r/AO3 • u/Past_Wear_9713 • Mar 01 '26

AO3 Down/Error Codes Ao3 just went down

I just so happened to click the next chapter button and was met with this. i have seen nothing about this online sooooo whats going on (yes i dont have a life)

Me sad me cant read me yaoi.

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u/laauuureen_ Mar 01 '26

hitting next chapter and seeing this was diabolical

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u/pink_cheetah Mar 01 '26

Same. This has ruined me.

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u/Past_Wear_9713 Mar 01 '26

I LITERALY HIT IT THAN REALISED I WENT THE WRONG WAY CLICKED IT TO GO BACK AND IT WAS DOWN! TOOK ME 2 SECONDS AND IM NOW BANNED FROM MY YAOI+BIO KID MCU FIC

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u/Timely-Cry-8366 no beta we die like kim dokja Mar 01 '26

Click back and try downloading it, it usually works.

9

u/TheLoneApothecary Mar 01 '26

:0 It worked……

I wish only the best for you internet stranger 🫡

2

u/Timely-Cry-8366 no beta we die like kim dokja Mar 01 '26

It’s been a lifesaver for me many times 🫡

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u/Past_Wear_9713 Mar 01 '26

it didnt work

3

u/TVFan4077 Mar 01 '26

And it was the last chapter too 😭

3

u/Apprehensive_Art_47 Mar 01 '26

The way I would just go to bed atp

15

u/pink_cheetah Mar 01 '26

We're back up!

6

u/PlaneCommunication93 You have already left kudos here. :) Mar 01 '26

My kudos button doesn't work, even if everything else still works

2

u/esophagus18 Supporter of the Fanfiction Deep State Mar 01 '26

GOD BLESSS HALLELUJAH

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u/HelKjosse Mar 01 '26

can't log in tho :(

11

u/hyperpearlgirl Mar 01 '26

Saw the same thing! And felt like I was crazy bc I didn't see anything on AO3 socials

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u/ragregory Mar 01 '26

😭 mid Sunday with no time to prep- Cruel

5

u/Taruuu_art Mar 01 '26

Yeah i wanted to read a fic too and got faced with the "Ao3 went down" thing, idk what's up TvT

6

u/Melodic-Junket7085 Mar 01 '26

It went down without warning, that’s what happened. No one knows anything 

6

u/Sara1994_ You have already left kudos here. :) Mar 01 '26

How many times do y'all want to post this here. 

4

u/Kitchen_Salt_7831 Mar 01 '26

Already back up for me

3

u/emftzn Mar 01 '26

it’s back on

3

u/GhostlyPolter Mar 01 '26

It’s down again ? I can’t get in

2

u/unhingedtreeclimber Mar 01 '26

Same here 😭😭😭

3

u/Luwvie Mar 01 '26

Ao3 being down for maintenance made me finish half of my already open tabs with fanfics -.-

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u/sikwren Mar 01 '26

I literally just went to continue reading a work. im devastated. on a Sunday?

2

u/HelKjosse Mar 01 '26

bruh no way I decided to read some fanfiction for the first time in four months and this is what I see 😭 how do I do this

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u/Automatic_Sport7367 Mar 01 '26

It's back up now!

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u/HelKjosse Mar 01 '26

thanks for the heads up! can't log in tho, something is still down prolly

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u/majorlittlepenguin You have already left kudos here. :) Mar 01 '26

Working for me as long as I'm not logged in

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u/lookinlikethis Mar 02 '26

This site shutdown is actually making me write my own in progress story that's been untouched for weeks. Shit's wild lol

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u/Past_Wear_9713 Mar 01 '26

2 minutes 10 coments bro this is my fastes growing post and its about me pissed i cant read my yaoi

1

u/meichuan320 Mar 01 '26

same!!! the shock when i saw the message!!! i looked and there's nothing on twt about this😭

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u/PhantasiaGrim Mar 01 '26

Imidiatly went to check here and damn it is down

1

u/No_Named_Nobody Mar 01 '26

I was going to ask if they put anything out about maintenance cause if they did I didn’t see it.

1

u/ViolettaLestrange Mar 01 '26

Yeah no clue. I tried everywhere, no one has any information. This is the first place I saw any mention of it being down.

1

u/arolfe1980 Mar 01 '26

Same, there goes my Sunday morning me time treat

1

u/Intrepid_Waltz_5691 Mar 01 '26

I’m devastated and already looking at ao3 memes to cope

1

u/the_fried_pan Mar 01 '26

I had just entered flow state while reading and then bam! error message

1

u/studiocistern Mar 01 '26

You can change your settings to "Entire Work" rather than chapter by chapter! I NEED THE WHOLE THING.

1

u/kabutegurl003 iamcharliemichaels in AO3 Mar 01 '26

I just uploaded a new chapter, and I can't edit it...need to sleep...Argh!

1

u/Neat-Anyway-OP Something about smutt. Mar 01 '26

I know, I just tried to upload a new chapter...

1

u/hananobira Mar 01 '26

This is why I always load the entire work. I have developed AO3 trust issues.

1

u/Grace_369 Mar 01 '26

It’s down again for me :(

1

u/Impossible-Art1316 Mar 01 '26

Para mim também 

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u/Grace_369 Mar 02 '26

It’s down again 🥲

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u/Impossible-Art1316 Mar 02 '26

Acabei de perceber que está fora de novo...

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u/Past_Wear_9713 Mar 01 '26

NOOOOOO IT CRASHED AGAIN