AO3 Status
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The latest changes on #AO3 include more preparations for internationalizing emails, overhauled Assignments pages for gift exchange participants, and improved redirects when logging in and out. Check out our release notes for full details on all changes!
Releases 0.9.433 - 0.9.439: Change Log | Archive of Our Own
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
ao3-news.org
November 1, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The latest changes on #AO3 include more preparations for internationalizing emails, overhauled Assignments pages for gift exchange participants, and improved redirects when logging in and out. Check out our release notes for full details on all changes!
[update] Resolved: #AO3 is back! We believe the problem has been resolved, but we're continuing to monitor things just in case.
[AO3] Unexpected downtime
#AO3 is back! We believe the problem has been resolved, but we're continuing to monitor things just in case.
stspg.io
October 31, 2025 at 7:30 AM
[update] Resolved: #AO3 is back! We believe the problem has been resolved, but we're continuing to monitor things just in case.
[update] Investigating: #AO3 is down for some or all users. We are aware and are actively investigating.
[AO3] Unexpected downtime
#AO3 is down for some or all users. We are aware and are actively investigating.
stspg.io
October 31, 2025 at 6:12 AM
[update] Investigating: #AO3 is down for some or all users. We are aware and are actively investigating.
[update] Completed: #AO3's scheduled maintenance has finished! You're free to return to browsing.
AO3 Maintenance
#AO3's scheduled maintenance has finished! You're free to return to browsing.
stspg.io
October 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
[update] Completed: #AO3's scheduled maintenance has finished! You're free to return to browsing.
[update] In Progress: Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
AO3 Maintenance
Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
stspg.io
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
[update] In Progress: Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.
[update] Scheduled: Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes.
AO3 Maintenance
Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes.
stspg.io
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
[update] Scheduled: Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes.
[update] Scheduled: In a few hours, #AO3 will be briefly unavailable while we apply minor bug fixes.
AO3 Maintenance
In a few hours, #AO3 will be briefly unavailable while we apply minor bug fixes.
stspg.io
October 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
[update] Scheduled: In a few hours, #AO3 will be briefly unavailable while we apply minor bug fixes.
September's changes on #AO3 include new features for collections, an upgrade to our HTML sanitizer, and a variety of fixes across different areas. Check out our release notes for full details!
Releases 0.9.427 - 0.9.432: Change Log | Archive of Our Own
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
ao3-news.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:39 AM
September's changes on #AO3 include new features for collections, an upgrade to our HTML sanitizer, and a variety of fixes across different areas. Check out our release notes for full details!
Our updates to add tags and a multifandom filtering option to #AO3 Collections are now complete! Read more about it at: ao3-news.org/collection-t...
Collection Tags and Improvements to Collection Filters | Archive of Our Own
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
ao3-news.org
September 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Our updates to add tags and a multifandom filtering option to #AO3 Collections are now complete! Read more about it at: ao3-news.org/collection-t...
[update] Completed: #AO3 is back sooner than expected, and we have new and improved options for browsing collections! Get the details on collection tags at AO3 News: https://ao3-news.org/collection-tags
AO3 Maintenance
#AO3 is back sooner than expected, and we have new and improved options for browsing collections! Get the details on collection tags at AO3 News: https://ao3-news.org/collection-tags
stspg.io
September 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
[update] Completed: #AO3 is back sooner than expected, and we have new and improved options for browsing collections! Get the details on collection tags at AO3 News: https://ao3-news.org/collection-tags
[update] In Progress: #AO3 is about halfway through the first part of maintenance. We expect this part to last about 5 more hours. The second, final part of maintenance should be quicker.
AO3 Maintenance
#AO3 is about halfway through the first part of maintenance. We expect this part to last about 5 more hours. The second, final part of maintenance should be quicker.
stspg.io
September 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
[update] In Progress: #AO3 is about halfway through the first part of maintenance. We expect this part to last about 5 more hours. The second, final part of maintenance should be quicker.
[update] In Progress: #AO3 maintenance has begun! We expect to be down for about 20 hours, but we’ll keep you updated on any changes.
AO3 Maintenance
#AO3 maintenance has begun! We expect to be down for about 20 hours, but we’ll keep you updated on any changes.
stspg.io
September 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
[update] In Progress: #AO3 maintenance has begun! We expect to be down for about 20 hours, but we’ll keep you updated on any changes.
[update] Scheduled: Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes.
AO3 Maintenance
Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes.
stspg.io
September 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
[update] Scheduled: Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes.
#AO3 will be going down for about 20 hours of maintenance at 05:30 UTC, two hours earlier than previously announced. Check what time that is for you: ao3-news.org/maint2025092...
September 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
#AO3 will be going down for about 20 hours of maintenance at 05:30 UTC, two hours earlier than previously announced. Check what time that is for you: ao3-news.org/maint2025092...
