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Is Archive of Our Own down?

Working normally

Archive of Our Own appears to be working normally — report volume is within the typical range for this time of day. The last reported incident was about 3 days ago.

Signals
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15m
5m
Last
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Live signals
  • reportProblem reportSão Paulo, Brazil 🇧🇷4d ago
  • reportProblem reportDallas, United States 🇺🇸25d ago
  • reportProblem reportPerth, Australia 🇦🇺28d ago
  • reportProblem reportUnited States 🇺🇸33d ago
  • reportProblem reportTaiyuan, China 🇨🇳37d ago
  • reportProblem reportMoscow, Russia 🇷🇺42d ago
  • reportProblem reportChina 🇨🇳43d ago

Archive of Our Own Outage Map

The map is created using the locations of users who have submitted reports on the site
24hNo reports
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Archive of Our Own outage map · 2026-07-31

What’s typical for Archive of Our Own

Typical report volume
~32reports per day
30-day baseline — the chart’s typical band

Archive of Our Own reliability

Last incident
3d ago
Incidents (12 mo)
44
Avg duration
3h 5m
Total downtime (12 mo)
5d 16h

Based on 44 recorded incidents over the last 12 months.

Outage history

90 days ago today
  • # Jul 28, 2026 Disruption 4m
    04:56 UTC Not working 88% 10 reports peak ~2/min
  • 20:52 UTC Service disruption 9 reports peak ~4 / 5min
  • 08:32 UTC Website 27% 446 reports peak ~20/min 🇵🇭 🇩🇪 🇸🇦
  • 21:40 UTC Service disruption 11 reports
  • 04:56 UTC Service disruption 297 reports
  • # Mar 3, 2026 3 incidents · 13h 30m
    18:08 UTC Service disruption 13 reports
    12:51 UTC Service disruption 5 reports
    22:18 UTC Service disruption 1,560 reports
  • 17:50 UTC Service disruption 2,390 reports
  • # Jan 21, 2026 5 incidents · 20h 12m
    22:41 UTC Service disruption 5 reports
    06:02 UTC Service disruption 1,348 reports
    03:13 UTC Service disruption 26 reports
    01:23 UTC Service disruption 12 reports
    19:58 UTC Service disruption 86 reports
  • # Jan 20, 2026 4 incidents · 3h 41m
    14:10 UTC Service disruption 64 reports
    09:46 UTC Service disruption 8 reports
    06:34 UTC Service disruption 4 reports
    01:26 UTC Service disruption 5 reports
  • # Jan 19, 2026 2 incidents · 3h 9m
    21:34 UTC Service disruption 21 reports
    16:32 UTC Service disruption 45 reports

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About Archive of Our Own

The Archive of Our Own (AO3) is a nonprofit open-source repository for fanfiction and other transformative fanworks, created and maintained by the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW). AO3 hosts a diverse range of fanworks, including fanfiction stories, fanart, fanvids, podfics, and more

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Frequently asked questions

Is Archive of Our Own down right now?

Archive of Our Own appears to be working normally — report volume is within the typical range for this time of day. The last reported incident was about 3 days ago.

Why is Archive of Our Own not working for me?

We're not detecting a broad Archive of Our Own outage right now, so a problem is most likely local to you — your internet connection, device, or the app. Try restarting the app, then your router. If many people report the same issue, this page will update to show it.

When was the last Archive of Our Own outage?

The last recorded Archive of Our Own incident was about 3 days ago.

How do I report a Archive of Our Own problem?

Use the “Report a problem” button on this page and choose what's not working. Reports are anonymous and update the live status and outage map in real time.

How does Outage.Report know if Archive of Our Own is down?

We aggregate anonymous user reports and monitor public social-media posts, comparing live volume against Archive of Our Own's normal baseline for the time of day and region to detect anomalies — often before they're officially confirmed.

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