⚪ Vertex AI's Gemini API decided to ghost users worldwide, rejecting requests like a bouncer with a clipboard. Two-hour window where your AI dreams turned into error 500 nightmares. Crisis averted, dignity not recovered. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)

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RESOLVED: Vertex AI Gemini API customers experienced increased error rates when accessing the global endpoint.

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Incident began at 2026-02-27 04:36 and ended at 2026-02-27 06:45 (all times are US/Pacific ). Description Between Friday, 2026-02-27, 04:36 and 06:45 PST, customers experienced increased error rates when accessing the Vertex Gemini API Global endpoint. The issue impacted API requests to multiple Gemini models. The incident also caused downstream imp