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Authentication failures when running search queries for some clusters

Degraded Lasted 6h 18m · started · MongoDB Atlas's page

Level
confirmed
Worst impact
Degraded
Components
MongoDB Cloud, MongoDB Atlas Search

What to do

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Updates from MongoDB Atlas 4

  1. investigating

    We are investigating an issue impacting some clusters that causes search queries to fail with authentication failures.

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  2. identified

    We have identified the root cause of the search query failures and are working on a mitigation for impacted clusters. Clusters with dedicated search nodes are unaffected. Some clusters with colocated search nodes may see search query failures.

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  3. monitoring

    We have resolved the issue for all impacted clusters. We continue to monitor the fleet for any residual impact.

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  4. resolved

    This incident has been resolved.

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Corrections

None so far.

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Questions about DWN-b3e38cffad

Is MongoDB Atlas still down?

No, this incident was resolved 2026-05-24 02:05 UTC. For MongoDB Atlas's live state, see https://down.guide/mongodb-atlas.

How long did it last?

6h 18m, from 2026-05-23 19:48 UTC to 2026-05-24 02:05 UTC, by the times MongoDB Atlas posted.

What was affected?

MongoDB Atlas named MongoDB Cloud, MongoDB Atlas Search.

What caused it?

MongoDB Atlas hasn't published a root cause. If it does, it shows here.

Where does this come from?

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