# Elevated 500 error rate on Cache Purge API requests

- Provider: [Cloudflare](https://down.guide/providers/cloudflare)
- Confidence: Confirmed
- Impact: Degraded
- lasted 0m
- started 2026-02-28 11:00 UTC
- apac, eu, me
- id: DWN-2c7d40d2a9
- Official page: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/ct0pn2kwtfn1

## Updates from Cloudflare
### 2026-02-28 11:00 UTC: resolved
Cloudflare investigated and mitigated an issue that caused customers on Europe, Middle East, Africa and western Asia Pacific regions to observe a higher 500 error rate on Cache Purge API requests from 10:35 to 11:00 today.

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