Telegram unreachable in United Kingdom

Started:
Confirmed:
Closed:
Duration:
17 min
Affected:
Bot API, t.me links, web app
Countries:
United Kingdom

What is happening

  1. Recovered: Bot API, t.me links, web app have been responding normally for 5 cycles in a row. The incident lasted 17 min. If it still does not work for you, the cause is no longer Telegram.

  2. The failure is visible from these countries: United Kingdom. The list changes as measurements come in.

  3. The failure is visible from these countries: United Kingdom, India. The list changes as measurements come in.

  4. The failure has spread: web app stopped responding too. Currently affected: Bot API, t.me links, web app.

  5. The failure is visible from these countries: United Kingdom. The list changes as measurements come in.

  6. The failure has spread: Bot API stopped responding too. Currently affected: Bot API, t.me links.

  7. The failure is no longer limited to individual countries: every vantage point sees it.

  8. The picture has changed: was "failure in some countries", now "errors and delays". Affected: t.me links.

  9. Confirmed: t.me links does not open in United Kingdom. Elsewhere it works. Why it fails there we do not know. If you are not in those countries, this does not affect you.

  10. The failure is visible from these countries: United Kingdom. The list changes as measurements come in.

  11. The picture has changed: was "errors and delays", now "failure in some countries". Affected: t.me links.

  12. Looks like trouble is starting: t.me links. We are checking. If Telegram does not open for you, wait a few minutes and try again.

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