Reddit servers down updates — Thousands of users get ‘502 Bad Gateway error’ message as website and app face outage
THOUSANDS of Reddit users had trouble with the platform in the US and UK.
Over 67,000 Redditors in the US reported issues with the site that started around noon ET, according to Downdetector.
Users in the UK also had trouble as over 15,000 Redditors reported issues.
When trying to access the site, Redditors got a message saying "Oops, something went wrong, please try again later."
Users also reported receiving a 502 Bad Gateway error message.
The issues began to resolve around 1:30 pm ET as Reddit shared on X, "We are now confident all Reddit services are available and stable."
"This incident has been resolved."
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Problems are resolved
Reddit shared on X, "We are now confident all Reddit services are available and stable."
"This incident has been resolved," they added.
Reddit has 'deployed a fix'
Reports of issues are starting to drop after Reddit said that the team has "deployed a fix" for the outage.
"We have deployed a fix, and reddit is up & running again," Reddit Status shared.
Concentrated in cities
Reddit users in Los Angeles and New York are reporting the most outages, according to Downdetector.
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Reddit is experiencing outages nationwideCredit: Downdetector
Users complain about outage
Reddit users are complaining about the platform being down.
Other outages this week with Reddit
Reddit has experienced other issues this week.
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Credit: Reddit Status Backend issue with Reddit
Reddit Status has announced that there is an issue with the backend of the website.
The last reported outage was on April 2 when three components with the platform were experiencing issues.
'Elevated error rates'
Reddit's Status website has reported "elevated error rates on many frontends."
The company is investigating the issue.
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Credit: Reddit Status Most people are having issues with website and app
Users are experiencing the most issues with the app and website as of right now.
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Credit: Downdetector 502 Bad Gateway message explained
Redditors are getting a 502 Bad Gateway Error message when trying to access the site.
The message implies that there is something wrong with the website's server.
It's a code to show the server cannot handle your request right now so the website you want to view isn't available at the moment.
This could be because a website is down due to maintenance issues.
App is also giving users issues
Thousands are also experiencing problems with the Reddit mobile app.
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Credit: Reddit Reddit 'looking into the cause' of outage
The official Reddit Status account on X/Twitter has said that it is "looking the cause" of the issues plaguing users.
Reports are in the five-figures
Over 70,000 users are experiencing issues with Reddit, according to Downdetector.
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Credit: Downdetector Reddit is currently down
Users are having trouble accessing social media platform Reddit today.
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Credit: Reddit Issues appear resolved
Reports with Reddit have dropped to around 1,000 after being as high as 33,000 earlier this evening.
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Reddit outage reports dropped significantlyCredit: Downdetector Issues span across North America
Reddit users across the United States have issues with the popular social media platform.
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Reddit heat outage mapCredit: Downdetector
Users continue to complain on X
Multiple Reddit users are sharing their frustration on X after the social media platform crashed.
Reports rise
After issues with Reddit started around 4 pm ET, more users are bringing their problems with the app to Downdetector.
Over 34,000 users are now reporting the site's outage.
Reddit is investigating
Reddit is investigating the issue causing degraded performance on the website and app, according to Reddit Status.
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Reddit Status Redditors complain on X
Reddit users are complaining about the outage on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Mobile application experiencing problems
A majority of the reported problems are associated with Reddit's mobile app.
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Reddit's app, website, and server connection appear to be downCredit: Downdetector Spike in outages
Reddit is experiencing an apparent outage with over 30,000 users reporting issues with the site at 4:30 pm EST, according to Downdetector.
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'Degraded performance'
As thousands of Reddit users report problems with the site on Downdetector, Reddit's status site shows that they're "investigating" the issue.
At 4:47 pm ET, the site showed "degraded performance on reddit.com and mobile apps."
"We are currently investigating this issue," Reddit wrote.
Reddit down in the US and UK
Over 23,000 Redditors in the US have seen issues with the site that started around 4 pm ET, according to Downdetector.
Users in the UK are also having trouble as over 10,000 Redditors have reported issues.
'All systems operational'
According to Reddit, the platform is currently facing no problems.
Some users are, however, complaining of the site not loading and being slow when accessed.
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How to see if Reddit is down
Users can check the Downdetector website to see if Reddit is experiencing problems.
Keeping up with Reddit’s status page on Twitter is also an easy method to get the latest information.
Reddit’s status page is accessible via @redditstatus.
