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    52 recorded Bolt incidents since January 2022, with official updates, affected components, duration and resolution information.

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    Outage affecting the bolt.com domain

    Started October 2, 2026 at 3:56 AM UTC · 3d 2h

    Pending
    Affected components
    Knowledge Base & Support TicketingMerchant DashboardBolt SSOSandboxEmail/SMS NotificationsCheckoutWebhooksNon-Bolt Plugins & Integrations
    1. October 2, 2026 at 3:56 AM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating this issue.

    2. October 2, 2026 at 3:57 AM UTCinvestigating

      We are experiencing an outage affecting the bolt.com domain. Bolt services loaded from bolt.com, including Checkout, may fail to load. Services on boltapp.com are not affected. A fix is available now: in every Bolt script on your site, change bolt.com to boltapp.com. Your keys, account and settings stay the same. Step-by-step instructions: https://help.boltapp.com/platforms/boltapp-domain-migration/ We are working to restore bolt.com. Both bolt.com and boltapp.com will keep working once it's restored, so you can keep the change. For help making the change, Bolt engineers are available around the clock on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BSUp9qjtnc

    3. October 2, 2026 at 5:46 AM UTCinvestigating

      We are continuing to investigate this issue.

    4. October 3, 2026 at 6:21 AM UTCinvestigating

      Bolt's API, Checkout, SSO, and other essential services routed through the bolt.com domain appear to be back online and operational. We are monitoring closely. These same services routed through boltapp.com continue to be fully operational.

    5. October 5, 2026 at 6:02 AM UTCinvestigating

      Incident is resolved. All Bolt sub-domains continue to be served from both bolt.com and boltapp.com. Refer to https://help.bolt.com for more updates.

    6. October 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM UTCresolved

      Incident is resolved. All Bolt sub-domains continue to be served from both bolt.com and boltapp.com. Refer to https://help.bolt.com for more updates.

    Outage affecting the bolt.com domain

    Started October 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC · 0m

    Pending
    1. October 2, 2026 at 3:24 AM UTCresolved

      We are experiencing an outage affecting the bolt.com domain. Bolt services loaded from bolt.com, including Checkout, may fail to load. Services on boltapp.com are not affected. A fix is available now: in every Bolt script on your site, change bolt.com to boltapp.com. Your keys, account and settings stay the same. Step-by-step instructions: https://help.boltapp.com/platforms/boltapp-domain-migration/ We are working to restore bolt.com. Both bolt.com and boltapp.com will keep working once it's restored, so you can keep the change. For help making the change, Bolt engineers are available around the clock on Discord: https://discord.com/invite/BSUp9qjtnc

    Bolt Services Down - Mitigated

    Started August 7, 2024 at 8:17 PM UTC · 30m

    OutageCritical incident
    Affected components
    Checkout
    1. August 7, 2024 at 8:17 PM UTCmonitoring

      Bolt is now monitoring a major outage that impacted all Bolt services from 7:25 pm - 7:57 pm UTC. Our team has implemented a fix and is seeing all services are recovering. If you have any questions, please reach out to our team at https://support.bolt.com/.

    2. August 7, 2024 at 8:47 PM UTCresolved

      This incident is now resolved. Please reach out to our team with any questions or concerns - https://support.bolt.com/.

    June 3rd Bank Transfer Statement Download Issues

    Started June 4, 2024 at 3:24 PM UTC · 4h 51m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    Merchant Dashboard
    1. June 4, 2024 at 3:24 PM UTCinvestigating

      Bolt is aware of issues with the CSV download for the June 3rd Bank Transfer statement. Our team is investigating, and we will provide an update shortly. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out at support.bolt.com.

    2. June 4, 2024 at 4:20 PM UTCidentified

      Our team has identified the root cause and will deploy a fix shortly. We will provide an update once the Bank Transfer statement CSV files are available for download in the Merchant Dashboard.

    3. June 4, 2024 at 8:12 PM UTCidentified

      We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.

    4. June 4, 2024 at 8:15 PM UTCresolved

      We have deployed the fix for this issue. Merchants can now download the June 3rd Bank Transfer statement CSV file. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out at support.bolt.com.

