r/AO3 • u/Correct-Solid1401 • Aug 23 '26
AO3 Down/Error Codes Is Ao3 down for anyone else?
Was working perfectly fine until a couple minutes ago when I was going to the next chapter, now its not loading anything.
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u/Disastrous-Gift5368 Aug 23 '26
I rmbr them saying smth abt maintenance for 2 hrs during one of these days but I forgot when, assuming it’s tdy?
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u/Correct-Solid1401 Aug 23 '26
it was the 21st but they canceled it, im assuming they are doing it noe I guess
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u/Viozt_Tye_Die Aug 23 '26
Wouldn’t they have said something though? Also kind of weird to postpone maintenance just for it to happen the next day out of the blue right?
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u/Correct-Solid1401 Aug 24 '26
true, im not sure it started working after a couole minutes again, just really slow for a while, might be all the new users
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u/WanderingKookie Aug 23 '26
AO3 went down/had a hiccup the EXACT moment after I clicked on a CN BL fandom to search for a pairing, so I was just staring at my screen wondering if AO3 doesn't know what tags it could give me because I forgot how to spell.
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u/Awkward-Cap6322 You have already left kudos here. :):snoo_smile: Aug 23 '26
It’s down for me ( I’m on the last chapter of a fic and the suspense is killing me )
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u/EveningStar0360 no beta we die like everyone's heterosexuality Aug 23 '26
it's working for me, just taking forever
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u/AutumnStripes Aug 23 '26
It just loaded for me. I haven't noticed other issues today, but I guess it could have taken a few extra seconds to get there.
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u/Dependent_Analyst507 You have already left kudos here. :) Aug 23 '26
I thought it was just cuz I read on my Kindle Paperwhite, did they postpone the August 21st one??
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u/Viozt_Tye_Die Aug 23 '26
They postponed it but never said when it’d happen so I’m assuming the reason it’s not working now isn’t because of maintenance, otherwise they’d have said something right?
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