A Cloudflare outage disrupted platforms like Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Canva for users worldwide.
The issue began at 17:18 IST, with Cloudflare fixing network, WARP and dashboard problems through the day.
Services are recovering, though some users may still see delays or errors.
Cloudflare, one of the world’s biggest internet infrastructure companies, faced a major outage on Tuesday that disturbed several popular online platforms across the world. Users in India and other countries reported problems while opening services like Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Canva and many other websites that depend on Cloudflare to stay online.
SurveyAccording to early updates on the Cloudflare status page, several parts of its global network were not working as expected. As a result, many apps and sites struggled to load or stopped working for some time. The company said that teams were working to fix the issue and restore normal services. Many users continued to face slow performance during the recovery period.
What Cloudflare said on its status page
Cloudflare’s status page shows that the problem began at 11:48 UTC, which translates into 17:18 IST, with internal service issues that caused some platforms to stop working. The company first said it was investigating the disruption and later warned that users might see higher error rates during recovery. As teams worked on a fix, Cloudflare temporarily disabled WARP access in London to support repairs.
Soon after, it identified the main issue and started implementing a solution. The company later confirmed that Access and WARP had returned to normal and WARP access in London was restored.
Cloudflare continued to work on bringing back application services and dashboard functions. In its final update, the company said that a fix had been deployed and services were mostly back to normal, though monitoring would continue.
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How the outage affected major platforms
Because Cloudflare powers a large number of global websites, its outage quickly spread to several services. Users of Gemini, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Canva and other platforms reported that pages were not loading or were showing errors. Some services showed slow responses, while others failed completely for a short time.
In India, several users on social media mentioned difficulty accessing AI tools, shopping platforms and even some news sites. Many mobile apps also struggled to connect to their servers.
Current situation and what users can expect
According to the latest updates on the status page, Cloudflare teams are still working on restoring full service for all customers. The company said that services are recovering, but some users may continue to notice delays or higher error rates until all systems are stable.
Cloudflare is expected to release more details once the issue is fully resolved. For now, platforms depending on Cloudflare may experience brief disruptions, but most major services are slowly returning to normal.
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