\n Published on 18\/11\/2025 – 13:58 GMT+1
\n \u2022Updated
\n 14:57\n <\/p>\n
Major websites, such as OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT, Facebook, and the social media platform X, have been hit by technical issues after a Cloudflare outage. <\/p>\n
\u201cCloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially impacts multiple customers,\u201d the company said. \u201cFurther detail will be provided as more information becomes available\u201d.<\/p>\n
Cloudflare provides the technology that powers many of today\u2019s websites and platforms by helping them protect against hackers and keep websites online amid heavy traffic. <\/p>\n
Tracking website Down Detector, which monitors outages, was also hit by the technical problems.<\/p>\n
Cloudflare said that services are beginning to recover but that \u201ccustomers may continue to observe higher-than-normal error rates as we continue remediation efforts\u201d.<\/p>\n
What caused the issue?<\/p>\n
Cloudflare said it suffered “widespread 500 errors, [with] Dashboard and API also failing”.<\/p>\n
500 error codes are a general message that means a server has encountered an unexpected condition that prevents it from fulfilling the request. It means the server knows there is an issue but cannot specify exactly what. <\/p>\n
In remediating the issue, Cloudflare said it had to temporarily disable certain services for United Kingdom users.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have made changes that have allowed Cloudflare Access and WARP to recover. Error levels for Access and WARP users have returned to pre-incident rates. We have re-enabled WARP access in London,\u201d the company wrote on its status page. \u201cWe are continuing to work towards restoring other services\u201d.<\/p>\n
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