Archive of Our Own down? Outage map, service status, incidents history

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 5 days ago.

Last updated just now · 11 signals in the last 24h · within the normal range

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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📈 User Reports and Outages in the Last 24 Hours

Outages are identified by unusual patterns or anomalies in user report activity

🌐 Archive of Our Own Outage Map

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Archive of Our Own outage map · 2026-07-01

We haven't noticed any confirmed outages affecting Archive of Our Own in the past 24 hours.

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What’s typical for Archive of Our Own

Where reports usually come from

🇨🇳China44%

🇷🇺Russia29%

🇺🇸United States27%

What people usually report

Notes24%

Fics24%

Website19%

Wi-Fi18%

Download16%

Archive of Our Own reliability

5d ago

Last incident

Incidents (12 mo)

4h 48m

Avg duration

1d 14h

Total downtime (12 mo)

Based on 8 recorded incidents over the last 12 months.

Recent outage history

resolvedJun 25, 2026Download16m
resolvedMay 16, 2026Website2h 33m
resolvedApr 12, 2026Service disruption21m
resolvedMar 17, 2026Service disruption1h 7m
resolvedMar 3, 2026Service disruption16m

🔎 Social Media Monitoring

We monitor social media to detect signals that indicate issues with services

i mean emotionally mature but anyways They're all whining "what did i just discover" "wtf is this take it down" its ao3 do you really expect them to do that

@phoslop @LScherbe57923 if i ever found out the power outage fic used ai i think id have to delete my ao3 account

@tricksterdeceit “Ao3 went down” translation.. : “It’s the end of the world everything is over”

DID AO3 JUST GO DOWN I NREAL TIME

@reverie6966 Ao3 search bar don’t let me down

12h

@princessWlLL “and he wrote it down right there” being her js ****** copy pasting STRAIGHT AI into ao3 i’m crine😭

13h

Oh so ao3 is down ok ok cool

16h

i love how loud these people get but the moment ao3 is down they're on their knees crying about the fics they didn't download

18h

Is ao3 down or just my internet???

20h

@withilyarozanov I thought ao3 was going down for a sec 😭

21h

was reading too much yuri on Ao3 guys, they slowed down my internet speed 😔

22h

Like ur destroying the planet for attention on ao3....lord strike us all down atp

@bambiwillbyers_ like don't you want to save your work in a google doc or word doc or whatever? what if ao3 goes down and it's gone forever?

lowk i need ao3 to go down for a few days i need to pack up my entire apartment and i don’t trust myself with ao3 up and running.

@ephangst write this down tho. Open ao3 it waits for you

@transgrezivelit so u said put down ao3 and open a book for once because....?

is ao3 down? 🥲🥲🥲

with the way i save and organize all my fics if ao3 ever shuts down I will become a black market fic dealer. Like baby i literally have everything you could ever possibly want 😭

@B00_T33Z They saw how far down on the list they were on AO3 and, tired of being called the leftover pair, are trying to increase their ranking.

IS AO3 DOWN

when the dnf heatwaves fanfic took down ao3 for like a whole day 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

is ao3 down...

down to 13 ao3 tabs. I can breathe again

it’s ao3 down? or why isn’t the tagging system let me tag **** 🫩

Is ao3 down 😭

is ao3 down........

is ao3 down fml actually

@lovroftheweek LMAO I started it two days ago and I’m almost finished with it cuz I can’t put the ao3 down

oh my *** bruh. you people need to put down ao3 and actually open up a book occasionally 💀

If we really break it down to ao3 how many fics of minsung have jisung topping vs. How many minchan fics have minho who you referred to as "eve" topping? You will be surprised btw

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 5 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 5 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.