Major incident

Render: HA Postgres Unavailability

Affected: PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows, Workflows

Current status of Render: Operational — live Render status

Timeline

1. May 7, 2026, 02:00 UTC
   investigating
   We're investigating reports of Postgres unavailability in multiple regions. At this point we believe this only impacts databases with HA turned on.
2. May 7, 2026, 02:01 UTC
   investigating
   We are continuing to investigate this issue.
3. May 7, 2026, 02:07 UTC
   investigating
   We are continuing to investigate this issue.
4. May 7, 2026, 02:21 UTC
   identified
   We've identified the issue and are implementing a fix.
5. May 7, 2026, 02:34 UTC
   identified
   We're bringing the affected Postgres instances back online and expect full recovery within fifteen minutes.
6. May 7, 2026, 02:38 UTC
   identified
   We're continuing to see instance recovery across the fleet. Render Workflows is now fully operational.
7. May 7, 2026, 02:47 UTC
   identified
   All affected instances are back online, though a few databases may still show a stale 'Unready' status. We are working to refresh the status.
8. May 7, 2026, 02:54 UTC
   resolved
   Everything is back to normal, and the incident is now resolved. We are planning long-term mitigations to prevent this issue from recurring, and we will share the results of our investigation with all affected customers.

Updates as published by Render (original).