Major services, including Canva, QuillBot, and DownDetector, are currently facing downtime. The disruption appears to be caused by an issue with Cloudflare. In a statement on its status page, Cloudflare reported: "Cloudflare is investigating issues with Cloudflare Dashboard and related APIs. Customers using the Dashboard / Cloudflare APIs are impacted as requests might fail and/or errors may be displayed". The company later confirmed that "A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results".
Scheduled maintenance
The company in an other statement has announced scheduled maintenance at its DTW (Detroit) data center on December 5, 2025, between 09:00 and 13:00 UTC (2.30PM IST and 6.30PM IST). Traffic may be re-routed from this location, which could cause a slight increase in latency for end-users in the affected region during the maintenance window. The company as advised its PNI/CNI customers connecting with it in this location to ensure they are prepared for this traffic to fail over elsewhere, as network interfaces in the data center may become temporarily unavailable.
This is the second time Cloudflare has faced an issue within a fortnight. The service suffered a major disruption last time in November, affecting numerous services. Cloudflare provides essential internet infrastructure, such as features that shield websites from cyberattacks and help them remain accessible during high traffic.
Internet users flooded social media platforms, such as X (formerly Twitter), to report the widespread disruption and voice their frustration over the repeated outage. A significant number of users also shared memes on the issue.
What is Cloudflare
Cloudflare is a big company that helps keep websites running smoothly and safely. It helps websites load quickly and protects them from online threats. Think of it as a helpful middleman between you and the websites you visit. Because many businesses depend on Cloudflare, if there's an issue with their system, it can cause multiple websites to experience problems, even if those websites are not connected in any way.
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