# Affirm US Checkout Availability Degradation

- Provider: [Affirm](https://down.guide/affirm)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Major outage
- lasted 52m
- started 2026-01-22 15:40 UTC
- US, US - Shop Pay Installments
- us
- id: DWN-61b96691cf
- Official page: https://stspg.io/frcw79bd01wf

## Updates from Affirm
### 2026-01-22 15:40 UTC: investigating
We are currently experiencing a drop in checkout availability. We are working on identifying the root cause to return service as soon as possible. We will update as soon as we can.

### 2026-01-22 15:52 UTC: investigating
We have seen a recovery in our services but we are still monitoring and investigating the root cause of the issue. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

### 2026-01-22 16:22 UTC: monitoring
We have identified the root cause of the incident and will continue monitoring our services to ensure that our services maintain operational.

### 2026-01-22 16:32 UTC: resolved
Our services have maintained operational. This incident is now resolved.

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