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    58 recorded Idme incidents since February 2024, with official updates, affected components, duration and resolution information.

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    Elevated Application Errors for Identity Verifications

    Started September 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM UTC · 1h 3m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    Telecom Identity APIDocument Identity APINIST 800-63-3 PoliciesTelecom Possession APIKBA-replacement PoliciesNIST 800-63-2 Policies
    1. September 21, 2026 at 4:11 PM UTCinvestigating

      We're experiencing an elevated level of application errors and are currently looking into the issue. Status updates will be provided as soon as available.

    2. September 21, 2026 at 4:16 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    3. September 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    4. September 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved. The fix has eliminated the elevated level of errors for verifications.

    IAL-2 pass rates degradation

    Started September 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM UTC · 16m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    NIST 800-63-3 PoliciesNIST 800-63-2 Policies
    1. September 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM UTCinvestigating

      ID.Me is experiencing IAL-2 pass rate degradation due to failures in the legal ID and face verifications. Team is actively working on to recover the services.

    2. September 9, 2026 at 5:39 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are continuing to investigate this issue.

    3. September 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM UTCinvestigating

      The IAL-2 pass rates are back to normal. All the affected services have been recovered. The incident is resolved.

    4. September 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Elevated Application Errors for Sign-Ins and Verifications

    Started August 7, 2026 at 1:05 AM UTC · 7m

    OutageMajor incident
    1. August 7, 2026 at 1:48 AM UTCresolved

      We experienced an high level of application errors for Sign-Ins and Verifications from 9:12PM - 9:22PM ET due to planned maintenance. Maintenance activity ended and Sign-Ins and Verifications services returned to normal operations.

    shop.id.me Service Unavailable

    Started July 31, 2026 at 1:30 AM UTC · 0m

    OutageMajor incident
    1. July 31, 2026 at 2:29 AM UTCresolved

      From 9:23PM ET to 10:06PM ET, we experienced an elevated level of application errors for shop.id.me resulting in the site being unavailable for 44 mins. We have applied a fix and the application is now operating normally.

    Verification Services Outage

    Started July 24, 2026 at 1:11 PM UTC · 0m

    OutageMajor incident
    1. July 24, 2026 at 1:18 PM UTCresolved

      From 07:53 ET to 08:13 ET, a Third-party service that is a component of Verifications Services was experiencing service issues. The third-party service has since mitigated the issue. We are continuing to coordinate with them to ensure further stability and monitoring the situation.

    ID.me Authenticator App for Android experiencing service issues with Enrollment processes

    Started July 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM UTC · 16h 51m

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    Account Management
    1. July 20, 2026 at 9:06 PM UTCinvestigating

      We have begun to receive user reports that there are issues with enrolling the IDme Authenticator App for Android for sign-in/authentication. We are currently investigating the issue. We will provide an update at 6:00pm ET.

    2. July 20, 2026 at 9:43 PM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented now.

    3. July 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTCidentified

      We are continuing to roll out the fix. Next update at 7:00pm ET or sooner.

    4. July 20, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTCidentified

      We are continuing to roll out the fix. Next update at 8:00pm ET or sooner.

    5. July 21, 2026 at 12:13 AM UTCidentified

      Fix has been deployed and team is currently verifying the change. Next update at 9:00PMET.

    6. July 21, 2026 at 12:28 AM UTCmonitoring

      The fix has been fully implemented and verified, and we are continuing to monitor operations. Next update at 9:00PM ET.

    7. July 21, 2026 at 12:36 AM UTCmonitoring

      We will continue to monitor through the next couple of hours to ensure caching effects are not masking additional issues. Next update 9:00AM ET.

    8. July 21, 2026 at 1:06 PM UTCmonitoring

      We are continuing to verify the fix for Authenticator Enrollment and monitoring the situation and additional issues. Next update at 10:00AM.

    9. July 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved. All operational metrics for Authenticator App enrollment have return to baseline levels.

