The company had an issue with its API systems.

Users across multiple regions reported issues accessing Discord today, with many complaining about API errors ...

Thousands of users across the US reported problems accessing Discord on Friday as the popular messaging platform experienced a widespread outage tied to API and connectivity issues. According to ...

Nearly 70,000 users, including in Florida, reported issues with Discord Friday afternoon, May 8, according to Downdetector, which provides real-time outage updates. At 3:49 p.m., 67,349 users reported ...

If you can't start up Discord, it's not just you.

On the afternoon of May 8, 2026, Discord users across the United States and beyond began noticing something was very wrong. The app would not load. Sessions refused to start. Messages that appeared to ...

For more than an hour on Friday, many people were having trouble connecting to Discord, with the platform showing a message saying that there were “increased API errors.” Discord confirmed it was ...

Nearly 70,000 Discord users reported outages on Friday afternoon, according to Downdetector. Outage reports were concentrated in major cities across the United States, including Miami and New York.