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Original story (published on March 31, 2021) follows:

Just in case you’re trying to get your head around why Discord isn’t working for you, find solace in the fact that you aren’t the only one facing issues lately.

A quick look at micro-blogging site Twitter conveys there are many affected by the same issue wherein Discord is stuck on checking for updates. For a quick glance, here’s how some of the complainants word the problem:

Not discord going down for me help
source

LMAOO DISCORD IS DOWN
source

Down detector – a popular service that gives information about live outages – also conveys that Discord is indeed going through a glitch in some regions.

User reports indicate Discord is having problems since 3:35 AM EDT. http://downdetector.com/status/discord/ RT if you’re also having problems #discorddown

Any official word on the matter? Negative, as yet. We’re yet to locate a word from the official service channels or their social media handles.

Rest assured, we’re keeping a continuous tab on all related developments, and will update this page with relevant info as and when we come across any. So in case, you’re encountering the problem discussed here, stay hooked for updates.

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Update 1 (June 11, 2021)

IST 13:30 pm: Reports coming in now indicate that Discord is down. Downdetector has seen a massive spike in reports from users over the past hour.

We shall continue to keep an eye on this and updates and when we get more info so stay tuned.

Update 2 (September 01, 2021)

IST 03:51 pm: Earlier today many individuals seemed to have been unable to use the search feature in Discord. However, it appears that things have returned to normal as reports indicating a problem have trickled down to nil.

Can you please pick up the magnifying glass @Discord? Not having search really sucks. (Source)

@discord This really annoys me, as whenever this appears, I can’t get out of it & the Search Function to search for the Texts, Links, etc. on any Server that I join and/or own automatically become unavailable. (Source)

Update 3 (October 20, 2021)

IST 09:15 am: Many are reporting that Discord is down and they are unable to watch a podcast by the popular streamer Dream.

Update 4 (October 22, 2021)

IST 09:15 am: It seems like the Discord developers cannot catch a break. Many are now reporting that the app is crashing for them on iOS. Discord is yet to acknowledge the issue.

IST 12:30 pm: Some users are now saying that uninstalling then reinstalling the app did fixed the crashing issues on iOS devices.

Discord said that those still experiencing the issue should restart the phone and relaunch the app to fix it.

Since you’re on iOS, please restart your phone and relaunch the app. 🙂 We fixed it earlier today!
(Source)

Update 5 (October 23, 2021)

IST 11:40 am: Following the crashing issues, Discord is asking users to uninstall the app, restart the device, and then reinstall the app again.

discord-crashing-issue-workaround
(Source)

Update 6 (October 29, 2021)

IST 11:12 am: A flurry of new reports on social media platforms now indicate that Discord is down or not working for a section of users.

discord not working downdetector
Source

DownDetector also shows a sharp increase in the number of reports over the past few hours, further corroborating the outage narrative. Stay tuned for more info.

Update 7 (November 10, 2021)

IST 11:37 am: A number of reports from Discord users in the UK indicate that the service might be down or experiencing an outage.

Update 8 (January 06, 2022)

IST 12:10 pm: A handful of reports now indicate that Discord is down or not working for users. Recent reports on Downdetector confirms that there is indeed an outage going on with Discord.

Unfortunately, the support team has not yet acknowledged these reports. And when they do, we will let you know by updating this story with latest information, so stay tuned.

Update 9 (March 05, 2022)

12:38 pm (IST): Multiple reports from users on Twitter suggests that Discord is currently down or not working for many. Moreover, reports on Downdetector also confirms that this service is indeed going through some issues.

Update 10 (March 07, 2022)

03:45 pm (IST): It seems that the issue with Discord is now resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh reports on Twitter and Downdetector.

Update 11 (March 09, 2022)

10:45 am (IST): Reports on Downdetector suggest that Discord was down for many users a couple of hours ago. However, this outage with the service has since been acknowledged and fixed.

Update 12 (March 15, 2022)

11:02 am (IST): Fresh reports on Twitter and Downdetector now suggest that Discord is down or not working for many users around the globe.

The support team is yet to acknowledge this issue and we will inform you as and when anything noteworthy comes up.

Update 13 (March 24, 2022)

06:51 pm (IST): The recent outage with Discord is seemingly resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh reports on Twitter and Downdetector.

Update 14 (April 06, 2022)

12:14 pm (IST): Many users have taken to Twitter to report that Discord is currently down or not working for them.

Unfortunately, support hasn’t yet acknowledged this outage, however, we will inform you as and when anything noteworthy comes to our notice.

Update 15 (April 13, 2022)

04:46 pm (IST): It seems that the recent issue with Discord is resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh user reports on Downdetector.

Update 16 (April 25, 2022)

01:02 pm (IST): Fresh user reports on Twitter and Downdetector now suggest that Discord is currently down or not working for many.

Update 17 (April 26, 2022)

01:03 pm (IST): Fresh user reports on Downdetector now suggest that the recent outage with Discord has been resolved.