    Radial Authorizations Failing

    Started May 21, 2024 at 6:09 AM UTC · 8h 50m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    Payment Processing
    1. May 21, 2024 at 6:09 AM UTCidentified

      Bolt is aware of an issue impacting the third party payment processor, Radial. Merchants using Radial for payments will see failed authorizations. Bolt is monitoring the issue closely. For any questions or concerns, please reach out to Radial directly.

    2. May 21, 2024 at 2:59 PM UTCresolved

      This issue is now resolved.

    Partial Outage for Payment Processor Cybersource

    Started April 5, 2024 at 8:02 PM UTC · 2h 36m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    Payment Processing
    1. April 5, 2024 at 8:02 PM UTCidentified

      Bolt is tracking an issue with one of our payment processing partners, Cybersource. During this period, Bolt merchants using Cybersource to process payments may see authorization failures. We will update this incident as we get more information. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out at support.bolt.com.

    2. April 5, 2024 at 8:49 PM UTCmonitoring

      We are seeing an increase in successful payment authorizations for Cybersource merchants. We will continue to monitor this and will provide another update shortly. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out at support.bolt.com.

    3. April 5, 2024 at 10:38 PM UTCresolved

      The Cybersource payment authorization errors have been resolved. Merchants processing payments via Cybersource should not experience any further issues. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out at support.bolt.com.

    Issue with Bolt’s embed.js script in Sandbox

    Started February 27, 2024 at 7:00 PM UTC · 0m

    Pending
    1. March 1, 2024 at 7:52 PM UTCresolved

      A Bolt deployment introduced an error to the Sandbox version of embed.js. This error would have impacted shopper login, credit card validation, and Bolt account-related testing in the sandbox. The issue was introduced on February 27th at 7:01 PM UTC and was resolved on February 28th at 4:42 PM UTC. If you have any questions regarding this issue, please get in touch with the Bolt Support team via the support portal - https://support.bolt.com/.

    Vantiv Funding Delay

    Started January 3, 2024 at 4:34 PM UTC · 5h 3m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    Payment Funding
    1. January 3, 2024 at 4:34 PM UTCidentified

      Bolt experienced an issue that will result in delayed funding for Vantiv merchants for the January 1, 2024 bank transfers. Funding for this deposit was initiated successfully today on Wednesday, January 3rd for impacted merchants and you can expect to see funds delivered by Friday, January 5th. For any questions or concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

    2. January 3, 2024 at 9:37 PM UTCresolved

      Our team confirmed that funding has been successfully initiated for impacted merchants. If you do not see the associated funds deposited into your account by Friday, January 5th please reach out to Bolt’s support team at [email protected].

    All Merchants - Issue Impacting Bolt

    Started December 13, 2023 at 5:00 PM UTC · 4h 19m

    OutageCritical incident
    Affected components
    Checkout
    1. December 13, 2023 at 5:45 PM UTCidentified

      Bolt is currently experiencing an issue impacting our services. At the moment order placement, login, and other areas are impacted. Our team is engaged and working toward a resolution. We will have another update by 1:15pm ET.

    2. December 13, 2023 at 6:15 PM UTCidentified

      Our team is continuing to develop a fix for the issue impacting Bolt Checkout. We will provide our next update at 1:30pm ET.

    3. December 13, 2023 at 6:20 PM UTCmonitoring

      Bolt has implemented a fix that has mitigated the issue and will continue to monitor for issues. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

    4. December 13, 2023 at 9:04 PM UTCresolved

      The issue impacting Bolt's systems is resolved. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

    VISA Card Network - Transaction Authorization Latency

    Started November 24, 2023 at 8:57 PM UTC · 1h 50m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    CheckoutPayment ProcessingAll Payment Methods
    1. November 24, 2023 at 8:57 PM UTCidentified

      Bolt has been notified of an issue impacting transaction authorization on the Visa card network. Some transactions may be declined or experience latency when processing. Shoppers may be able to retry their payment to obtain a successful authorization. Visa is working with a third party issuer to identify and resolve the issue. Visa will provide another update at 4:30pm ET.