    Site Wide Intermittent Service Interruption

    Started July 17, 2026 at 2:56 AM UTC · 38m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    First Responder VerificationMilitary VerificationHealth Care Provider VerificationStudent VerificationTeacher VerificationGovernment Employee VerificationCustom Groups VerificationAlumni VerificationNurse VerificationCompany Employee Verification
    1. July 17, 2026 at 2:56 AM UTCmonitoring

      At approximately 9:57PM ET, all ID.me Sites and Services experienced a 5-10 minute of higher than normal latency. Customers may have experience longer than normal sign-in or "system delay" messages. Investigation indicates that the source of the issues may come from service issues from ID.me's Cloud Platform Provider. Cloud Platform Provider confirmed they are currently experiencing issues. We are collaborating and coordinating in the investigation and monitoring ID.me services closely.

    2. July 17, 2026 at 2:59 AM UTCmonitoring

      We are continue to monitor for further issues, and will provide an update at 11:30PM ET.

    3. July 17, 2026 at 3:34 AM UTCresolved

      All services have returned to normal operations. We are continuing to work with our Cloud Platform Provider ensure services are not interrupted.

    Verification Services Outage

    Started July 14, 2026 at 6:29 AM UTC · 2h 16m

    OutageCritical incident
    Affected components
    Telecom Identity APIDocument Identity APINIST 800-63-3 PoliciesTelecom Possession APIKBA-replacement PoliciesNIST 800-63-2 Policies
    1. July 14, 2026 at 6:29 AM UTCinvestigating

      Third-party service that is a component of Verifications Services is currently experiencing an outage. We are working with the Third-party provider on a fix. We will provide an update at 3:30 AM ET.

    2. July 14, 2026 at 7:31 AM UTCinvestigating

      We are continuing to work with our third-party provider on a fix. Next update at 4:30 AM ET.

    3. July 14, 2026 at 8:27 AM UTCmonitoring

      Third party provider has implemented a fix and we are monitoring the results.

    4. July 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM UTCresolved

      Fix by Third Party Provider appears to have resolved the issue. We will continue to monitor to ensure services are stable and fully restored.

    Delay in Consent SMS

    Started June 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM UTC · 0m

    IssuesMinor incident
    1. June 13, 2026 at 4:20 PM UTCresolved

      Degradation in services for text messages, delayed messages for new user consent.

    Email Delivery Interruption

    Started June 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTC · 0m

    IssuesMinor incident
    1. June 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM UTCresolved

      Email delivery from ID.me was interrupted for approximately 1 hour. Email delivery has been restored, the incident has been resolved.

    Elevated Application Errors

    Started May 27, 2026 at 8:42 AM UTC · 24m

    Pending
    Affected components
    Login Services
    1. May 27, 2026 at 8:42 AM UTCinvestigating

      We're experiencing an elevated level of application errors and are currently looking into the issue. Status updates will be provided as soon as available.

    2. May 27, 2026 at 8:43 AM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. May 27, 2026 at 9:06 AM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Mobile wallet view failing with "Couldn't load your wallet"

    Started May 26, 2026 at 2:45 AM UTC · 19h 15m

    IssuesMinor incident
    1. May 26, 2026 at 2:45 AM UTCinvestigating

      We're investigating an issue causing some users to see a "Couldn't load your wallet" error in the IDme mobile app. Engineering is engaged and working on a fix. Next update at 1130PM ET.

    2. May 26, 2026 at 3:41 AM UTCinvestigating

      Investigation is still in-progress. Next update at 1200AM ET.

    3. May 26, 2026 at 4:10 AM UTCinvestigating

      We are continuing to investigate the issue. Next update at 0100AM ET.

    4. May 26, 2026 at 5:22 AM UTCmonitoring

      ID.me Mobile App Wallet service has recovered and we are continuing to monitor.

    5. May 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM UTCmonitoring

      Engineering as identified a issue that may have contributed to the degraded mobile wallet service. Deployment of Fix in-progress. Team continues to monitor. Next update 5PM ET.

    6. May 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM UTCresolved

      Fix for Mobile Wallet upstream service deployed and all indicators of issues are no longer present.

