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🔴 Every email Stytch sent just vanished into the void—magic links, OTPs, password resets, the whole magic show. Users couldn't log in, verify squat, or reset anything. The postmortem arrived faster than the emails did. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)
// The official story
Emails not being delivered
// Status page says
Type: Incident Duration: 5 hours and 18 minutes Affected Components: Message deliverability Aug 17, 09:27:00 GMT+0 - Investigating - We are currently investigating this incident. Aug 17, 12:00:00 GMT+0 - Postmortem - We extend our sincerest apologies for this outage. On 17 August 2026, between 02:15 and 05:15 PT (09:15–12:15 UTC), all outbound email from Stytch failed, including email magic links, email OTPs, and password reset emails. Service was restored at 05:15 PT. **What h
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⚪ Microsoft's Outlook decided emails were more of a suggestion than a requirement. Stytch's messaging providers got caught in the crossfire while Microsoft stayed mysteriously silent. Turns out 'the cloud' can still lose mail. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)
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🟠 Stytch's API decided to play the blame game with Cloudflare during a brief upstream meltdown. Error rates spiked across their test and live APIs like a perfectly timed comedy of finger-pointing, though the situation recovered faster than you can say 'it wasn't us.' Users who relied on Cloudflare got to enjoy the full stack of disappointment. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)