# Increase in 401 status responses to Storefront GraphQL API

- Provider: [BigCommerce](https://down.guide/bigcommerce)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Degraded
- lasted 25m
- started 2026-04-03 15:55 UTC
- API & Webhooks
- id: DWN-734cbb3e97
- Official page: https://stspg.io/x5hcp2lvfdgl

## Updates from BigCommerce
### 2026-04-03 15:55 UTC: identified
Starting at 12:30PM UTC, there is an increase of 401 responses to the Storefront GraphQL API. This issue is intermittent and impacts Stencil storefronts utilizing GraphQL

### 2026-04-03 15:56 UTC: investigating
We are currently investigating this issue.

### 2026-04-03 16:20 UTC: resolved
This incident has been resolved.

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