    2. November 24, 2023 at 10:00 PM UTCidentified

      Visa continues to work toward resolution on this issue. We will continue to provide updates as we receive them from Visa. For any questions or concerns, please reach out to Bolt Support at https://support.bolt.com.

    3. November 24, 2023 at 10:47 PM UTCresolved

      Authorizations involving Visa transactions have recovered. If you have any questions, please reach out to Bolt Support at https://support.bolt.com.

    Checkout Errors When Using Route

    Started November 24, 2023 at 4:04 PM UTC · 1h 58m

    Pending
    Affected components
    CheckoutNon-Bolt Plugins & Integrations
    1. November 24, 2023 at 4:04 PM UTCidentified

      Bolt has identified an issue impacting checkout for merchants with Route enabled. We are proactively disabling Route from impacted merchants. We continue to work toward resolution of the issue. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Bolt Support at https://support.bolt.com.

    2. November 24, 2023 at 5:38 PM UTCmonitoring

      The issue impacting Bolt's ability to process transactions including Route Shipping Insurance is now resolved. We have re-enabled Route for all impacted merchants. Our team will continue to monitor for issues. If you have any questions, please reach out Bolt Support at https://support.bolt.com.

    3. November 24, 2023 at 6:03 PM UTCresolved

      We have resolved the issue impacting transactions processed with Route. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to our team at https://support.bolt.com.

    Vantiv Now Worldpay eCommerce Processing Errors

    Started November 14, 2023 at 2:03 PM UTC · 1h 0m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    CheckoutPayment Processing
    1. November 14, 2023 at 2:03 PM UTCidentified

      Our team is monitoring processing issues related to the Vantiv payment processor as of 7:08 AM CST. Please follow their Statuspage for the latest updates - https://status.transactiongateway.com/incidents/3lds4vwwz4d8.

    2. November 14, 2023 at 2:37 PM UTCmonitoring

      Transactions are succeeding on the Vantiv Now Worldpay eCommerce platform. Their engineers are continuing to monitor for any issues.

    3. November 14, 2023 at 3:03 PM UTCresolved

      There have been no further errors on the Vantiv Now Worldpay eCommerce platform. Errors occurred between 7:08:20 AM - 8:30:03 AM CST. Please reach out to the Bolt Support Team via https://support.bolt.com if you have any questions regarding this incident.

    Bolt’s 2023 Holiday Support Guide Is Here

    Started November 2, 2023 at 2:58 PM UTC · 0m

    Pending
    Affected components
    Knowledge Base & Support Ticketing
    1. November 2, 2023 at 2:58 PM UTCresolved

      Great news - Bolt's Holiday Support and Services Guide is now live to ensure your holiday season runs smoothly. Enjoy 24/7 Emergency P0 Support via our Support Portal, Non-Critical Support on weekdays from 8:30am to 9pm ET, and Risk Reviews within two hours of order placement daily from 9am to 8pm ET. 'Tis the season to shine—explore our guide today: https://help.bolt.com/get-started/policies/holiday-policies/. For any questions or concerns, please reach out to the Bolt Support Team via https://support.bolt.com.

    Issue Impacting Bolt Shopper Help Site

    Started August 28, 2023 at 6:42 PM UTC · 2h 10m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    Knowledge Base & Support Ticketing
    1. August 28, 2023 at 6:42 PM UTCinvestigating

      Monday August 28th at 1:00PM ET, Bolt noticed that a number of our shopper help site pages are unavailable. We are working to bring these pages back online and will provide an update shortly.

    2. August 28, 2023 at 8:52 PM UTCresolved

      We have implemented a fix and the shopper help site pages are available again.

    Funding Delay

    Started July 22, 2023 at 5:11 PM UTC · 2d 2h

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    Payment Funding
    1. July 22, 2023 at 5:11 PM UTCmonitoring

      Bolt experienced an issue that will result in delayed funding for some merchants on Friday, July 21st. Funding will be initiated on Monday, July 24th for impacted merchants and you can expect to see funds delivered by Wednesday, July 26th. We recognize that impact this has on merchant business operations and apologize for the impact this has to your organization. We will follow up on Monday to confirm funding was initiated. For any questions or concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

    2. July 24, 2023 at 7:55 PM UTCresolved

      Our team has confirmed that funding has been initiated for impacted merchants. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Bolt’s support team at [email protected].

