Pinecone outage, 3 November 2026

[Metrics Endpoint] 5xx Errors on */metrics/discovery

Started
Resolved
3 Nov 2026, 14:03 UTC (after 1 h 32 min)
Impact
Minor
Affected
Console, Index Management

Is this still happening?

No. Pinecone marked this incident resolved on 3 Nov 2026, 14:03 UTC, 1 h 32 min after it began.

Right now: Pinecone reports all systems operational. (as of 3 Nov, 15:08 UTC) Live Pinecone status

Last update from Pinecone

This incident has been resolved.

3 Nov 2026, 14:03 UTC

Read the full incident on the official Pinecone status page

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