Minor incident

Organization for Transformative Works: AO3 Emails, History, and Search Updates Delayed

Affected: Archive of Our Own

Current status of Organization for Transformative Works: Operational — live Organization for Transformative Works status

Timeline

1. Oct 23, 2026, 23:13 UTC
   investigating
   #AO3 is aware of issues related to email notifications, searching, challenge matching, history, works and bookmarks showing in listings, and other background functions. We are working to resolve the issue and will keep you updated!
2. Oct 24, 2026, 01:06 UTC
   monitoring
   We've resolved the underlying issue and are now working through the backlog of updates. No data has been lost. We appreciate your patience while we catch up!
3. Oct 24, 2026, 03:30 UTC
   resolved
   We've caught up on the backlog! Emails, history, search, challenge matching, work and bookmark listings, and other background functions are now processing as normal. We appreciate your patience.

Updates as published by Organization for Transformative Works (original).