Is Affirm Down?
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About Affirm Status
BlueMonitor checks Affirm (affirm.com) by sending automated requests to its servers. If the service responds within a normal timeframe and returns a successful status code, it's marked as operational. Response times over 3 seconds indicate the service is slow, and connection failures or server errors indicate the service may be down.
Recent Incidents
US Checkout Database Infrastructure
Aug 5 , 10:53 PDT Completed - This scheduled maintenance is now considered completed. Required work was completed ahead of schedule. Affirm's maintenance needs were fulfilled during the previous week's window (the maintenance completed at 2 AM PT, 7/30/2026). There is no longer any scheduled downtime associated with this event. Jul 17 , 14:15 PDT Scheduled - We will be performing maintenance on our US Checkout service infrastructure. Customers may experience brief, intermittent service disruptions, totaling no more than 10 minutes in aggregate. This maintenance is scheduled between August 5th, 2026 from 11:00 PM PT to 2:00 AM PT on August 6th, 2026.
US Checkout Database Infrastructure
Jul 30 , 02:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 29 , 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jul 16 , 15:15 PDT Scheduled - We will be performing maintenance on our US Checkout service infrastructure. Customers may experience brief, intermittent service disruptions, totaling no more than 10 minutes in aggregate. This maintenance is scheduled between July 29th, 2026 from 11:00 PM PT to 2:00 AM PT on July 30th, 2026.
US Database Maintenance
Jul 23 , 02:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 22 , 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jul 17 , 14:05 PDT Update - We will be undergoing scheduled maintenance during this time. Jul 6 , 11:41 PDT Scheduled - On July 22nd, 2026, Affirm will perform updates to its checkout service dependent database clusters in the US. Affirm US checkout services may experience brief, intermittent disruptions. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM PT on 07/22/2026 and end at 2:00 AM PT on 07/23/2026. The expected aggregate downtime is estimated to be, at most, 10 minutes within this 3 hour window.
US and CA Database Maintenance
Jul 16 , 03:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 15 , 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 29 , 13:21 PDT Scheduled - On July 15th, 2026, Affirm will perform updates to its database clusters in the US and CA. Affirm checkout critical databases may experience brief, intermittent service disruptions. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM PT on 07/15/2026 and end at 3:00 AM PT on 07/16/2026. The expected aggregate downtime is estimated to be, at most, 10 minutes in the US region and 5 minutes in the CA region within this 4 hour window.
No-Downtime UK Checkout Infrastructure Update
Jul 15 , 20:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 15 , 16:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 16 , 09:37 PDT Scheduled - We are making updates to infrastructure supporting select UK checkout services. No downtime is expected. Work will begin at 12:00 AM BST and conclude at 4:00 AM BST on July 16th.
US Database Maintenance
Jul 9 , 02:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 8 , 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 23 , 06:46 PDT Scheduled - On July 8th, 2026, Affirm will perform updates to its database clusters in the US. Affirm checkout critical databases may experience brief, intermittent service disruptions. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM PT on 07/08/2026 and end at 2:00 AM PT on 07/09/2026. The expected aggregate downtime is estimated to be, at most, 10 minutes within this 3 hour window.
No-Downtime UK Checkout Infrastructure Update
Jul 8 , 20:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 8 , 16:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 16 , 09:37 PDT Scheduled - We are making updates to infrastructure supporting select UK checkout services. No downtime is expected. Work will begin at 12:00 AM BST and conclude at 4:00 AM BST on July 9th.
US Database Maintenance
Jul 2 , 02:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 1 , 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 16 , 11:26 PDT Scheduled - On July 1st, 2026, Affirm will perform updates to its database clusters in the US. Affirm checkout critical databases may experience brief, intermittent service disruptions. The maintenance will begin at 11:00 PM PT on 07/01/2026 and end at 2:00 AM PT on 07/02/2026. The expected aggregate downtime is estimated to be, at most, 10 minutes within this 3 hour window.
No-Downtime UK Checkout Infrastructure Update
Jul 1 , 20:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jul 1 , 16:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 16 , 09:36 PDT Scheduled - We are making updates to infrastructure supporting select UK checkout services. No downtime is expected. Work will begin at 12:00 AM BST and conclude at 4:00 AM BST on July 2nd.
Checkout Degradation
Jun 22 , 08:06 PDT Resolved - The checkout flow degradation caused by our CDN provider has been resolved. Our teams have confirmed full recovery and normal service has resumed. Jun 22 , 07:36 PDT Monitoring - We have seen a degradation to our checkout flow as a result of our CDN provider and believe that it has been mitigated. Our teams are continuing to monitor before confirming full recovery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Affirm down right now?
This page shows the real-time status of Affirm. The status is checked automatically by pinging Affirm's servers. If the status shows "Down", it means Affirm is currently experiencing issues.
Why is Affirm not working?
Affirm may not be working due to server outages, scheduled maintenance, network issues, or high traffic. Check the current status above for real-time information.
How do I check if Affirm is down for everyone?
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What should I do if Affirm is down?
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