# Proxy degradation

- Provider: [Apify](https://down.guide/providers/apify)
- Confidence: Confirmed
- Impact: Major outage
- lasted 0m
- started 2026-05-14 07:20 UTC
- Apify states the impact was about 5m
- id: DWN-2faa436a1b
- Official page: https://stspg.io/wxq0p0mj2b2j

## Root cause
> We experienced degraded performance on our proxy due to an unexpected increase in load.

[Postmortem](https://stspg.io/wxq0p0mj2b2j)

## Updates from Apify
### 2026-05-14 07:20 UTC: resolved
We experienced degraded performance on our proxy due to an unexpected increase in load. This caused slower response times for some users.
The issue lasted approximately 5 minutes and has been fully resolved. All systems are now operating normally.
We apologize for the inconvenience.

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