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Help Scout

Connections Issues

Partial outage Lasted 2h 46m · started · Help Scout's page

Level
confirmed
Worst impact
Partial outage
Components
Web App
Down Index
32of 100

What to do

  • Check whether you use Help Scout Web App. Check your stack

    Paste a package.json, lockfile, Terraform or a list of domains at down.guide/stack to see every provider you depend on.
  • Confirm your retries, queues and scheduled jobs caught up after the 2h 46m it lasted.

    Anything that failed between 2025-10-20 09:50 UTC and 2025-10-20 12:37 UTC may need a replay.
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    https://down.guide/feed?provider=help-scout works in Slack (/feed subscribe), Discord feed bots and any RSS reader.

Updates from Help Scout 3

  1. identified

    We’ve identified the connectivity issues affecting our app as stemming from a disruption with one of our cloud infrastructure providers. Our team is monitoring their recovery closely. We’ll share an update as soon as we know more.

    provider

  2. monitoring

    Our infrastructure provider is reporting significant recovery, and most Help Scout services are now operating normally. We'll continue to monitor the situation and will share an update as soon as possible.

    provider

  3. resolved

    The earlier disruption with one of our cloud providers has been fully resolved. Help Scout services are stable, and we’ve confirmed normal performance across the platform. We’ll continue routine monitoring, but no further impact is expected. Thanks for your patience while this issue was resolved.

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Corrections

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Questions about DWN-4a2843dbdf

Is Help Scout still down?

No, this incident was resolved 2025-10-20 12:37 UTC. For Help Scout's live state, see https://down.guide/help-scout.

How long did it last?

2h 46m, from 2025-10-20 09:50 UTC to 2025-10-20 12:37 UTC, by the times Help Scout posted.

What was affected?

Help Scout named Web App.

What caused it?

Help Scout hasn't published a root cause. If it does, it shows here.

Where does this come from?

Help Scout's official status page, https://status.helpscout.com, quoted verbatim. down.guide's own probes, reports and social counts are labeled as ours.