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Sidebar Apps not loading

Degraded Lasted 1h 24m · started · Help Scout's page

Level
confirmed
Worst impact
Degraded
Components
Web App
Down Index
20of 100

What to do

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Updates from Help Scout 3

  1. investigating

    We’re aware that some customers are having issues with sidebar apps and they're not loading. We're investigating the issue and we'll post an update here once we have additional information to share. Thanks for your patience and apologies for the disruption.

    provider

  2. monitoring

    We've identified and fixed the issue that prevented sidebar apps from loading. We're continuing to monitor sidebar apps performance and we'll post an update here when the issue is resolved.

    provider

  3. resolved

    After monitoring, it looks like sidebar apps are loading once more. It seems that the fix is working and we're going to close this one out!

    provider

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Corrections

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Questions about DWN-9e76df621d

Is Help Scout still down?

No, this incident was resolved 2026-03-11 14:04 UTC. For Help Scout's live state, see https://down.guide/help-scout.

How long did it last?

1h 24m, from 2026-03-11 12:40 UTC to 2026-03-11 14:04 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.