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Welcome to SheerID’s home for real-time and historical data on system performance. The uptime percentages are reported as a graph at the bottom of the page, and are reflective of system-wide averages and may not match individual programs.

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Oct 18, 2026

No incidents reported today.

Oct 17, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 16, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 15, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 14, 2026

Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Oct 14, 17:04 UTC
Investigating - SheerID is investigating additional instances of increased API latency following resolution of today's earlier incident.

Some customers may notice delays when submitting verification requests.

Oct 14, 16:33 UTC
Resolved - This incident has been resolved.
Oct 14, 15:45 UTC
Identified - Identified: We've identified the cause, a problem in our database cluster, and are working on a fix. Error rates have dropped in the last few minutes but are still above normal. Some verification requests are still failing or responding slowly. Notifications about verification results, including webhooks, are delayed because of a backlog. We'll post the next update by 9:00 AM PT.
Oct 14, 15:28 UTC
Update - Investigating: We've traced the errors to slow responses from one of our databases. We're still working to find the cause of the slowdown. Many verification requests and API calls to services.sheerid.com are failing or responding slowly. Some MySheerID portal requests are also failing. We'll post the next update by 8:30 AM PT.
Oct 14, 15:08 UTC
Update - Since about 6:30 AM PT (13:30 UTC) on October 14, many verification requests are failing or responding slowly. End users may see a verification form that won't load or won't submit. API calls to services.sheerid.com may return errors or time out. Some MySheerID portal requests are also failing. We're investigating and will post the next update by 8:00 AM PT.
Oct 14, 14:41 UTC
Investigating - We are investigating reports of increased API latency and will provide updates as we resolve the issue.

Some customers may notice delays when submitting verification requests.

Oct 14, 14:16 UTC

Oct 13, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 12, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 11, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 10, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 9, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 8, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 7, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 6, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 5, 2026

No incidents reported.

Oct 4, 2026

No incidents reported.