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Is Plaid down?

Yes — Plaid is experiencing a major outage right now

Last checked: Aug 02, 2026 18:34 UTC

Plaid is currently down. This is an active Plaid outage affecting users. StatusBird is actively monitoring this incident and will alert you the moment Plaid recovers.

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Plaid 30-day uptime

98.24%

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

About Plaid

Bank account linking and verification used to power ACH payments and pay-by-bank checkout. Plaid outages block bank connections, interrupting payouts and any checkout flow that relies on verified bank accounts.

StatusBird monitors Plaid 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.

Plaid recent incidents & outages

Major
Aug 02, 2026 14:52 UTC — ongoing
Degraded
Aug 01, 2026 01:34 UTC — lasted 1h 24m
Degraded
Jul 24, 2026 02:24 UTC — lasted 2h 3m
Major
Jul 16, 2026 08:48 UTC — lasted 1h 42m
Major
Jul 11, 2026 01:56 UTC — lasted 20m
Major
Jul 10, 2026 16:06 UTC — lasted 3h 17m
Degraded
Jul 09, 2026 18:37 UTC — lasted 2m

Plaid status FAQ

Is Plaid down right now?

Yes. Plaid is currently major. This is an active Plaid outage. StatusBird detected this issue and is monitoring for recovery.

Is Plaid having an outage today?

Plaid has had 7 incidents in the past 30 days. See the incident log above for exact dates and durations.

Why is Plaid not working?

If Plaid 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 Plaid 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 Plaid support.

How do I get notified when Plaid goes down?

StatusBird monitors Plaid every 2 minutes and sends instant alerts via SMS, email, Slack, Teams, or Discord the moment an outage is detected. Sign up free to get alerted automatically.

What should I do when Plaid goes down?

When Plaid 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 Plaid comes back online.

How reliable is Plaid?

Plaid has maintained 98.24% uptime over the past 30 days based on StatusBird’s monitoring. That is below average. Consider setting up alerts to stay informed of outages.

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