    Service Degradation

    Started April 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM UTC · 32m

    OutageCritical incident
    1. May 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM UTCresolved

      At 18:22 ET, IDme Sign-In and Verification Services recover. At 17:50 ET, ID.me applications are experiencing another platform-wide degradation. Service degradation is impacting Sign-ins and Verifications. Engineering Teams responding.

    Service Degradation

    Started April 25, 2026 at 8:25 PM UTC · 44m

    OutageCritical incident
    Affected components
    MFA - Text message or phone callFirst Responder VerificationLogin ServicesMilitary VerificationTelecom Identity APIDocument Identity APIHealth Care Provider VerificationID.me ShopNIST 800-63-3 PoliciesStudent VerificationTelecom Possession APITeacher VerificationGovernment Employee VerificationCustom Groups VerificationMFA - ID.me Authenticator (Code Generator)KBA-replacement PoliciesNIST 800-63-2 PoliciesMFA: White Label APIMFA- ID.me Authenticator (Push Notifications)Alumni VerificationNurse VerificationMFA - WebAuthn (Passkeys, FIDO2, U2F, SecurityKeys)Company Employee VerificationAccount Management
    1. April 25, 2026 at 8:25 PM UTCinvestigating

      ID.me applications are experiencing a platform-wide degradation. We currently investigating this issue and will provide any further details and updates as soon as available.

    2. April 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. April 25, 2026 at 9:09 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Service Degradation

    Started April 25, 2026 at 1:00 PM UTC · 13m

    OutageMajor incident
    1. May 12, 2026 at 3:35 PM UTCresolved

      IDme Sign-In and Verification Services recover after being degraded for 3 minutes (0910 - 0913 AM) due to a maintenance event and auto-recover.

    Service Degradation - Authenticator App Push Notifications

    Started April 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM UTC · 4d 0h

    IssuesMinor incident
    Affected components
    MFA- ID.me Authenticator (Push Notifications)
    1. April 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating this issue.

    2. April 4, 2026 at 5:12 AM UTCidentified

      The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.

    3. April 4, 2026 at 5:17 AM UTCmonitoring

      A temporary fix has been implemented, allowing users to continue logging in to their account by manually opening the Authenticator app on iOS and approving requests. Things are working normally on Android. We are actively working on a complete fix to restore push notifications on iOS.

    4. April 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Document Processing Delays

    Started February 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM UTC · 32m

    OutageMajor incident
    Affected components
    Document Identity API
    1. February 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating this issue.

    2. February 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. February 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    Document Processing Delays

    Started January 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM UTC · 0m

    OutageMajor incident
    1. January 28, 2026 at 7:46 PM UTCresolved

      The platform experienced document processing delays. The ID.me Engineering team investigated the issue, identified the issue with a third-party component provider, and they resolved the issue at approximately 08:42pm ET.

    Service Outage

    Started December 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM UTC · 4h 46m

    OutageCritical incident
    Affected components
    MFA - Text message or phone callFirst Responder VerificationLogin ServicesMilitary VerificationTelecom Identity APIDocument Identity APIHealth Care Provider VerificationID.me ShopNIST 800-63-3 PoliciesStudent VerificationTelecom Possession APITeacher VerificationGovernment Employee VerificationCustom Groups VerificationMFA - ID.me Authenticator (Code Generator)KBA-replacement PoliciesNIST 800-63-2 PoliciesMFA: White Label APIMFA- ID.me Authenticator (Push Notifications)Alumni VerificationNurse VerificationMFA - WebAuthn (Passkeys, FIDO2, U2F, SecurityKeys)Company Employee VerificationAccount Management
    1. December 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM UTCinvestigating

      We are currently investigating this issue.

    2. December 5, 2025 at 9:28 AM UTCmonitoring

      A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.

    3. December 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM UTCresolved

      This incident has been resolved.

    ID.me Sign-in down

    Started December 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM UTC · 0m

    OutageCritical incident
    1. December 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM UTCresolved

      There was a 10 minute outage of login services on 12/2/2025 at 4:55 pm est.