Hey everyone,
Is anyone else experiencing issues with Google services today? Around [insert time, e.g., 10:30 AM UTC], I noticed multiple services like Gmail, Google Drive, YouTube, and Google Cloud were either unresponsive, slow, or throwing errors.
Here’s What I’ve Seen So Far:
Gmail not loading properly (504 or blank screen)
Google Cloud Console inaccessible or very slow
YouTube videos are not playing or are stuck on loading
High latency on Google APIs (OAuth, Maps, etc.)
Checked So Far:
Downdetector shows spikes in reports globally
Some teams on Twitter/X reporting issues across the US, Europe, and parts of Asia
The status page wasn’t updated at first, now showing “service disruption” for several products
Questions for the Community:
Are you seeing similar issues in your region?
Any official communication from Google yet?
How is this affecting your apps if you’re using GCP or Google Workspace?
Any known workarounds for essential workflows?
This kind of outage highlights how dependent we are on Google’s infrastructure. If you’ve got monitoring tools showing anything interesting, or mitigation strategies you’re using, drop them below!
Let’s keep this thread updated as we learn more.