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Is Shorthand Down?

SaaSLive status, outages, and incident history

No. Shorthand is up right now.

Every monitored Shorthand system is operational as of November 9, 2026. PulsAPI did not find an outage in its latest check of the official status feed.

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Shorthand Status Summary

As of 22:10 UTC on 9 November 2026, Shorthand is operational. PulsAPI checked Shorthand's official status page and found 22 of 22 components operational, with no active incidents. Over the last 30 days PulsAPI measured 99.99% uptime for Shorthand, counting degraded performance as up. The latest incident, "PHP security vulnerabilities: Shorthand unaffected", was on Oct 26, 2026 and lasted 5h 24m.

Cite as: PulsAPI, “Shorthand status”, checked 9 November 2026, 22:10 UTC. https://www.pulsapi.com/services/shorthand

Shorthand Component Status

The main Shorthand systems on this page. All 22 are operational right now.

22operational
Analytics
Operational
Billing & Account
Operational
Marketing
Operational

19 more components tracked

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

Also tracking Shorthand, Shorthand Dependencies » AWS apigateway-us-east-1, Shorthand Dependencies » AWS CloudFront, Shorthand Dependencies » AWS EC2, Shorthand Dependencies » AWS ecs-us-east-1, Shorthand Dependencies » AWS elb-us-east-1, Shorthand Dependencies » AWS lambda-us-east-1, Shorthand Dependencies » AWS RDS, Shorthand Dependencies » AWS Route53, Shorthand Dependencies » AWS s3-us-standard, Shorthand Dependencies » AWS sqs-us-east-1, Shorthand Dependencies » Campaign Monitor, and 7 more.

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Component statuses may change independently during partial outages.

Recent Shorthand Outages & Incidents

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

PHP security vulnerabilities: Shorthand unaffectedResolved Oct 26, 2026 · 5h 24mResolved

This incident has been resolved. --- [2026-10-26T09:45:24.570Z] (monitoring) We’re aware of the two critical PHP vulnerabilities disclosed this week, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, known as “PHP2Shell”. The Shorthand platform is not affected. Our editor, API, story hosting and publishing infrastructure don’t use PHP. No action is needed for stories published on Shorthand or hosted through Shorthand. If you use WordPress or Drupal: our plugins run on your own server, which uses PHP. The plugin itself doesn’t introduce these vulnerabilities, but your server’s PHP version may be affected. Please check with your hosting provider or IT team to make sure your servers are running a patched PHP release. We’ll continue to monitor this and update this notice if anything changes. If you have any questions, please contact our support team at help@shorthand.com

Service DisruptionResolved Sep 8, 2026 · 2h 42mResolved

This incident has been resolved. --- [2026-09-08T11:59:18.605Z] (monitoring) We are continuing to monitor for any further issues. --- [2026-09-08T11:59:01.291Z] (monitoring) A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. --- [2026-09-08T10:19:58.054Z] (identified) Shorthand Service Disruption We are currently experiencing a service disruption that may affect logging in, editing stories and publishing. Our Engineering team is working to identify the root cause and implement a solution.

Shorthand Uptime History

Daily uptime recorded by PulsAPI over the last 90 days, with the days that carried a Shorthand incident marked. Each day is measured from our own checks, so the record continues even when the vendor publishes nothing.

Uptime history91 days observed
Aug 11100.00% average · 4 days with incidentsNov 9

Going further back: Shorthand uptime by month and every recorded Shorthand outage.

Live Shorthand Outage Reports

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

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About Shorthand

Shorthand exposes 23 monitored components on its status page at status.shorthand.com — Shorthand, AWS apigateway-us-east-1 and AWS CloudFront among them. Follow Shorthand downtime, degraded performance and resolved incidents here, with uptime history alongside your other SaaS services.

Over the past 30 days, PulsAPI has measured Shorthand uptime at 99.99%. Response times, incident history, and SLA tracking for Shorthand are available on the PulsAPI dashboard.

Shorthand Status FAQ

Is Shorthand down right now?

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

What should I do if Shorthand 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 Shorthand recovers.

How do I check Shorthand uptime history?

PulsAPI tracks Shorthand uptime over 30, 60, and 90-day rolling windows. The current 30-day uptime is 99.99%. The 90-day uptime strip on this page is public: no account needed. A free account adds alerts whenever Shorthand changes state, plus 15 days of incident detail; Pro extends that to 90 days and Business to 13 months.

How fast does PulsAPI detect Shorthand outages?

PulsAPI reads the official Shorthand status page. PulsAPI re-checks it every 60 seconds. Alerts reach Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, or email once a change has held for 5 minutes, so a one-minute blip does not page you.

Does PulsAPI track individual Shorthand components?

Yes. PulsAPI monitors 22 individual Shorthand components, so you can see which service or region is affected instead of a generic "service degraded" banner.

Can I get alerts when Shorthand goes down?

Yes. Create a free account and subscribe to Shorthand: the free plan covers three services with unlimited email alerts and no monthly notification cap. Paid plans lift the monitor limit entirely (Pro and above do not meter how many vendors you watch) and route the same alerts into Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty and webhooks.

How do I report an issue with Shorthand 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 Shorthand problems early. Official status pages often lag real incidents by 10 to 20 minutes.

Is there a free way to monitor Shorthand?

Yes. The free plan covers 3 monitored services with unlimited email alerts, permanently, so Shorthand plus two more costs nothing. Every new account also opens with a 30-day Business trial (unlimited monitors, Slack alerts, SLA reporting) with no credit card.

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