize.net has an outage?
Three options, from free to full coverage. Plan details are as published on StatusBird's pricing page and status.authorize.net as of October 08, 2026.
- Free email alert on this page. The form above emails you when Authorize.net enters a major or critical outage and again when it recovers. No account, no card.
- A StatusBird account. The free plan monitors 1 service with a live dashboard and a day-after incident digest. Pro ($29/month) checks all 84 services every 2 minutes and alerts by SMS, email, Slack, Teams or Discord, with quiet hours and per-service thresholds; Business is $49/month and Agency $99/month. Create a free account.
- Authorize.net's own status page. status.authorize.net offers the subscription options on status.authorize.net, where available. It is the official record and worth subscribing to alongside any monitor; it updates when Authorize.net confirms an incident.
Full guide: Best downtime alert services for online store owners (2026).
About Authorize.net
One of the oldest and most widely used payment gateways. Authorize.net disruptions prevent credit card transactions from completing at checkout.
StatusBird monitors Authorize.net every 2 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When an outage or degradation is detected, StatusBird sends instant alerts so you can act before your customers notice. The 30-day uptime percentage and incident history above reflect live data from our monitoring network.
Authorize.net last five incidents
Every non-operational episode StatusBird measured in the last 90 days, newest first, labelled by the worst status reached. The availability figures above count major and critical outages only.
| Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Worst status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 07, 2026 10:45 | Sep 07, 2026 12:41 | 1 hour 56 minutes | degraded |
| Sep 02, 2026 15:44 | Sep 02, 2026 16:54 | 1 hour 10 minutes | degraded |
| Aug 20, 2026 15:14 | Aug 21, 2026 20:48 | 1 day 5 hours | degraded |
| Aug 11, 2026 23:11 | Aug 17, 2026 04:01 | 5 days 4 hours | degraded |
| Aug 08, 2026 18:20 | Aug 09, 2026 03:20 | 9 hours | degraded |
7 episodes in total over the last 90 days, 0 of them major or critical.
What to do when Authorize.net is down
A Authorize.net outage is not something you can fix, but how you respond in the first 15 minutes decides how much it costs you. This guide covers confirming the outage, limiting the damage, and keeping customers informed.
How do I confirm Authorize.net is actually down?
Check two independent sources before changing anything in your store. First, StatusBird's live Authorize.net status page, which is based on independent checks every 2 minutes. Second, Authorize.net's own status page at status.authorize.net. If the official page still shows green, do not assume you are wrong: vendors often acknowledge incidents well after they start. If both look clean, the problem is more likely your store's configuration or a specific integration.
What does a Authorize.net outage look like?
- Checkout returns gateway error or transaction could not be processed messages
- Payment step hangs and times out after customers submit card details
- Completed orders drop sharply while traffic remains normal
- Merchant Interface login or virtual terminal unavailable
- Recurring billing charges failing or reporting errors
What breaks in your store
An Authorize.net outage stops payment authorization at your checkout: customers get gateway errors or timeouts when submitting card details, and orders cannot complete. Recurring billing charges scheduled during the outage may fail or be delayed, and stored-profile payments through CIM stop working. If you take phone or mail orders through the virtual terminal, those halt too. Any payment method routed through a different provider, such as PayPal Standard, keeps working.
For context, Authorize.net has had no major incidents in the last 90 days of StatusBird's independent monitoring (100.0% availability), so a real outage is unusual. That makes it easy to mistake one for a problem on your end, which is why confirming first matters.
What to do during the outage
- Check status.authorize.net to confirm the outage and its scope.
- Enable an alternate payment method not routed through Authorize.net, such as PayPal, so some customers can still complete orders.
- Post a notice at checkout that card processing is temporarily down and to retry shortly or use the alternate method.
- Log failed-checkout customers so you can send a recovery email with a checkout link once processing resumes.
- After recovery, reconcile gateway transactions against store orders to catch charges that succeeded without an order record.
These steps follow the same logic Google codifies in its Site Reliability Engineering chapter on managing incidents: establish what is actually happening, contain the damage, and communicate clearly while the incident is still running.
Frequently asked questions
Does an Authorize.net outage take down my entire checkout?
It takes down the card payment step, which for most stores is the whole checkout unless you offer another provider. Cart, shipping, and tax steps still load; the failure happens when the customer submits payment. A separately integrated method like PayPal continues to work.
Were my customers double charged from retries during the outage?
Failed authorizations do not create settled charges, but repeated attempts can leave temporary pending holds on customers' cards that drop off within days. After recovery, review the Merchant Interface for any duplicate approved transactions from retries and void or refund them before settlement.
After the outage
Once Authorize.net recovers, verify the affected workflows end to end rather than trusting the status page. Note the start and end times while they are fresh: if you are on a paid Authorize.net plan with an SLA, documented downtime is what a service credit claim is built on. See how to claim SLA credits for the process.
How this data is measured
StatusBird checks Authorize.net's status every 2 minutes, around the clock, independently of the vendor. The availability figure counts major and critical outages only; minor degradation is excluded so numbers are not skewed by vendors that report small blips near-continuously. Grades run from A+ to F. See the live numbers on the Authorize.net reliability page and current status on the Authorize.net status page, or browse all 84 service grades.
This playbook was published separately until September 2026. It now lives here, alongside the live Authorize.net status it applies to.
Authorize.net status FAQ
Is Authorize.net down right now?
No. Authorize.net is operational in StatusBird's independent monitoring. That state began Sep 07, 2026 at 12:41 UTC and has lasted 31 days. Last checked Oct 08, 2026 at 13:38 UTC.
How often does Authorize.net go down?
StatusBird recorded zero major or critical Authorize.net incidents in the last 90 days, at 100.00% availability and a A+ reliability grade. Minor degradation is excluded from that figure.
How long do Authorize.net outages usually last?
StatusBird measured no major or critical Authorize.net outages in the last 90 days. Counting every non-operational episode, including degraded performance, the average length was 1 day.
What is the chance Authorize.net has a problem in the next 24 hours?
StatusBird's stack risk model puts the chance of any Authorize.net degradation in the next 24 hours at 9% (normal) and the chance of a major or critical outage at 0% (normal). It is scored every 10 minutes from four inputs: how often Authorize.net has had an episode over the last 180 days, whether it has had one in the last 24 hours or 7 days, how often its degradations turn into major outages, and whether the infrastructure it runs on is having trouble right now.
What should I do when Authorize.net goes down?
Confirm the outage is on Authorize.net's side rather than in your store, protect whatever the outage is breaking, and tell affected customers before they find out the hard way. The full step-by-step playbook for a Authorize.net outage is on this page, under 'What to do when Authorize.net is down'.
How do I get notified when Authorize.net goes down?
Use the free email alert form on this page, which needs no account and covers major and critical outages. Or open a StatusBird account: the free plan monitors 1 service with a next-day digest, and Pro at $29 a month checks all 84 services every 2 minutes and alerts by SMS, email, Slack, Teams or Discord, or subscribe to Authorize.net's own status page at status.authorize.net.
What should I do when Authorize.net goes down? The full playbook is on this page.
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"Every figure we publish comes from the same 2-minute checks that trigger our customers' alerts. We publish the data exactly as we measured it, and anyone is free to cite it."
Sydney Murphy, founder of StatusBird
Cite this data: StatusBird monitoring data, https://statusbird.io/status/authorize-net, accessed October 08, 2026. See the methodology for how these numbers are measured.
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