Update 18 (May 07, 2022)

08:50 am (IST): Reports on Twitter as well as Downdetector indicate that many users are facing issues with Discord.

There’s no official acknowledgment regarding the outage yet.

Update 19 (May 10, 2022)

12:03 pm (IST): Fresh user reports on Twitter and Downdetector now suggest that Discord is still down or not working for them.

Update 20 (May 11, 2022)

07:59 pm (IST): According to reports on Downdetector, the recent outage with Discord has now been resolved.

Update 21 (May 20, 2022)

09:51 am (IST): Many users have taken to Twitter to report that Discord is currently down or not working for them. Moreover, reports on Downdetector also confirm the same.

Update 22 (May 23, 2022)

06:27 pm (IST): It seems that the recent outage with Discord has been resolved as we haven’t come across fresh user reports on Downdetector.

Update 23 (June 1, 2022)

11:09 am (IST): Many users are again reporting (1, 2) that Discord is currently down or not working for them.

06:48 pm (IST): It seems that the recent outage with Discord has been resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh user reports.

Update 24 (June 21, 2022)

01:09 pm (IST): Discord was down for a while due to a massive outage on Cloudflare servers.

At this time, all affected servers are gradually recovering. So, you can probably use Discord now, or you will be able to in a few minutes.

Update 25 (June 22, 2022)

11:10 am (IST): Fresh reports on Twitter indicate that Discord is down and not working again. However, this time around it’s no fault of Cloudflare.

Update 26 (June 23, 2022)

10:47 am (IST): According to reports on Downdetector, Discord is still down or not working for some users.

07:06 pm (IST): User reports on Downdetector suggest that the recent outage with Discord has now been resolved.

Update 27 (June 24, 2022)

10:21 am (IST): Fresh user reports on Twitter and Downdetector now suggest that Discord is again down or not working for many.

07:07 pm (IST): According to reports on Downdetector, the recent outage with Discord has now been resolved.

Update 28 (July 1, 2022)

12:53 pm (IST): Fresh user reports on Twitter and Downdetector now suggest that Discord is currently down or not working for many.

06:50 pm (IST): According to reports on Downdetector, the recent outage with Discord has now been resolved.

Update 29 (July 27, 2022)

12:24 pm (IST): According to reports on Twitter and Downdetector, Discord is currently down or not working for many.

06:52 pm (IST): It appears that the recent outage with Discord has now been resolved as the number of reports on Downdetector has diminished.

Update 30 (August 16, 2022)

12:40 pm (IST): Fresh reports on Twitter indicate that Discord is currently down or not working for many. Also, Downdetector has seen a massive spike in reports from users over the past hour.

06:37 pm (IST): According to reports on Downdetector, the recent outage with Discord has now been resolved.

Update 31 (Sept. 29, 2022)

11:54 am (IST): According to reports on Twitter and Downdetector, Discord is currently down or not working for many.

06:47 pm (IST): Reports on Downdetector now suggest that the recent outage with Discord has now been resolved.

Update 32 (Oct. 12, 2022)

11:05 am (IST): Many Discord users have taken to Twitter and Downdetector to report that they aren’t able to use Discord as the servers are down and not working.

Update 33 (Oct. 19, 2022)

10:00 am (IST): Recent reports on Downdetector and Twitter suggest that Discord is currently down or not working for many of its users.

01:00 pm (IST): It appears that the recent outage has now been resolved as reports have diminished significantly.

Update 34 (Oct. 25, 2022)

12:16 pm (IST): Fresh reports on Twitter and Downdetector now suggest that Discord is currently down or not working for many.

Update 35 (Oct. 27, 2022)

10:51 am (IST): The recent outage with Discord appears to have been resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh user reports on Downdetector.

Update 36 (Nov. 2, 2022)

01:25 pm (IST): According to fresh reports on Twitter and Downdetector, Discord is currently down or not working for many.

07:29 pm (IST): The recent outage with Discord appears to have resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh reports.

Update 37 (Nov. 8, 2022)

12:55 pm (IST): Many Discord users have taken to Twitter to report (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) that the app is not working or loading as the servers appear to be down.

Downdetector also indicates a spike in reports from uses claiming that they are facing issue with the service.

Discord is yet to acknowledge the outage. However, it’s likely that it will be back up and running shortly.

Update 38 (Nov. 9, 2022)

07:10 pm (IST): The recent outage with Discord appears to have been resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh reports.

Update 39 (Nov. 17, 2022)

01:56 pm (IST): Discord users are flooding Twitter with reports (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) of the service being down or not working. The devs are yet to acknowledge the issue.

06:24 pm (IST): Seems like the outage with Discord has now been resolved as the number of reports on Downdetector has diminished.

Update 40 (Nov. 21, 2022)

04:20 pm (IST): Disboard is one of the largest Discord listing websites where you can find Discord servers by your interest.

However, fresh reports on Twitter and Reddit (1, 2) suggest that Disboard is currently down or not working for many users.

