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Is Wikimedia Down?

SaaSLive status, outages, and incident history

No. Wikimedia is up right now.

Every monitored Wikimedia system is operational as of September 25, 2026. PulsAPI did not find an outage in its latest check of the official status feed.

OperationalChecked 15m agoLive · 60s while moving

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How we know: the official Wikimedia status page, PulsAPI's own check (every 60 seconds while one is moving, every 5 to 20 minutes while it is stable), and outage reports from engineers. How PulsAPI monitoring works

Wikimedia Component Status

The main Wikimedia systems on this page. All 2 are operational right now.

2operational
Editing
Operational
Reading
Operational

Component statuses may change independently during partial outages.

Recent Wikimedia Outages & Incidents

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

Service disruptionResolved Sep 23, 2026 · 1h 47mResolved

Services are back up. We are continuing to monitor. --- [2026-09-23T18:48:44.143Z] (monitoring) Services are in the process of coming up. We will update this page when resolved --- [2026-09-23T17:42:28.900Z] (monitoring) We are aware that many users had trouble accessing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites. We experienced a power failure and have moved services over to a different data center. Services should be restoring. --- [2026-09-23T17:27:19.389Z] (investigating) We are currently investigating this issue. --- [2026-09-23T17:26:47.212Z] (investigating) We are currently investigating this issue.

Planned datacenter switchoverScheduled for Sep 23, 2026 · 2h 0mScheduled

We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time. --- [2026-09-17T13:37:18.942Z] (scheduled) We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time. --- [2026-09-18T08:43:15.372Z] (scheduled) We will be performing the yearly migration from our Virginia data center to our Texas data center. The expected impact is 2-3 minutes of read-only on Wednesday, September 23 2026 at 14:00 UTC Follow along at: https://listen.hatnote.com/

Wikipedia and other sites slow or unavailableResolved Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 31mResolved

This incident has been resolved. --- [2026-08-25T19:33:29.675Z] (monitoring) A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results. --- [2026-08-25T18:24:54.518Z] (investigating) We are aware that many users are having trouble accessing Wikipedia and other Wikimedia sites, and we are investigating.

Wikimedia Uptime History

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

Uptime history49 days observed
Aug 899.80% average · 2 days with incidentsSep 25

Live Wikimedia Outage Reports

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

Something wrong with Wikimedia on your end?

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

About Wikimedia

Wikimedia publishes a public status page at wikimediastatus.com covering 2 components, including Reading and Editing. PulsAPI tracks Wikimedia outages, degraded performance and incident history in real time, alongside the rest of your SaaS stack.

Over the past 30 days, PulsAPI has measured Wikimedia uptime at 99.97%. Response times, incident history, and SLA tracking for Wikimedia are available on the PulsAPI dashboard.

Wikimedia Status FAQ

Is Wikimedia down right now?

The verdict at the top of this page comes from the latest poll of the official Wikimedia status feed and refreshes automatically, so you are not looking at a stale cached answer. PulsAPI re-checks a vendor every 60 seconds whenever it is not fully operational, or has changed status in the last 30 minutes, so an incident is always on the fastest cadence. Vendors that are stable and rarely watched are re-checked every 5 to 20 minutes instead.

What should I do if Wikimedia 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 Wikimedia recovers.

How do I check Wikimedia uptime history?

PulsAPI tracks Wikimedia uptime over 30, 60, and 90-day rolling windows. The current 30-day uptime is 99.97%. The 90-day uptime strip on this page is public: no account needed. A free account adds alerts whenever Wikimedia changes state, plus 15 days of incident detail; Pro extends that to 90 days and Business to 13 months.

How fast does PulsAPI detect Wikimedia outages?

PulsAPI reads the official Wikimedia status page. PulsAPI re-checks a vendor every 60 seconds whenever it is not fully operational, or has changed status in the last 30 minutes, so an incident is always on the fastest cadence. Vendors that are stable and rarely watched are re-checked every 5 to 20 minutes instead. Alerts reach Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, or email within seconds of detection.

Does PulsAPI track individual Wikimedia components?

Yes. PulsAPI monitors 2 individual Wikimedia components, so you can see which service or region is affected instead of a generic "service degraded" banner.

Can I get alerts when Wikimedia goes down?

Yes. Create a free account and subscribe to Wikimedia: 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 Wikimedia 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 Wikimedia problems early. Official status pages often lag real incidents by 10 to 20 minutes.

Is there a free way to monitor Wikimedia?

Yes. The free plan covers 3 monitored services with unlimited email alerts, permanently, so Wikimedia 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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