Errors Accessing AO3
We are continuing to investigate reports of slowness and errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.
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Posted: 19:38 UTC 01 March, 2026
AO3 is currently down. We do not have an estimated return time currently. We're looking into it with one of our third-party support providers and will update when we have more information. Thank you for your patience!
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Posted: 20:35 UTC 01 March, 2026
We've identified the problem and are working on a fix. We expect to remain down for several more hours. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!
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Posted: 22:56 UTC 01 March, 2026
AO3 is back up! We appreciate your patience. We've got our protections against bot traffic turned up a bit higher than usual, so some users may experience problems if they're using a VPN or similar tools.
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Posted: 00:44 UTC 02 March, 2026
We are investigating reports of errors when trying to load AO3, including errors saying that AO3 is down.
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Posted: 02:07 UTC 02 March, 2026
AO3 will remain down for at least several hours until we can consult our database vendor's support team and resolve the underlying issue. We're very sorry for the inconvenience.
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Posted: 05:07 UTC 02 March, 2026
