SparkPost outage, 1 October 2026

Mail delivery delays

Started
Resolved
1 Oct 2026, 17:36 UTC (after 31 min)
Impact
Minor
Affected
SMTP Delivery - USA, SMTP Delivery - EUROPE

Last update from SparkPost

This issue has been resolved. Since our changes went in, we've seen no further delivery delays, including through peak sending periods. Email is being delivered normally. We apologize for the disruption and thank you for your patience.

1 Oct 2026, 17:36 UTC

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