Why does this happen?
Topic summary
Issue: Users are encountering HTTP 500 “Internal Server Error” messages (screenshot provided) when trying to access services.
Likely cause: A broad Cloudflare outage affecting multiple global datacenters. A participant cites Cloudflare’s status noting widespread 500 errors and that even the Cloudflare Dashboard and API are failing.
Impact: The errors are not limited to a single site; multiple customers are affected due to Cloudflare’s edge/network issues, which can surface as 500 responses to end users.
Current status: Cloudflare reports it is investigating, assessing impact, and working on mitigation. Further updates are promised via the official status page.
What to do: Monitor https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/ for updates. There is likely no local fix required; the problem stems from Cloudflare’s infrastructure. If errors persist after Cloudflare reports recovery, then investigate site-specific causes for HTTP 500 responses.
Cloudflare has been having issues the past hours, massive outage around datacenters around the world.
“Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which impacts multiple customers: Widespread 500 errors, Cloudflare Dashboard and API also failing,” the updated message reads. “We are working to understand the full impact and mitigate this problem. More updates to follow shortly.”