# Sonar API incident

- Provider: [Perplexity](https://down.guide/perplexity)
- Level: confirmed
- Impact: Major outage
- lasted 0m
- started 2026-08-24 23:39 UTC
- id: DWN-5e69c15c01
- Official page: https://status.perplexity.com/incidents/01M0V294RM3BRQ7Z5P2ZH5B72B

## Updates from Perplexity
### 2026-02-16 21:35 UTC: investigating
We are currently investigating this incident affecting Sonar API.

### 2026-02-16 21:48 UTC: identified
We have identified the root cause and working on the mitigation.

### 2026-02-16 22:14 UTC: monitoring
Sonar API is recovering. We'll continue monitoring the service and its health.

### 2026-02-16 22:27 UTC: resolved
This incident has been resolved.

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