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Instagram Comes Back Online After Hours-Long Outage

The outage appears to have mostly affected India and other countries

By Joshua Hawkins Joshua Hawkins Freelance Technology Reporter Full Sail University Josh Hawkins is a freelance writer for Lifewire who loves writing about the latest tech and gadgets that help make people’s lives easier. As an avid gamer and VR enthusiast, he also enjoys diving deep into the technology that helps bring those kinds of experiences to life. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on September 2, 2021 12:10PM EDT Fact checked by Rich Scherr Fact checked by Rich Scherr University of Maryland Baltimore County Rich Scherr is a seasoned technology and financial journalist who spent nearly two decades as the editor of Potomac and Bay Area Tech Wire. lifewire's fact checking process Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Social Media Mobile Phones Internet & Security Computers & Tablets Smart Life Home Theater & Entertainment Software & Apps Social Media Streaming Gaming An outage Wednesday night led to multiple hours of downtime for some Instagram users. During the overnight, Instagram suffered multiple hours of outages across several countries. Still, according to Android Police, the outage appears to have mostly affected India, with users in countries like the United States and Germany remaining mostly unaffected by it. Solen Feyissa / Unsplash Down Detector, a website that gathers reports of outages for various websites first reported major outages on the platform around 10 or 11 p.m. PT. While the issues seem to have been resolved at this time, it does look like users suffered from the downtime for multiple hours, with reports surging early this morning around 4 a.m. PT. While the outages appear to have been resolved at this time, some users still are reporting issues accessing the website. Tweets also continue to appear in the #instagramdown search on Twitter, where users still are reporting problems accessing their accounts and feeds. Instagram also has acknowledged the issues on Twitter and has said that it is looking into it at this time. Other Facebook-owned applications, such as WhatsApp and Facebook, itself, appear to have been unaffected by the outages. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire 503 Service Unavailable Error Message: What It Is and How to Fix It Is Reddit Down... Or Is It Just You? How to Set Up Google Home Filters Can't Connect to the Internet? Try These 10 Tips 500 Internal Server Error How to Fix It When Instagram Stories Aren't Working 502 Bad Gateway: What It Is & How to Fix It How to Tell If Amazon Prime Is Down How to Fix It When Hulu Dims Randomly or Goes Dark Is Google Down, or Is It Just You? How to Report an Outlook.com Outage or Issue Is Discovery Plus Down ... Or Is It Just You? How to Get on the Instagram Explore Page Is AT&T Down... Or Is It Just You? What to Do When LinkedIn Is Not Working How to Fix It When Nintendo Switch Won't Connect to Wi-Fi Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies