Bluesky restored service on May 18, 2026 after outage

TL;DR

• Bluesky reported service restoration on May 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM ET.
• Earlier the same evening, thousands of users reported access problems with the Bluesky website and app.
• Bluesky said it was investigating elevated error rates before declaring the service restored and under monitoring.

Bluesky said on May 18, 2026 at 9:06 PM ET that service had been restored and was being monitored after an outage affecting its platform.

Android Authority reported at 8:21 PM ET on May 18, 2026 that the Bluesky website and app were experiencing widespread issues. The report said thousands of users were reporting that the service was down.

During the incident, Bluesky said it was investigating elevated error rates. In the later update, the status site said service had been restored and was being monitored.

Related questions

• When did Bluesky say service was restored?
• What did Bluesky say during the outage?
• Which Bluesky services were affected?