Is Slack Down?
No, Slack is up. All systems operational.
What is Slack?
Slack is a cloud-based messaging platform used by teams and organizations for real-time communication, file sharing, and workflow automation. It organizes conversations into channels, supports direct messages, and integrates with thousands of third-party tools via its API. Businesses of all sizes rely on Slack as a primary communication layer, making outages immediately disruptive to day-to-day operations.
Signs Slack is having problems
- Messages fail to send or deliver, showing a red exclamation mark or a "Failed to send" error next to the message.
- The desktop or mobile app hangs on the loading screen or displays a "Connecting..." spinner that never resolves.
- Notifications stop arriving entirely, or the app shows new messages only after a manual refresh.
- Slash commands, Workflow Builder automations, or third-party app integrations such as bots and webhooks stop responding or return errors.
Find out when your own services go down
You can check Slack here — but a heartbeat monitor tells you the moment your API, website, or cron job stops responding, so you hear about your own downtime before your users do.
Frequently asked questions
How can I tell if Slack is down?
The fastest way is to check the official Slack status page at https://slack-status.com, which lists the current operational status of all major Slack components including messaging, notifications, calls, and the API. You can also check third-party outage trackers or look for widespread reports on social media platforms. If only you are affected, the issue is more likely a local network problem or a firewall rule blocking Slack's domains.
Where is the official Slack status page?
Slack maintains its official status page at https://slack-status.com. The page shows real-time and historical incident information broken down by component, such as messaging, file uploads, calls, and the API. Slack posts incident updates there as investigations progress, so it is the most reliable source during an outage.
Why do Slack calls and huddles drop even when messaging seems fine?
Slack messaging and Slack calls run on separate infrastructure. Voice and video features rely on additional media servers and WebRTC connections, so they can degrade or fail independently of the text messaging service. During a partial outage, Slack may mark only the affected component as degraded on their status page while the rest of the platform continues to work normally.
Can I get automatically alerted when my own services go down, the way Slack alerts its own users?
Yes. CronJobPro's heartbeat monitoring lets you set up a dead-man's-switch monitor for any scheduled job or service endpoint. Your service pings CronJobPro on a set interval, and if a ping is missed CronJobPro sends you an alert immediately. This is separate from tracking third-party services like Slack and is useful for monitoring your own infrastructure.
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