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Is GBIF Down?

SaaSLive status, outages, and incident history

No. GBIF is up right now.

Every monitored GBIF system is operational as of August 11, 2026. PulsAPI did not find an outage in its latest check of the official status feed.

OperationalChecked 25m agoLive, rechecked every 60s
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How we know: the official GBIF status page, PulsAPI's own check every 60 seconds, and outage reports from engineers. How PulsAPI monitoring works

GBIF Component Status

The main GBIF systems on this page. All 11 are operational right now.

11operational
Dataset ingestion
Operational
Events API
Operational
External services » Contentful Content Delivery API
Operational

8 more components tracked

Their status is in the bar above. Free accounts see every component by name.

Also tracking External services » GitHub API Requests, GBIF.org, Image cache, Maps API, Occurrence API, Registry API, Species API, Taxon API.

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Component statuses may change independently during partial outages.

Recent GBIF Outages & Incidents

Incident history from the official GBIF status page, including resolution updates.

Uptime history4 days observed
Aug 883.84% average · 3 days with incidentsAug 11
Taxonomy reprocessingScheduled for Jul 17, 2026 · 93h 0mScheduled

The scheduled maintenance has been completed. --- [2026-07-17T15:00:07.551+02:00] (in_progress) Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. --- [2026-07-17T14:00:11.802+02:00] (scheduled) Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes. --- [2026-07-17T10:03:18.166+02:00] (scheduled) Dataset ingestion is disabled as we reprocess occurrence data against the latest version of the Catalogue of Life. We expect to be back to normal no later than Tuesday 21 July.

Dataset crawling and ingestion suspendedResolved Jun 17, 2026 · 17h 39mResolved

This incident has been resolved. --- [2026-06-17T16:02:22.311+02:00] (investigating) We are currently investigating this issue.

Dataset crawling and ingestion pausing for launch of new GBIF.orgScheduled for Jun 11, 2026 · 168h 0mScheduled

The scheduled maintenance has been completed. --- [2026-06-12T14:17:31.077+02:00] (in_progress) Scheduled maintenance is still in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. --- [2026-06-12T14:16:34.684+02:00] (in_progress) Scheduled maintenance is still in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. --- [2026-06-11T17:00:07.719+02:00] (in_progress) Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. --- [2026-06-11T16:00:14.573+02:00] (scheduled) Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes. --- [2026-06-10T11:46:00.142+02:00] (scheduled) In preparation for the launch of a new version of GBIF.org, crawling and ingestion of datasets will be suspended for approx. one week starting Thursday 11 July 17:00 CEST (UTC+2).

Live GBIF Outage Reports

Problems reported by engineers using GBIF. Reports often appear 10 to 20 minutes before the official status page moves, and stay on this page for 90 days.

Reports, last 24 hours0 total
24h agoNothing reportednow

No GBIF problems reported yet.

Something wrong with GBIF on your end?

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About GBIF

GBIF publishes a public status page at status.gbif.org covering 12 components, including GBIF.org, Contentful Content Delivery API and Occurrence API. PulsAPI tracks GBIF outages, degraded performance and incident history in real time, alongside the rest of your SaaS stack.

Over the past 30 days, PulsAPI has measured GBIF uptime at 99.21%. Response times, incident history, and SLA tracking for GBIF are available on the PulsAPI dashboard.

GBIF Status FAQ

Is GBIF down right now?

PulsAPI checks GBIF every 60 seconds. The verdict at the top of this page comes from the latest poll of the official GBIF status feed and refreshes automatically, so you are not looking at a stale cached answer.

What should I do if GBIF is not working?

Check the component list on this page first to see if your failure matches a known outage. If it does, you can report the issue for other engineers, follow the incident timeline for vendor updates, and run any fallback your app supports until GBIF recovers.

How do I check GBIF uptime history?

PulsAPI tracks GBIF uptime over 30, 60, and 90-day rolling windows. The current 30-day uptime is 99.21%. A free PulsAPI account unlocks the full 90-day SLA history and incident timeline for GBIF.

How fast does PulsAPI detect GBIF outages?

PulsAPI polls the official GBIF status page every 60 seconds and usually delivers alerts to Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, or email in under 4 seconds after detection. That is often faster than someone on your team notices on their own.

Does PulsAPI track individual GBIF components?

Yes. PulsAPI monitors 11 individual GBIF components, so you can see which service or region is affected instead of a generic "service degraded" banner.

Can I get alerts when GBIF goes down?

Yes. Create a PulsAPI account and subscribe to GBIF. Email alerts are included on the free Starter plan. Paid plans add Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, and webhooks whenever GBIF status changes.

How do I report an issue with GBIF to the community?

Click "Report an issue" at the top of this page, pick the issue type and severity, and optionally add your region and a short note. Reports are anonymous and help other engineers spot GBIF problems early. Official status pages often lag real incidents by 10 to 20 minutes.

Is there a free way to monitor GBIF?

Yes. PulsAPI's Starter plan includes up to 10 monitored services with email alerts, and the 30-day free trial requires no credit card. You can monitor GBIF alongside up to 9 other services at pulsapi.com/signup.

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