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Frequently Asked Questions

Login problems may be caused by incorrect credentials, expired security tokens, or account restrictions. Try resetting your password or verifying your multi-factor authentication settings.

AWS may experience service delays due to regional infrastructure issues, configuration errors, or high usage. Restarting affected services or checking your setup may help resolve the issue.

If you're unable to access AWS services, it could be due to local network problems or broader service interruptions. Check community forums to see if others are experiencing similar issues.

EC2 instances may fail to start due to exhausted resources, misconfigured instance settings, or failed status checks. Review the instance logs and adjust your configurations as needed.

To check for problems, you can search for user reports in cloud-focused communities or consult your service logs for signs of performance degradation.

Access issues with S3 may occur due to incorrect permissions, missing policies, or expired access keys. Double-check your IAM roles and bucket policies.

Console issues may be caused by browser caching, unsupported extensions, or expired sessions. Clear your browser cache or try logging in through an incognito window.

A Lambda function may not run if the trigger is misconfigured, the code contains errors, or resource limits are exceeded. Review the function logs for specific error messages.

Performance issues can result from under-provisioned resources, high latency, or misconfigured auto-scaling. Monitor your metrics and consider adjusting resource allocations.

CLI access issues may be due to incorrect credentials, misconfigured profiles, or lack of internet connectivity. Verify your access keys and ensure your configuration file is correct.

Missing logs may occur when the logging agent is not configured properly or permissions are lacking. Confirm that your IAM role has logging access and the service is set to export logs.

If you're hitting service limits, it may be due to default quotas or resource-intensive configurations. Review your usage in the AWS console and request limit increases if needed.

Incident History

Resolved Incidents

We have detected a potential outage for AWS.
Started: 2025-07-05 13:53 Resolved: 2025-07-05 14:04

We have detected a potential outage for AWS.
Started: 2025-07-05 06:11 Resolved: 2025-07-05 06:23

We have detected a potential outage for AWS.
Started: 2025-07-05 01:31 Resolved: 2025-07-05 01:43

About AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive cloud computing platform used by developers, startups, enterprises, and government agencies to power digital infrastructure at scale. AWS offers over 200 fully featured services, including computing (EC2), storage (S3), databases (RDS), networking (VPC), machine learning, and serverless computing (Lambda). Businesses rely on AWS to host websites, deploy apps, manage APIs, process data, and ensure high availability and scalability across global regions through its network of data centers.

Despite its reliability, AWS users may encounter technical issues such as:

  • Login or console access failures to the AWS Management Console
  • Latency or downtime in services like EC2, S3, or RDS
  • API gateway timeouts or Lambda execution errors
  • CloudFront not delivering content or failing to cache
  • Billing dashboard or usage reports not loading

These issues often prompt searches like “Why is AWS not working today?”, “Is AWS down right now?”, or “How to fix AWS login issues.”

Service disruptions can result from regional outages, network latency, configuration errors, or large-scale incidents affecting underlying infrastructure. AWS hosts many other platforms, so its outages may also impact services like Shopify or Slack, which depend on its cloud backbone. For alternatives or multi-cloud strategies, businesses often consider Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud as complementary platforms.

Use this page to check AWS's current status and understand possible issues affecting its services and the applications built on top of it.

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