Sure, Instagram is down [Update: It’s back]

If you’re having bother utilizing Instagram this night, you’re not alone. Instagram is presently down for customers all over the world, with the app displaying an error message saying that it didn’t replace the house feed with new posts and tales.

Update: Crisis over. Instagram is again on-line. Enjoy your Sunday Scaries.

The Instagram outage seems to have began simply earlier than 6 p.m. ET within the United States. Reports of the outage are spiking on the aggregator web site Downdetector. Users are taking to different social networks, reminiscent of Twitter, to report that Instagram is presently down.

A Meta spokesperson confirmed the outage in a press release to The Verge, saying that the corporate is working to convey the service again on-line as shortly as attainable.

“We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing Instagram. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and we apologize for any inconvenience,” the spokesperson mentioned.

When customers open the Instagram app on iPhone, they’re offered with a cached model of their Instagram feed. Attempting to refresh the feed, nevertheless, leads to an error message: “Couldn’t refresh feed.” On the net, attempting to entry Instagram yields a totally clean web page.

Is Instagram presently down for you? Let us know within the feedback. We’ll replace this story if Meta shares any additional particulars concerning the outage.