Starting 24 hours from now, #AO3 will be down for about 20 hours.
[update] Scheduled: #AO3 will be down for about 20 hours starting at 07:30 UTC on September 26 while we prepare some improvements to collection browsing.
AO3 Maintenance
#AO3 will be down for about 20 hours starting at 07:30 UTC on September 26 while we prepare some improvements to collection browsing.
stspg.io
September 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Starting 24 hours from now, #AO3 will be down for about 20 hours.
[update] Scheduled: #AO3 will be down for about 20 hours starting at 07:30 UTC on September 26 while we prepare some improvements to collection browsing.
AO3 Maintenance
#AO3 will be down for about 20 hours starting at 07:30 UTC on September 26 while we prepare some improvements to collection browsing.
stspg.io
September 24, 2025 at 7:33 AM
[update] Scheduled: #AO3 will be down for about 20 hours starting at 07:30 UTC on September 26 while we prepare some improvements to collection browsing.
If you're looking for an email from us, please check your spam or junk folder and mark our emails as "Safe"/"Not Spam." To prevent this from happening in the future, we also recommend you add "do-not-reply@archiveofourown.org" to your email provider's Contacts or Safe Sender list.
In mid-August, we changed the links in our emails from http to https to increase security. Unfortunately, this change caused some email providers' spam checkers to be suspicious of our emails having a lot of new links, so they're sending them to your spam or junk folder.
September 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If you're looking for an email from us, please check your spam or junk folder and mark our emails as "Safe"/"Not Spam." To prevent this from happening in the future, we also recommend you add "do-not-reply@archiveofourown.org" to your email provider's Contacts or Safe Sender list.
In mid-August, we changed the links in our emails from http to https to increase security. Unfortunately, this change caused some email providers' spam checkers to be suspicious of our emails having a lot of new links, so they're sending them to your spam or junk folder.
September 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In mid-August, we changed the links in our emails from http to https to increase security. Unfortunately, this change caused some email providers' spam checkers to be suspicious of our emails having a lot of new links, so they're sending them to your spam or junk folder.
The latest changes on #AO3 include privacy and security enhancements, a new option for site skin creators, and some quality-of-life improvements, such as the much-requested addition of chapter numbers in comment emails. Check out our release notes for full details!
Releases 0.9.420 - 0.9.426: Change Log | Archive of Our Own
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
ao3-news.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The latest changes on #AO3 include privacy and security enhancements, a new option for site skin creators, and some quality-of-life improvements, such as the much-requested addition of chapter numbers in comment emails. Check out our release notes for full details!
To improve account security, #AO3 has updated our password change process to prevent users from choosing passwords that are known to be compromised on other sites. To learn more about how to protect your account, check out: otw-news.org/y8jnay3v
August 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
To improve account security, #AO3 has updated our password change process to prevent users from choosing passwords that are known to be compromised on other sites. To learn more about how to protect your account, check out: otw-news.org/y8jnay3v
[update] Resolved: Our email servers have caught up with the backlog of messages.
Email Delays
Our email servers have caught up with the backlog of messages.
stspg.io
August 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
[update] Resolved: Our email servers have caught up with the backlog of messages.
[update] Identified: We have identified a problem with our mail servers which is causing delays in email. Emails are being sent as we speak, but it will take some time for things to catch up. Please bear with us!
Email Delays
We have identified a problem with our mail servers which is causing delays in email. Emails are being sent as we speak, but it will take some time for things to catch up. Please bear with us!
stspg.io
August 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
[update] Identified: We have identified a problem with our mail servers which is causing delays in email. Emails are being sent as we speak, but it will take some time for things to catch up. Please bear with us!
[update] Resolved: AO3 is back online and the issue has been resolved. If you are still experiencing issues, please let us know. Thank you for your patience!
AO3 Outage
AO3 is back online and the issue has been resolved. If you are still experiencing issues, please let us know. Thank you for your patience!
stspg.io
July 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
[update] Resolved: AO3 is back online and the issue has been resolved. If you are still experiencing issues, please let us know. Thank you for your patience!
[update] Monitoring: We've run the fix and will keep monitoring to make sure things are back to normal.
AO3 Outage
We've run the fix and will keep monitoring to make sure things are back to normal.
stspg.io
July 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
[update] Monitoring: We've run the fix and will keep monitoring to make sure things are back to normal.
[update] Identified: We've found the issue and a possible fix. We're currently working on it, but it may take a little time to complete. Thanks for your patience!
AO3 Outage
We've found the issue and a possible fix. We're currently working on it, but it may take a little time to complete. Thanks for your patience!
stspg.io
July 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
[update] Identified: We've found the issue and a possible fix. We're currently working on it, but it may take a little time to complete. Thanks for your patience!