OutageDB

OverDrive outage history and status

Is OverDrive down right now?

No
All Systems Operational Official status as of Oct 26, 2026, 16:17 UTC (refreshing…)
99.68%
uptime, 90 days
6
incidents, 90 days
6 min
median time to fix
Oct 13, 2026
last incident

OverDrive components

OverDrive outage history

Nov: 3 incidents, 0 min of major outage 3 Nov Dec: 0 incidents, 0 min of major outage Dec Jan: 1 incidents, 88 min of major outage 1 Jan Feb: 0 incidents, 0 min of major outage Feb Mar: 0 incidents, 0 min of major outage Mar Apr: 1 incidents, 0 min of major outage 1 Apr May: 2 incidents, 116 min of major outage 2 May Jun: 1 incidents, 0 min of major outage 1 Jun Jul: 1 incidents, 28 min of major outage 1 Jul Aug: 3 incidents, 371 min of major outage 3 Aug Sep: 1 incidents, 49 min of major outage 1 Sep Oct: 2 incidents, 0 min of major outage 2 Oct
OverDrive incidents per month, last 12 months. Red: months with a major or critical outage. Shaded: before our complete history.
Started (UTC)IncidentImpactDuration
Oct 13, 2026, 19:07 UTC Search errors
Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites
 Minor 7 min
Oct 9, 2026, 13:10 UTC Audiobook playback issues No impact —
Sep 15, 2026, 20:21 UTC Users may experience issues with bookshelf synchronization, borrowing titles, opening borrowed titles, and library card authentication in Libby & Sora.
Libby, Sora
 Major 49 min
Aug 23, 2026, 13:12 UTC Users are unable to borrow or place holds
Libby, Sora, Magazines, OverDrive Library Sites
 No impact 6 min
Aug 18, 2026, 13:57 UTC Libby outage caused authentication, borrowing, and shelf syncing issues No impact —
Aug 3, 2026, 14:02 UTC Method Learning (Libby/Sora Extra): users cannot access the service
Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
 Major 6 h 11 min
Jul 26, 2026, 18:43 UTC Listen playback errors
Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites
 Major 28 min
Jun 23, 2026, 13:45 UTC Libby app library card authentication is down
Libby
 No impact 2 h 07 min
May 1, 2026, 20:44 UTC OverDrive Listen (audiobook) Playback and Download
Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites
 Minor 38 h 15 min
May 1, 2026, 20:22 UTC Libby and Sora Extras
Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
 Major 1 h 56 min
Apr 24, 2026, 12:52 UTC Libby and Sora apps are experiencing degraded performance
Libby, Sora, Magazines, Extras (Databases & Streaming Media), OverDrive Library Sites, Device Integrations
 Minor 12 h 15 min
Jan 5, 2026, 20:54 UTC Trouble opening books in Libby and Sora
Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites
 Major 1 h 28 min
Nov 18, 2025, 14:14 UTC DOGONews (Sora Extra): users cannot access the service
Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
 Minor 48 min
Nov 5, 2025, 15:50 UTC Some checkouts are not visible in Marketplace reporting resulting in an increase in historical checkout numbers.
OverDrive Marketplace
 Minor 23 h 37 min
Nov 2, 2025, 00:13 UTC Libby "tags" functionality impaired
Libby
 Minor 3 days 15 h
Oct 20, 2025, 13:21 UTC Sora outage
Sora
 No impact 11 h 33 min
Oct 13, 2025, 16:20 UTC Audiobook playback error
Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites
 No impact 3 h 41 min
Oct 6, 2025, 21:47 UTC Kovels Antiques Currently Unavailable as Libby Extra
Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
 No impact 8 days 17 h
Oct 2, 2025, 13:44 UTC Performance issues following scheduled maintenance
Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites, Device Integrations, OverDrive Marketplace
 Minor 3 h 23 min
Sep 19, 2025, 18:16 UTC Users unable to browse and borrow books in Libby, Sora, and OverDrive Library sites.
Libby, Sora, OverDrive Library Sites
 No impact <1 min
Sep 17, 2025, 15:04 UTC ArtistWorks (Libby Extra): users cannot access the service
Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
 Major 34 h 37 min
Aug 7, 2025, 12:48 UTC IndieFlix (Libby Extra): Users cannot access the service
Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
 Minor 10 days 23 h
Jul 29, 2025, 16:37 UTC The Great Courses Unavailable
Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
 Major 2 h 43 min
Jul 3, 2025, 12:01 UTC New issues of Magazines are unavailable
Magazines
 Major 2 h 33 min
Apr 25, 2025, 14:30 UTC Delay in new and renewal Extras subscriptions being available in Libby and Sora
Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)
 Minor 5 h 58 min

50 incidents in our archive since May 6, 2024.

When and where OverDrive fails

By weekday

Most incidents start on Mon.

  • Mon11
  • Tue10
  • Wed5
  • Thu9
  • Fri11
  • Sat0
  • Sun4

Most affected, last 12 months

  • Libby9
  • Sora7
  • OverDrive Library Sites6
  • Extras (Databases & Streaming Media)4
  • Magazines2
  • Device Integrations1
  • OverDrive Marketplace1

When OverDrive went down with others

Scheduled maintenance

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FAQ

Is OverDrive down right now?
At our last check OverDrive's official status page reported: All Systems Operational. This page refreshes the status every few minutes.
How often does OverDrive go down?
OverDrive reported 6 incidents in the last 90 days (2 major or critical), with 420 minutes of major outage: 99.68% uptime.
When was the last OverDrive outage?
The latest reported incident started on Oct 13, 2026, 19:07 UTC: "Search errors", resolved after 7 min.
How long do OverDrive outages last?
Half of OverDrive's incidents in the last 90 days were resolved within 6 min.

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