    Embedded One-Click Checkout for some BigCommerce customers

    Started May 16, 2023 at 6:24 AM UTC · 1d 11h

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    CheckoutBigCommerce Plugin
    1. May 16, 2023 at 6:24 AM UTCinvestigating

      We are investigating an issue that is causing checkout failure for all BigCommerce One Click integrations that are on the BigCommerce platform. We are working with the BigCommerce team to identify the issue and resolve it as quickly as possible. If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]

    2. May 16, 2023 at 4:22 PM UTCidentified

      We have discovered the root cause of the issue and are in the process of building the fix. We expect to deploy early in the morning (PST) on May 17th, 2023. The failure rate is now intermittent. Additionally, we have identified a workaround - if shoppers reload the checkout page, they can successfully checkout. We recognize this is suboptimal, but this will provide an option for shoppers who are encountering this issue.

    3. May 17, 2023 at 5:57 PM UTCresolved

      BigCommerce has deployed code fixes and this has resolved the issue. All BigCommerce sites should be functioning as expected. If you are experiencing any issues, please contact us at [email protected]

    Product Add-Ons Module in the Legacy Merchant Dashboard Unavailable

    Started May 10, 2023 at 10:31 PM UTC · 21h 56m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    Merchant Dashboard
    1. May 10, 2023 at 10:31 PM UTCidentified

      Bolt is aware of an issue impacting the product add-ons module in the legacy merchant dashboard. Functionality related to enabling or disabling product add-ons will be unavailable until tomorrow. Our team will provide another update by 12pm PT Thursday May 11th. In the meantime, if you need assistance with product add-ons, please reach out to [email protected].

    2. May 11, 2023 at 8:26 PM UTCresolved

      The issue impacting the product add-ons module has been resolved. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

    Vantiv Funding Issue

    Started April 28, 2023 at 5:46 PM UTC · 3h 39m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    Payment Funding
    1. April 28, 2023 at 5:46 PM UTCidentified

      There is an issue with Vantiv merchants getting their funds deposited for Thursday, 27 April 2023. We are investigating the cause of this funding delay, but expect that it will be resolved with today's (28 April 2023) funding run at approximately 12pm PST. Today's funding run will include funds for both days. We will send an update in approximately 2 hours.

    2. April 28, 2023 at 5:46 PM UTCidentified

      We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.

    3. April 28, 2023 at 9:25 PM UTCresolved

      The funding issue impacting merchants processing with Vantiv was resolved this afternoon at 1:20 pm PST. Both the 27 & 28 April 2023 funding was completed successfully, with funds expected to appear in your bank accounts no later than Monday, 1 May 2023. If you have any questions, please contact your CSM or email [email protected].

    Intermittent blocking of BigCommerce IP Addresses

    Started April 11, 2023 at 4:00 PM UTC · 0m

    OutageMajor incident
    1. April 11, 2023 at 7:21 PM UTCresolved

      At approximately 9am PST, Bolt began intermittently blocking BigCommerce IP addresses that impacted shopping. This only affects merchants on the BigCommerce platform. We discovered this at 11:58 am PST and mitigated the issue at 12:17pm. if you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]

    New Merchant Dashboard - Issue with Funding Details and Bank Transfer Statements

    Started March 28, 2023 at 3:55 PM UTC · 5h 59m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    Merchant Dashboard
    1. March 28, 2023 at 3:55 PM UTCidentified

      Bolt is aware of an issue impacting funding details and bank transfer statements in the new Merchant Dashboard. Our team is working on resolving this issue. In the mean time, merchants can use the legacy merchant dashboard at https://merchant-legacy.bolt.com/ to retrieve this information.

    2. March 28, 2023 at 9:53 PM UTCresolved

      We have successfully applied a fix for the issue that was impacting funding details and bank transfer statements in the Merchant Dashboard. If you experience any issues, please report the issue to [email protected] or at https://support.bolt.com/hc/en-us/