{"id":24689,"date":"2025-11-18T14:33:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/cloudflare-down-x-chatgpt-canva-among-apps-affected-check-list-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:33:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T14:33:15","slug":"cloudflare-down-x-chatgpt-canva-among-apps-affected-check-list-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/18\/cloudflare-down-x-chatgpt-canva-among-apps-affected-check-list-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloudflare Down: X, ChatGPT, Canva Among Apps Affected | Check List | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9716554\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-4143937483\">November 18, 2025, 19:55 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9716554\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3320144595 asubttl-schema\">Cloudflare confirmed that its network was experiencing a large-scale failure, resulting in 500 errors across multiple services, including its own dashboard and API<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgorg\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3320144595\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3320144595 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Representative Image\" title=\"Representative Image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3320144595\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Representative Image<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\">A major Cloudflare outage on Tuesday triggered widespread disruptions across some of the world\u2019s most heavily used websites and apps, with users reporting failures on X, ChatGPT, Spotify, Canva, Perplexity, and several other platforms.<\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">The issue began earlier today, quickly escalating as thousands of outage reports poured in on Downdetector by the evening.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Cloudflare confirmed that its network was experiencing a large-scale failure, resulting in 500 errors across multiple services, including its own dashboard and API.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\">The company said it was investigating the root cause and working to stabilise its systems, warning that users may continue to encounter errors while recovery is underway.<\/p>\n<h2>List Of Apps Affected:<\/h2>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">List of some of the biggest websites affected by the Cloudflare outage:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"listOncontentArticleUL\">\n<li>Twitter (X)<\/li>\n<li>Spotify<\/li>\n<li>Canva<\/li>\n<li>Shopify<\/li>\n<li>OpenAI<\/li>\n<li>Garmin<\/li>\n<li>Claude<\/li>\n<li>Verizon<\/li>\n<li>League of Legends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Happened?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\">Cloudflare functions as a critical backbone for a huge section of the internet.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\">Its services include DNS management, content delivery (CDN), and protection against DDoS attacks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\">Because so many unrelated websites rely on Cloudflare for traffic routing and security, even a single glitch can cause simultaneous outages across the web.<\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">On Thursday, that is exactly what happened. Visiting affected sites such as X, OpenAI products (including ChatGPT), Spotify, Letterboxd, Perplexity, Gemini, and Canva often resulted in error pages stating that Cloudflare could not load the requested content.<\/p>\n<p id=\"12\" class=\"story_para_12\">Many users encountered internal server error messages tied directly to Cloudflare\u2019s network instability.<\/p>\n<h2>Impact On Key Platforms<\/h2>\n<p id=\"14\" class=\"story_para_14\">OpenAI confirmed ChatGPT was down and said its teams were investigating. Although the company did not immediately link the issue to Cloudflare, the timing coincided with the global outage affecting numerous services.<\/p>\n<p id=\"15\" class=\"story_para_15\">Downdetector, itself dependent on Cloudflare, briefly struggled to load. Once back online, it displayed a sharp surge in complaints for X, Spotify, and other apps.<\/p>\n<p id=\"16\" class=\"story_para_16\">Cloudflare later said some systems were starting to recover but cautioned that elevated error rates could persist until all fixes were deployed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"17\" class=\"story_para_17\">Cloudflare is one of the most widely used internet infrastructure providers. It ensures websites remain stable during traffic spikes, handles massive data flows, and shields platforms from cyberattacks.<\/p>\n<p id=\"18\" class=\"story_para_18\">As a result, a malfunction in Cloudflare\u2019s network can instantly take down dozens of unrelated services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3320144595 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>November 18, 2025, 19:53 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-c9f81425ec968c48 jsx-3320144595 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/tech\/\">tech<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> Cloudflare Down: X, ChatGPT, Canva Among Apps Affected | Check List<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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