DataCite Outage History
5 incidents recorded over the last 365 days, 3 of them resolved. Durations are measured from when PulsAPI first saw the problem to when it cleared, which is usually longer than the vendor's own figure.
Every Recorded DataCite Incident
| Date | Incident | Duration | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | MDS API outageThe MDS API is now operational. | 44 min | Resolved |
| Mar 10, 2026 | Delayed indexingWe have identified and resolved the issue. New records and updates should now appear as expected in services like Fabrica, Commons, and the REST API, and queued changes have been processed. | 46 min | Resolved |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Service instability and occasional errorsPerformance of all services has returned to normal levels. | 7h 20m | Resolved |
| Dec 16, 2025 | Database Upgrade - ProductionAll services are operational and no further problems have occurred. | 2h 0m | Scheduled |
| Dec 12, 2025 | Database upgrade - TestThe scheduled maintenance has been completed. | 1h 0m | Scheduled |
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How to Read This DataCite Incident Log
Each row is an incident PulsAPI observed, not a summary written afterwards. The duration is wall-clock time between the first failing check and the first clean one, so it includes the window before DataCite acknowledged anything. Vendor post-mortems typically measure from acknowledgement, which is why their numbers are usually shorter.
Incidents still open have no duration yet and are listed as ongoing rather than being given a running total. The archive covers the last 365 days; anything older has aged out of the window rather than never having happened.
The longest single DataCite outage in this window ran 7h 20m, against a mean recovery of 2h 22m. If you depend on DataCite in a customer-facing path, the longest figure is the one to design around. The mean is what happens on a normal bad day; the maximum is what happens on the worst one.