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Is Microsoft Advertising down?

No. Microsoft Advertising is up and operating normally

Updated Sep 12, 2026 05:20 UTC. StatusBird re-checks Microsoft Advertising's status page every 2 minutes.

Microsoft Advertising is currently operational as of Sep 12, 2026 05:20 UTC, with no outage reported on its official status page. StatusBird reads Microsoft Advertising'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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Microsoft Advertising 30-day uptime

100.00%

Based on checks every 2 minutes over the past 30 days.

Microsoft Advertising's 90-day uptime of 100.00% is in line with the Advertising category average of 100.00% across the 6 services StatusBird monitors in that category.

Over the past 90 days StatusBird recorded 0 major or critical Microsoft Advertising incidents totalling 0 minutes of downtime, for 100.00% availability and a A+ reliability grade. Full history: Microsoft Advertising reliability report.

How do I get notified when Microsoft Advertising has an outage?

Three options, from free to full coverage. Plan details are as published on StatusBird's pricing page and ads.microsoft.com/status as of September 12, 2026.

  1. Free email alert on this page. The form above emails you when Microsoft Advertising enters a major or critical outage and again when it recovers. No account, no card.
  2. 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.
  3. Microsoft Advertising's own status page. ads.microsoft.com/status offers the subscription options on ads.microsoft.com/status, where available. It is the official record and worth subscribing to alongside any monitor; it updates when Microsoft Advertising confirms an incident.

Full guide: Best downtime alert services for online store owners (2026).

About Microsoft Advertising

Search advertising platform for Bing and partner networks. Microsoft Advertising downtime pauses campaigns and reduces traffic from non-Google search channels.

StatusBird monitors Microsoft Advertising 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.

Microsoft Advertising recent incidents

StatusBird recorded zero major or critical Microsoft Advertising incidents between August 13, 2026 and September 12, 2026, across checks every 2 minutes.

Microsoft Advertising status FAQ

Is Microsoft Advertising down right now?

No. As of Sep 12, 2026 05:20 UTC, Microsoft Advertising is fully operational with no outages reported.

Is Microsoft Advertising having an outage today?

No incidents have been detected for Microsoft Advertising in the past 30 days.

Why is Microsoft Advertising not working?

If Microsoft Advertising 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 Microsoft Advertising 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 Microsoft Advertising support.

How do I get notified when Microsoft Advertising 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 Microsoft Advertising's own status page.

What should I do when Microsoft Advertising goes down?

When Microsoft Advertising 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 Microsoft Advertising comes back online.

How reliable is Microsoft Advertising?

Microsoft Advertising 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/microsoft-ads, accessed September 12, 2026. See the methodology for how these numbers are measured.

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