Is Archive of Our Own down?

Status: ❌ PROBLEMS

Users are reporting that Archive of Our Own is experiencing issues at the moment.

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

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🌐 Archive of Our Own Outage Map

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Archive of Our Own outage map · 2025-07-13

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

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Yo lemmie read my fics !!! WHY IS AO3 DOWN RN

WHAT DO YOU MEAN AO3 IS DOWN RIGHT WHEN IM ABOUT TO READ SOMETHING😭😭😭

Is ao3 down or does my phone just want me dead

ao3 down right when im about to read that boothill fic. ok

Might’ve just posted something too early on ao3 and it might’ve just went down what if I explode right now

Ao3 has been so wonky lately. Every other day it's down or extremely slow. I feel bad for complaining when it's free but I wish the site was more stable. It's frustrating being randomly stop in the middle of a read