Spotify Hit by Two Global Outages on July 27, Second Outage Lasted Three Hours
Spotify experienced two global service outages on July 27. The first outage occurred in the early morning, causing login failures, music loading issues, and search problems, which were resolved within about an hour. Hours later, a second outage disabled all core functions globally, including playback, account management, and streaming. The company confirmed a systemic failure and took three hours to restore full service. Third-party monitoring data showed a decline in user error reports.
Global streaming music platform Spotify suffered two service outages on July 27. The first outage occurred in the early morning, with a large number of users reporting login failures, music not loading, and a non-functional music library search. The company fixed the issue within about an hour, and services briefly returned to normal.
Several hours later, a second outage struck, affecting both the client and web versions simultaneously. All core functions, including music playback, account management, content search, and streaming, were completely disabled. The outage was global in scope. The company confirmed a systemic failure, and its technical team investigated and made repairs. After three hours of troubleshooting, the company announced that the outage had been resolved and services were restored. Third-party monitoring platform data showed a decrease in the number of user error reports.
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