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All Help Scout systems are being actively monitored and any issues will be reported here. If you are having trouble and don't see updates here, please email help@helpscout.net.

Web App Operational
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Docs Sites ? Operational
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99.99 % uptime
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Beacon ? Operational
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99.97 % uptime
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Mobile Apps Operational
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99.93 % uptime
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Public APIs Operational
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100.0 % uptime
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Inbox API Operational
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100.0 % uptime
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Docs API Operational
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100.0 % uptime
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AI Services Operational
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AI Drafts ? Operational
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99.97 % uptime
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AI Answers Operational
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100.0 % uptime
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AI Summarize Operational
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AI Assist Operational
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Scheduled Maintenance

Scheduled Database Maintenance Jun 7, 2025 09:00-10:00 EDT

We will be performing a scheduled database maintenance on Saturday, June 7, 2025 starting at 9:00 AM Eastern that should last about 1 hour.

During this maintenance you will not be able to create, edit, delete, or publish Docs articles. Your Docs site will still be available for visitors.

We will provide updates here if anything changes during the maintenance window.

Posted on May 14, 2025 - 09:38 EDT

Scheduled Database Maintenance Jun 14, 2025 09:00-11:30 EDT

From 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM EST on Saturday, June 14, 2025, we will be performing database maintenance that will take chat offline.

Starting at 9:00 AM, no new chats will be able to be initiated, but agents in active chats at that time will not be disconnected. At 9:30 AM, the chat service will go fully offline for approximately two hours.

Posted on May 19, 2025 - 18:56 EDT
Jun 3, 2025

No incidents reported today.

Jun 2, 2025

No incidents reported.

Jun 1, 2025

No incidents reported.

May 31, 2025

No incidents reported.

May 30, 2025

No incidents reported.

May 29, 2025

No incidents reported.

May 28, 2025

No incidents reported.

May 27, 2025

No incidents reported.

May 26, 2025
Resolved - Our engineers have resolved the root cause of the issue with Views. They should be loading now as normal. We're closing this out and our engineers will continue to monitor. Sorry for the trouble today!
May 26, 12:13 EDT
Identified - Our engineers have identified the root cause of the issue with Views and are working on resolving it. Thank you for your patience.
May 26, 12:08 EDT
Investigating - We're looking into connection errors that could be affecting loading conversations from the inbox views. We'll update here when we have more information!
May 26, 12:02 EDT
May 25, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
May 25, 20:00 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
May 25, 19:00 EDT
Scheduled - We will be performing a scheduled database maintenance on Sunday, May 25, 2025 that should last about 1 hour, starting at 7:00 PM Eastern.

Custom Views won't receive updates during this time. They will still function, but new updates on View conversations will not take effect during the maintenance.

We will provide updates here if anything changes during the maintenance window.

May 21, 17:00 EDT
May 24, 2025
Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed.
May 24, 10:30 EDT
In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
May 24, 09:30 EDT
Scheduled - We will be performing a scheduled database maintenance on Saturday, May 24, 2025 that should last about 1 hour and 30 minutes, starting at 9:30 AM Eastern.

During this maintenance, portions of the Inbox API, which affect custom apps and third-party integrations, will be inaccessible, as detailed below.

• You will not be able to create, update, or delete apps
• You will not be able to revoke tokens
• Integrations will not be able to authorize new users
• Integrations will not be able to refresh expired tokens

Integrations with existing tokens will still be able to call the API and you will be able to see your apps and tokens in Help Scout. Please alert any team membes that maintain your apps & integrations if they are not subscribed to status updates.

We will provide updates here if anything changes during the maintenance window.

May 24, 09:30 EDT
May 23, 2025

No incidents reported.

May 22, 2025

No incidents reported.

May 21, 2025

No incidents reported.

May 20, 2025

No incidents reported.