#LinkedIn restores service after global outage
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More than 48,000 reports of issues have been registered on Downdetector, with users impacted globally.
The technical glitch was impacting users globally, including the U.S. and UK, with more than 48,000 reports of issues via Downdetector.
Why we care. If you were running ad campaigns on LinkedIn, expect a significant decrease in reach, engagement, and conversions from when the error began until it was resolved.
Error message. When users tried to access the site, many found they were unable to. Instead, they were greeted with an error message that read:
- “We seem to have encountered an error. Try going back to the previous page or see our Help Center for more information.”
When did it start? LinkedIn started investigating the issue at 4.25pm ET on March 6, and managed to restore services as usual by approximately 4.45pm ET.
What LinkedIn is saying. LinkedIn said in a statement:
- “We are currently experiencing an issue across the Linkedin API developer platform that is causing API requests to fail unexpectedly. We are investigating the issue and working on a resolution.”
Deep dive. Read LinkedIn’s Status Page for more information.
Nicola Agius is Paid Media Editor of Search Engine Land after joining in 2023. She covers paid media, retail media and more. Prior to this, she was SEO Director at Jungle Creations (2020-2023), overseeing the company’s editorial strategy for multiple websites. She has over 15 years of experience in journalism and has previously worked at OK! Magazine (2010-2014), Mail Online (2014-2015), Mirror (2015-2017), Digital Spy (2017-2018) and The Sun (2018-2020). She also previously teamed up with SEO agency Blue Array to co-author Amazon bestselling book Mastering In-House SEO.
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