Critical incident

Epic Games: Fortnite Matchmaking Issues

Affected: Matchmaking, Matchmaking, Matchmaking, Matchmaking

Current status of Epic Games: Operational — live Epic Games status

Timeline

1. Apr 17, 2026, 19:04 UTC
   investigating
   🛠️ We are aware that players are currently experiencing matchmaking issues. We are working on resolving these issues ASAP.
2. Apr 17, 2026, 20:31 UTC
   resolved
   ✅ Matchmaking errors are fixed. Players can jump into a game again without issue. We're monitoring game servers to make sure everything returns to normal.

Updates as published by Epic Games (original).