Is AWS down?
Updated Sep 12, 2026 04:34 UTC. StatusBird re-checks AWS's status page every 2 minutes.
AWS is currently operational as of Sep 12, 2026 04:34 UTC, with no outage reported on its official status page. StatusBird reads AWS'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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AWS 30-day uptime
Based on checks every 2 minutes over the past 30 days.
AWS's 90-day uptime of 100.00% is above the Infrastructure category average of 99.95% across the 4 services StatusBird monitors in that category.
Over the past 90 days StatusBird recorded 0 major or critical AWS incidents totalling 0 minutes of downtime, for 100.00% availability and a A+ reliability grade. Full history: AWS reliability report.
How do I get notified when AWS has an outage?
Three options, from free to full coverage. Plan details are as published on StatusBird's pricing page and health.aws.amazon.com/health/status as of September 12, 2026.
- Free email alert on this page. The form above emails you when AWS 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.
- AWS's own status page. health.aws.amazon.com/health/status offers the subscription options on health.aws.amazon.com/health/status, where available. It is the official record and worth subscribing to alongside any monitor; it updates when AWS confirms an incident.
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About AWS
Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure. AWS outages can affect any service built on Amazon's cloud, including many e-commerce tools your store depends on.
StatusBird monitors AWS 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.
AWS recent incidents
StatusBird recorded zero major or critical AWS incidents between August 13, 2026 and September 12, 2026, across checks every 2 minutes.
AWS status FAQ
Is AWS down right now?
No. As of Sep 12, 2026 04:34 UTC, AWS is fully operational with no outages reported.
Is AWS having an outage today?
No incidents have been detected for AWS in the past 30 days.
Why is AWS not working?
If AWS is not working for you, first check the status above to confirm whether it is a widespread outage or something specific to your account. If AWS shows as operational but you are still having issues, the problem may be on your end. Try clearing your cache, checking your API keys, or contacting AWS support.
How do I get notified when AWS goes down?
Use the free email alert form on this page (no account), open a StatusBird account (free for 1 service with a next-day digest; Pro at $29/month checks every 2 minutes and alerts by SMS, email, Slack, Teams or Discord), or subscribe to AWS's own status page.
What should I do when AWS goes down?
When AWS goes down, the first step is to confirm it is a widespread outage and not isolated to your account. Check this page for live status, notify your team, and if customer-facing features are affected, consider posting a status update to your customers while you wait for the service to recover. StatusBird will alert you automatically the moment AWS comes back online.
How reliable is AWS?
AWS has maintained 100.00% uptime over the past 30 days based on StatusBird’s monitoring. That is excellent reliability.
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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/aws, accessed September 12, 2026. See the methodology for how these numbers are measured.
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