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 and CA Database Maintenance
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 15 , 23:00 PDT - Jul 16 , 03:00 PDT 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
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 15 , 16:00 - 20:00 PDT 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
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 8 , 23:00 PDT - Jul 9 , 02:00 PDT 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
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 8 , 16:00 - 20:00 PDT 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
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 1 , 23:00 PDT - Jul 2 , 02:00 PDT 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
THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Jul 1 , 16:00 - 20:00 PDT 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.
Database Maintenance in US/CA
Jun 18 , 03:00 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jun 17 , 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 2 , 12:36 PDT Scheduled - On June 17th, 2026, Affirm will be 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 06/17/2026 and end at 3:00 AM PT on 06/18/2026. The expected aggregate downtime is estimated to be, at most, 5 minutes for the US and 1 minute for CA within this 4 hour window.
Sandbox checkout confirm_loan failures
Jun 17 , 17:44 PDT Resolved - This incident has been resolved. Jun 17 , 17:16 PDT Monitoring - A fix has been implemented and we are now monitoring the results. Jun 17 , 17:05 PDT Update - We are continuing to investigate the root cause of this issue. We are comparing successful and non-successful sandbox loan confirmations to understand potential mitigations. Jun 17 , 16:22 PDT Investigating - We are currently investigating an issue with the confirm_loan endpoint in the Affirm US sandbox. We will update further as scope and root cause are uncovered.
No-Downtime Global Infrastructure Update
Jun 12 , 00:30 PDT Completed - The scheduled maintenance has been completed. Jun 11 , 23:00 PDT In progress - Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary. Jun 11 , 11:34 PDT Scheduled - We are making updates to infrastructure supporting select global services. No downtime is expected. Work will begin at 11:00 PM PT on June 11th and conclude at 12:30 AM PT on June 12th.
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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