We are investigating an issue causing the site to be slow and intermittently unavailable. This issue recurred following a brief period of recovery earlier today. Our team is actively working toward a full resolution.
We will provide updates as the situation develops. We apologize for the inconvenience.
investigating
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
resolved
We have identified the root cause of this issue. A fix has been implemented and the site is operating normally. We are continuing to monitor to confirm full stability.
We will follow up with a full incident report. We apologize for the disruption.
We are currently investigating an issue that may be affecting some users. During this time, you may experience:
- Errors or timeouts when loading content
- Activity or progress not saving
- Pages that are slow to load or unresponsive
We are actively working to resolve this and will provide an update shortly. Thank you for your patience.
investigating
We are continuing to investigate this issue. BrainPOP is currently unavailable. Our team is actively working on a resolution and we will provide another update shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience.
resolved
BrainPOP is back online and operating normally. The issue affecting site availability has been resolved. We are continuing to monitor and will follow up with a full incident report.
We apologize for the disruption.
Service Degradation – Intermittent Availability Issues
开始时间 2026年4月15日 UTC 17:51 · 19m
Outage重大事件
受影响的组件
BrainPOP
investigating
We’re currently experiencing intermittent performance issues across all sites. Some pages may load slowly or may not load at all. Our team is actively working to resolve this as quickly as possible. We’ll share updates here as soon as we have more information.
investigating
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
resolved
The issue has now been resolved.
We’ve verified that the site is functioning normally and performance has returned to expected levels.
Thank you for your patience while we worked through this.
Partial Service Disruption – AWS Infrastructure Issue
We are currently experiencing service issues due to an outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is impacting many cloud-hosted websites and services. AWS has reported increased error rates and latencies across multiple services.
Because BrainPOP is hosted via AWS infrastructure, this outage is affecting our connection, causing slower load times and intermittent accessibility. While the AWS issue is ongoing you may experience:
- Slower than normal page loads
- Intermittent outages or temporarily unreachable features
We’re closely monitoring the situation and working to restore full performance as quickly as possible. For real-time updates on the AWS service status, please check: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
Thank you for your patience and understanding. We’ll post another update once the situation is fully resolved.
identified
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
monitoring
As AWS continues to resolve their ongoing infrastructure issues, BrainPOP site performance has improved. Many users can now access and use the site normally, though some may still experience occasional slowness or brief interruptions.
We are actively monitoring the situation and will provide additional updates as needed.
monitoring
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues.
resolved
As of 5:15 PM EST, BrainPOP website performance has returned to normal. All systems are operational, and users should now be able to log in and navigate the site without issues.
The earlier slowdown and intermittent outages were caused by a widespread AWS infrastructure issue, which has now been resolved. We’ll continue to monitor performance closely, but no further impact is expected at this time.
Thank you for your patience while we worked through this incident.
BrainPOP Service Disruption Across all Sites – Our team is working on a fix
Dear BrainPOP Users,
We are currently experiencing performance issues across all BrainPOP sites. Our team is actively working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. We will provide updates as we work toward a resolution.
Thank you for your understanding, and we’ll have BrainPOP back up and running soon!
investigating
We will provide updates as we work toward a resolution.
investigating
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
resolved
Dear BrainPOP Users,
We’re happy to share that BrainPOP.com is now back up and running. Our team has implemented a fix, and the site should be fully accessible again.
We are actively monitoring the system to ensure stability and will continue to monitor performance. If you experience any issues, please refresh your browser or contact our support team.
Thank you for your patience and understanding—we appreciate you!
Users in some regions may be experiencing 504 errors playing movies. We're looking into this issue with our CDN provider.
investigating
We are continuing to investigate this issue with our provider.
identified
A workaround fix was applied and is working on BrainPOP movies. We should have an update on the other products in the next 30 minutes.
monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
resolved
This incident has been resolved.
LTI Login Errors
开始时间 2024年5月20日 UTC 15:21 · 2h 42m
Pending
受影响的组件
BrainPOP
investigating
We are currently investigating an issue with LTI login errors to our application homepages. We are actively looking into this issue and will provide an update as soon as possible!
monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Some users may be experiencing site slowness or other loading issues with our sites. We're aware and looking into it!
monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
resolved
This incident has been resolved.
Store Checkout Issues
开始时间 2021年7月19日 UTC 18:15 · 3h 10m
Pending
investigating
We are investigating an issue with our Store Checkout flows, causing users to receive a spinner on order submission. Credit cards are not being charged in these cases.
identified
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
identified
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Users may be experiencing site slowness, errors logging in, or other loading issues with our sites. We're aware and working on it! Thank you for your patience!
monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
Some users may be experiencing site slowness or other loading issues with our sites. We're aware and working on it! Thank you for your patience!
investigating
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
identified
Our site issues appear to be related to an AWS outage in the Northeast Region. We are attempting to work around this issue to restore services to our sites, and will continue to update.
identified
We have not been able to work around this outage to restore service to our sites, but are still working on mitigating the issue.
identified
We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.
monitoring
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
monitoring
We are continuing to monitor for any further issues, but site service has been restored.
Some users may be experiencing connection failed errors, or other issues loading parts of our sites.
identified
We have identified network related issues with our provider, and have mitigated the issues while we work on a resolution. Dynamic content on the sites should now be loading as expected.