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Discord Restored After Major Outage

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– Discord experienced a major outage on Friday, lasting over an hour, during which users saw a message about “increased API errors.”
– The platform confirmed it was investigating the issues at 3:08 PM ET.
– By 6:38 PM ET, Discord reported that all critical functionalities had recovered for all users.

Discord users can breathe a sigh of relief after a significant service disruption was resolved on Friday. The popular communication platform went dark for over an hour, leaving countless individuals unable to connect. During the outage, users were greeted with a notice citing “increased API errors,” signaling backend trouble. Discord officially acknowledged the problem at 3:08 PM ET, stating it was investigating the matter. By 6:38 PM ET, the company announced that all critical functionalities had been fully restored for every user, marking a return to normal operations after the extended downtime.

(Source: The Verge)

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