Thu Feb 27 02:40:00 UTC 2025: ## Slack Suffers Major Outage, Affecting Millions of Users

**SAN FRANCISCO, October 26** – Slack, the popular team communication platform, experienced a major outage on Wednesday evening, leaving millions of users unable to access the service. Reports of widespread issues began surfacing around 9 PM PDT, flooding Down Detector with complaints.

Users reported difficulties connecting to the Slack app (60%), server connection problems (24%), and website accessibility issues (16%). A message within the Slack application itself read, “We’re having trouble loading your workspace,” highlighting the extent of the disruption.

Slack acknowledged the outage on X (formerly Twitter), stating that its engineers were working to identify and resolve the problem. The company apologized for the inconvenience and directed users to its status page, slack-status.com, for updates.

A subsequent update revealed that the outage affected core functionalities, including sending messages, threads, workflows, and API access. Users also reported difficulties logging in. While Slack assured users it was working diligently to restore service, the exact cause of the outage remained undisclosed as of press time. The company pledged to provide further updates as they become available.

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