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Medium service health
Last 24 hours, shown in UTC
Medium had 96 response-time checks in the last 24 hours, averaging 33 ms, with 0 incident buckets and 0 reports.
- Fully operational uptime
- 100.0%
- Avg response
- 33 ms
- Incident buckets
- 0
- Current status
- operational
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Medium is an online publishing platform where writers and publications share articles, essays, and stories on topics ranging from technology to personal development.
Current status
Medium is up and running.
Report volume
0 user reports in the last 24 hours.
Freshness
Last checked Jul 12, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.
Official links
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What to do when Medium is down
- If you were writing a draft when Medium went down, check your browser's local storage — Medium auto-saves drafts that may be recoverable.
- Published articles may be cached by Google — search for the article title to find a cached version while Medium is down.
- Check @MediumSupport on X for outage announcements.
- Report the outage on this page to help other users confirm the problem.
Common Medium outage causes
Medium outages usually involve CDN or rendering engine failures that prevent articles from loading. The platform's custom domain feature can fail independently, affecting publications hosted on custom URLs.
Visit the official Medium website at https://medium.com to check directly. You can also learn more about how OutageHQ works or browse all monitored services on the service directory.
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Status summary
Medium monitoring details
Medium is operational in the latest OutageHQ check. If it is not working for you, compare the report count, official sources, and your local browser, device, DNS, or network before assuming a broad outage. Last checked: Jul 12, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC.
Current signal
OutageHQ tracks Medium as a social and messaging platform using messages, voice chat, login, notifications, profile feeds, and API signals.
Report categories
Users can classify Medium reports by symptom so outage patterns are easier to compare.
Available issue types include Messages not sending, Voice or video issue, Notifications delayed, Feed not loading, Service down, Server not responding, App not loading, Sign in problem, Error message, Slow performance.
Official and independent checks
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Issues users reported
Server-loaded survey results for the last 24 hours. The survey itself is the only client-side part of this data path.
0 survey responses
Messages not sending
0
Messages fail, queue, or arrive late.
Voice or video issue
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Calls, rooms, meetings, streams, or media sessions fail.
Notifications delayed
0
Push, email, or in-app notifications are delayed or missing.
Feed not loading
0
Timeline, profile, or feed content does not refresh.
Service down
0
The whole service appears unavailable.
Server not responding
0
Requests fail or time out.
App not loading
0
The app or website opens slowly or never finishes loading.
Sign in problem
0
Login, SSO, or account access is failing.
Error message
0
The service shows an unexpected error.
Slow performance
0
The service works but is unusually slow.
Components and regions to compare
Messages
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Login
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Notifications
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Voice or video
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API
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Platform outage or local issue?
- Likely broader issue
- Messaging, feed, login, notification, voice, video, or API incident
- Likely local issue
- Account, device, app version, notification settings, network, or regional issue
Troubleshooting checklist
- Refresh Medium and compare the latest OutageHQ status with the report count.
- Try another browser, device, network, or DNS resolver if checks are healthy.
- Check official Medium sources for confirmed incidents or maintenance.
- Report the closest symptom above so other users can compare the same issue type.
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FAQ
What is Medium?
Medium is an online publishing platform where writers and publications share articles, essays, and stories on topics ranging from technology to personal development.
Why is Medium not working?
Medium outages usually involve CDN or rendering engine failures that prevent articles from loading. The platform's custom domain feature can fail independently, affecting publications hosted on custom URLs. Compare the current OutageHQ status, recent checks, user reports, and official sources before assuming the issue affects everyone.
What should I do if Medium is down?
If you were writing a draft when Medium went down, check your browser's local storage — Medium auto-saves drafts that may be recoverable. Published articles may be cached by Google — search for the article title to find a cached version while Medium is down. Check @MediumSupport on X for outage announcements.
Related Medium outage checks
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