Critical incident
Plex: DNS Issues with plex.tv API
Sep 14, 2026, 14:31 UTC
started
15:07 UTC
resolved
36 min
duration
Current status of Plex: Operational — live Plex status
Timeline
- Sep 14, 2026, 14:31 UTCinvestigatingWe're investigating issues impacting API services. This can affect account auth (sign-in & PIN verification) and creation, access to Downloads page items, and more. You may experience slow responses or failures.
- Sep 14, 2026, 14:35 UTCidentifiedWe have identified the issue and are deploying a fix.
- Sep 14, 2026, 14:51 UTCmonitoringDNS has been restored but some users may experience issues while records propagate across the globe. We are monitoring this propagation.
- Sep 14, 2026, 15:07 UTCresolvedThe service issue has been resolved and you should see things returning to normal now. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we worked on the issue!
Updates as published by Plex.
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