Slack logo

Is Slack Down?

CommunicationLive status, outages, and incident history

Degraded. Slack is up but having problems.

Slack is reporting degraded performance as of August 24, 2026. Expect slower responses or more errors. The affected components are listed below.

DegradedChecked just nowLive, rechecked every 60s1 active incident
Get alerted when Slack recoversOfficial Slack status page
How we know: the official Slack status page, PulsAPI's own check every 60 seconds, and outage reports from engineers. How PulsAPI monitoring works

Slack Component Status

2 of 11 Slack components are impaired. Worst problems listed first.

2degraded9operational
Messaging
Degraded
Workspace/Org Administration
Degraded
Apps/Integrations/APIs
Operational

8 more components tracked

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

Also tracking Canvases, Connectivity, Files, Huddles, Login/SSO, Notifications, Search, Workflows.

Create a free account

Component statuses may change independently during partial outages.

Recent Slack Outages & Incidents

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

Trouble Accessing Historical Messages With Custom Data Retention Policies EnabledStarted Aug 13, 2026Investigating

Users with custom data retention policies enabled might be unable to see or load older messages. We apologize for the trouble and we'll share more news as it becomes available.

Trouble Using Search Bar For Some AdminsStarted Aug 6, 2026Investigating

Since approximately 21:00 UTC on August 6, some admins have been unable to click or use the search bar on org dashboard pages. We are aware of this issue and are actively investigating the cause. We'll provide an update in 60 minutes or sooner if additional information becomes available.

Feature Degradation Affecting the Receipt of Emails in SlackStarted Jul 28, 2026Investigating

We're currently investigating an issue affecting users' ability to receive incoming emails into Slack, caused by some issues with our email ingestion pipeline. We're sorry for any inconvenience this is causing, our team is actively working on a fix and we'll share an update as soon as we have more information.

Slack Uptime History

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

Uptime history91 days observed
May 2678.03% average · 30 days with incidentsAug 24

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

Live Slack Outage Reports

Problems reported by engineers using Slack. 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 Slack problems reported yet.

Are you seeing Slack problems too?

Reports are anonymous, take about ten seconds, and help the next engineer who checks.

About Slack

Slack is the enterprise messaging and collaboration platform used by 38.8M+ daily active users to coordinate work across channels, direct messages, and app integrations. Slack outages severely disrupt team communication and workflow automation. Track Slack status and outages here.

Over the past 30 days, PulsAPI has measured Slack uptime at 96.76%. Response times, incident history, and SLA tracking for Slack are available on the PulsAPI dashboard.

Slack Status FAQ

Is Slack down right now?

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

What should I do if Slack 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 Slack recovers.

How do I check Slack uptime history?

PulsAPI tracks Slack uptime over 30, 60, and 90-day rolling windows. The current 30-day uptime is 96.76%. A free PulsAPI account unlocks the full 90-day SLA history and incident timeline for Slack.

How fast does PulsAPI detect Slack outages?

PulsAPI polls the official Slack 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 Slack components?

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

Can I get alerts when Slack goes down?

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

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

Is there a free way to monitor Slack?

Yes. PulsAPI's Starter plan includes up to 25 monitored services with Slack and email alerts, and the 30-day free trial requires no credit card. You can monitor Slack alongside up to 24 other services at pulsapi.com/signup.

Track Slack with the rest of your stack

Monitor 2463+ cloud services from one dashboard and get alerts when Slack status changes.

Start free trial