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    Character.ai - Service Disruption

    Resolved
    Major Outage
    Lasted 2h 58m
    StartedSeptember 5, 20267:06 PM
    ResolvedSeptember 5, 202610:05 PM

    Uptimus incident intelligence

    Character.ai Service Interruption

    Character.ai is experiencing a confirmed service interruption that began around 19:06 UTC on September 5, 2026. The incident, acknowledged by the official moderation team, involves reports of the site being completely down or experiencing significant performance degradation, including blank screens and failure to load chats.

    Observed user impact

    Users globally are reporting inability to access the platform, blank screens, and slow performance, affecting chat functionality.

    Likely cause

    No reliable public cause has been confirmed yet.

    Confirmed by public sourcesConfidence 100%

    Public sources

    • reddit.com
    • reddit.com
    • designtaxi.com
    • isdown.app
    • downforeveryoneorjustme.com
    • uptimerobot.com

    Social signals and community reports

    • IdiI think c ai doesnt expect anyone to use that many go-ons tbh2 days ago
    • elenaoh i didnt know, 100 doesnt seem like a lot tho2 days ago
    • IdiLike when u press the send button without typing anythin as a response? That's the best way I can explain it,,,, it's like 100 I believe2 days ago
    • Vanessa AndersenI reach it every day. I swipe A LOT2 days ago
    • elenayea, but its hard to reach cuz it gives you 400 swipes a day, But whats a go on limit?2 days ago
    • ​​HangingWumpusWhat's gooning on2 days ago
    • Vanessa AndersenYeah there is2 days ago
    • dicusi hate the go on limit💔 wait theres a swipe limit..?2 days ago
    • luniveeeGrr I HATE the swipe limit2 days ago
    • B4TT3RY AC1Dthats my2 days ago
    • luniveeeIf only we could send pictures here sigh2 days ago
    • Isle IaoysMine is back, no idea how long that will last though2 days ago
    • dicusa sad truth i fear2 days ago
    • luniveeeIll take that bet2 days ago
    • B4TT3RY AC1Dam me2 days ago
    • Mimihow long do scheduled maintenances usually take?2 days ago
    • Killswitch 657sadly you might be right2 days ago
    • SolIs it back? Watch it crash in 30 mins-2 days ago
    • dicusim betting 100 dollars we'll be back here in an hour tops2 days ago
    • biggestbirdariaTwice2 days ago

    Incident Details

    Widespread service disruption detected. 38 reports received from 2 countries.

    Incident Timeline

    Status changes during this incident

    1. Incident detected

      Sep 5, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC

      Incident opened after 38 recent community reports crossed the outage threshold.

      38 reports · 2 affected countries

    2. Recovery being verified

      Sep 5, 2026, 7:18 PM UTC

      Reports returned to normal. Uptimus is verifying stability for 35 minutes before resolving the incident.

    3. Recovery confirmed

      Sep 5, 2026, 7:54 PM UTC

      Service remained healthy for 35 minutes. The incident is resolved.

    4. Incident reopened

      Sep 5, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC

      Reports returned shortly after recovery, so the same incident was reopened.

      116 reports · 3 affected countries

    5. Recovery being verified

      Sep 5, 2026, 8:37 PM UTC

      Reports returned to normal. Uptimus is verifying stability for 35 minutes before resolving the incident.

    6. Recovery interrupted

      Sep 5, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC

      Recovery monitoring was interrupted because elevated reports returned.

    7. Recovery being verified

      Sep 5, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC

      Reports returned to normal. Uptimus is verifying stability for 35 minutes before resolving the incident.

    8. Recovery interrupted

      Sep 5, 2026, 9:12 PM UTC

      Recovery monitoring was interrupted because elevated reports returned.

    9. Recovery being verified

      Sep 5, 2026, 9:30 PM UTC

      Reports returned to normal. Uptimus is verifying stability for 35 minutes before resolving the incident.

    10. Recovery confirmed

      Sep 5, 2026, 10:05 PM UTC

      Service remained healthy for 35 minutes. The incident is resolved.

    Impact Summary

    Reports
    38
    Countries
    2
    Top Issues
    Issue DistributionSlow Performance: 21 reports (84.0%)Completely Down: 4 reports (16.0%)
    Slow Performance
    21(84%)
    Completely Down
    4(16%)

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