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.

• 13:01 — 13:06 UTCt.me links
• 13:12 — 13:36 UTCt.me links
• 13:44 — 13:49 UTCt.me links
• 13:50 — 13:57 UTCt.me links
• 13:58 — 14:05 UTCt.me links
• 14:12 — 14:31 UTCt.me links

What is happening

1. 2026-08-18 14:25 UTC

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

2. 2026-08-18 14:25 UTC

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

3. 2026-08-18 14:24 UTC

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

4. 2026-08-18 14:24 UTC

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

5. 2026-08-18 14:12 UTC

   The problem is back: t.me links. This is episode 6 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.

6. 2026-08-18 13:58 UTC

   The problem is back: t.me links. This is episode 5 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.

7. 2026-08-18 13:50 UTC

   The problem is back: t.me links. This is episode 4 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.

8. 2026-08-18 13:44 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.

9. 2026-08-18 13:13 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.

10. 2026-08-18 13:12 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.

11. 2026-08-18 13:06 UTC

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

12. 2026-08-18 13:01 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.

What it was

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