Telegram responding with errors: t.me links

Episodes

The component failed and came back several times in a row. The spans below are when exactly; in between it responded normally.

2026-08-18 19:34 UTC
The problem is back: t.me links. This is episode 3 of the same incident — the previous one closed less than an hour ago, so we are not opening a separate record. The component keeps flapping.
2026-08-18 18:48 UTC
The problem is back: t.me links. This is episode 2 of the same incident — the previous one closed less than an hour ago, so we are not opening a separate record. The component keeps flapping.
2026-08-18 18:17 UTC
Recovered: t.me links have been responding normally for 5 cycles in a row. The incident lasted 9 min. If it still does not work for you, the cause is no longer Telegram.
2026-08-18 18:09 UTC
Confirmed by 2 independent vantage points. Telegram is responding with errors: t.me links. Some requests go through and some do not, which is why it works for some people and not for others. If a message fails to send, try again in a minute; there is no need to reinstall the app.
2026-08-18 18:08 UTC
We are seeing signs of trouble: t.me links. So far only one vantage point out of three reports it, so we are not calling it an outage — we are checking. If Telegram does not open for you, wait a few minutes and try again: the state on this page is recalculated every minute.

We do not name a cause: we have availability measurements, not access to Telegram's infrastructure.