Luckily, the support team has acknowledged this outage and confirmed that they are working to resolve it.

Seems like the website is still experiencing some issues for some users. We are working on finding a solution. (Source)

Update 41 (Nov. 23, 2022)

07:26 pm (IST): Disboard support has confirmed that the recent outage with their website has now been resolved.

Update 42 (Dec. 21, 2022)

11:17 am (IST): According to fresh reports on Downdetector, Discord is currently down or not working for a section of users.

06:52 pm (IST): The recent outage with Discord appears to have resolved now as we haven’t come across any fresh reports.

Update 43 (Jan. 17, 2023)

02:05 pm (IST): Fresh reports on Twitter and Downdetector (1, 2, 3, 4) suggest that Discord is currently down or not working for some users.

Update 44 (Jan. 18, 2023)

07:42 pm (IST): The reports on Downdetector have diminished suggesting that the recent outage with the service has now been resolved.

Update 45 (Feb. 16, 2023)

12:12 pm (IST): According to multiple reports (1, 2, 3), Discord is currently down or not working for users in Portugal.

Update 46 (Feb. 17, 2023)

06:02 pm (IST): The recent outage with Discord appears to have been resolved as we haven’t come across any fresh reports concerning the same.

Update 47 (Feb. 20, 2023)

01:04 pm (IST): Fresh reports on Twitter (1, 2, 3) and Downdetector suggest that Discord is currently down or not working for a section of users.

05:56 pm (IST): The recent outage has now been resolved.

Update 48 (Feb. 28, 2023)

12:56 pm (IST): Fresh reports on Twitter (1,2) and Downdetector suggest that Discord is currently down or not working for some users.

06:11 pm (IST): The service is up and running again.

Update 49 (Mar. 01, 2023)

08:32 am (IST): Some Discord users are now reporting (1, 2, 3, 4) that the Search function is currently broken or not working for them.

Update 50 (Mar. 02, 2023)

06:00 pm (IST): The recent issue with Search appears to have been resolved as there aren’t any fresh reports concerning the same.

Update 51 (Apr. 18, 2023)

12:50 pm (IST): Recent reports on Downdetector and Twitter suggest that Discord is currently experiencing some server-related issues.

01:20 pm (IST): The outage seems to have now been resolved.

Update 52 (May 1, 2023)

08:30 am (IST): Discord servers have been behaving unstable for some users in the last hour (1, 2, 3).

13:00 pm (IST): Discord seems to be working properly again since the reports related to the issue have stopped.

Update 53 (May 5, 2023)

01:00 pm (IST): Discord is currently down or not working for a section of users (1,2,3).

04:10 pm (IST): The recent outage has been resolved.

Update 54 (May 18, 2023)

11:26 am (IST): Some Discord users are facing an issue where they are unable to log in (1, 2) or even to reinstall the app on PC (1, 2).

04:30 pm (IST): Discord platform is now working correctly again.

Update 55 (June 1, 2023)

01:38 pm (IST): According to fresh reports (1, 2), Discord is currently down or not working for some users.

06:08 pm (IST): The recent outage with Discord has now been resolved.

Update 56 (Jun. 19, 2023)

12:34 pm (IST): Some Discord users report a new server outage on the platform (1, 2, 3, 4).

03:00 pm (IST): The messaging platform is now working correctly again.

Update 57 (Jun. 23, 2023)

02:16 pm (IST): A new outage is affecting multiple Discord users (1, 2).

05:23 pm (IST): Discord is now available again for affected users.

Update 58 (Aug. 18, 2023)

02:06 pm (IST): Discord users are reporting a new outage on the popular messaging and streaming service (1, 2, 3).

03:00 pm (IST): It seems that the platform is now available again since the recent outage has been resolved.

Update 59 (Aug. 29, 2023)

09:50 am (IST): Discord server is currently down for a number of users (1,2,3,4,5).

06:17 pm (IST): The recent outage has been resolved.

Update 60 (Sep. 07, 2023)

10:39 am (IST): Fresh reports indicate that Discord is currently down for a number of users (1,2,3,4).

06:33 pm (IST): The recent outage with Discord has now been resolved.

Update 61 (Sep. 22, 2023)

08:21 am (IST): Fresh reports suggest that Discord is completely or partially down for several users (1, 2, 3, 4).

03:03 pm (IST): The latest Discord reported issues already appear to have been resolved.

Update 62 (Sep. 29, 2023)

03:32 pm (IST): Multiple users report a new ongoing outage that prevents them from using Discord (1, 2, 3).

04:37 pm (IST): It appears that the latest Discord issues and a ‘sorry you have been blocked’ error message are being caused by a Cloudflare outage. More on that here.

Update 63 (Oct. 5, 2023)

08:55 am (IST): Some Discord users report that the platform is currently down or not working for them (1, 2, 3).

11:45 am (IST): Discord service has already restored its normal operation after a while with problems.

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