Imgur down? The answer is at the top of this page. Appys checks Imgur’s official status page as you arrive, so what you see is never more than a few minutes old. Below is what to check on your side, what to do while you wait, and how to hear when it’s fixed.
Imgur down for everyone, or just you?
If the status above says Imgur is working normally but it isn’t working for you, the problem is most likely closer to home. Press Is it just me? at the top of the page: your own device and our server both try to reach imgur.com, and the answer tells you which side the problem is on.
Then try these quick checks:
- Open Imgur on another network, such as mobile data instead of Wi-Fi.
- Try a different browser or a private window, to rule out an old cache or a browser extension.
- Restart your router if lots of websites are slow, not just this one.
- Make sure your device’s date and time are set automatically: a wrong clock can stop secure connections.
- Refresh, check for an app update, and try the website instead of the app.
Imgur down? What to do while you wait
- Check which part is affected. Imgur splits its status into 9 parts, listed under What Imgur reports on above, so a problem in one may not touch the ones you use.
- Wait before posting again: posts made during an outage can fail or appear twice.
- Scheduled posts may go out late, so check them once it’s back.
- If you rely on it for work, let people know on another channel.
- Keep this page open: the status changes by itself when Imgur posts the fix, so there’s no need to keep refreshing.
If it drags on and the work can’t wait, the alternatives near the top of this page are other photo sites that are working right now.
Why apps like Imgur go down
Social apps usually go down after updates, during big live events when everyone posts at once, or when part of their network fails. Even big outages are often partial, hitting one feature, one region or one group of users rather than everyone. That’s why Imgur can work fine for you while its status page reports a problem, or the other way round.
How Appys checks Imgur
Every status on this page comes from Imgur’s official status page, where Imgur’s own team posts problems and fixes. Its status page covers 9 parts: Desktop Site, Mobile Web, iOS App, Android App, Upload, Imgur Commercial API, DNS, AWS EC2 and CDN. Appys reads it whenever someone opens this page and regularly in between, keeps a record of every problem it posts and works out the 90-day uptime from that record. We never change what Imgur says, and nobody can pay to change a status or a record.
A quiet status page doesn’t always mean nothing is wrong: some companies post small problems late, or not at all. That’s why this page also shows how openly Imgur reports its problems.
How long do Imgur outages last?
It depends on what broke. Small problems are often fixed within the hour, while a big outage can take most of a day. The history above lists every problem Imgur has posted recently, when each one started and how long it took to fix, so you can see what’s normal for Imgur rather than guessing. While a problem is open, the latest update from Imgur is shown at the top of this page.
About Imgur
Image sharing and memes.
On Appys it’s listed under Social and entertainment, with the other photo sites we follow.
Hear when Imgur is back
Send one email to [email protected] with Watch Imgur in the subject and we’ll email you when Imgur reports a major outage, and again when it’s fixed. You can also follow its problems in a feed reader or a Slack channel, or add a live badge to your own site; both are explained above.
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