Cloudflare Outage Disrupts X and OpenAI Services and Takes Multiplayer Games Offline
A significant outage occurred across multiple platforms early this morning, attributed to Cloudflare’s technical difficulties. The incident began around 6:00 AM ET when Cloudflare’s support portal encountered issues, affecting several high-traffic sites, including X (formerly Twitter) and major online games.
Impact of the Cloudflare Outage
The outage predominantly disrupted services on:
- X (Twitter)
- OpenAI (including ChatGPT)
- League of Legends
- Valorant
- PayPal
- Uber Eats
Users reported difficulties loading posts, creating content, and playing popular games. Some experienced generic error messages indicating restrictions related to challenges.cloudflare.com.
Investigation Underway
Cloudflare acknowledged the issue and stated that teams are actively investigating the situation. Although the root cause has not been identified, a scheduled maintenance operation in the Santiago (SCL) datacenter coincided with these outages.
As of 7:03 AM ET, Cloudflare confirmed the ongoing investigation. The status page even displayed errors, indicating possible widespread disturbances across various customer sites.
User Experience
While many users faced difficulties, some services like websites remained accessible, albeit with limited functionality. For example, connections to payment systems on platforms such as PayPal and Uber Eats were intermittently disrupted, though the apps themselves could still load.
Cloudflare plans to provide further details as they emerge, reassuring customers that they remain committed to resolving these issues promptly.
