Cloudflare Outage Causes Global “500 Internal Server Error” — Multiple Websites Affected
Today, a major Cloudflare outage has caused thousands of websites across the globe to experience downtime. Many users are reporting “500 Internal Server Error — Cloudflare” when trying to access popular platforms such as Canva, Hostinger, and several other services that rely on Cloudflare’s CDN and security network.
What Exactly Happened?
Cloudflare, one of the world’s largest content delivery and security networks, is currently facing a severe internal server issue. This disruption is affecting various critical systems, including:
- CDN delivery
- DNS routing
- API requests
- Website caching
- Security layers (WAF / firewall)
When these systems fail, websites depending on Cloudflare cannot load properly, resulting in HTTP 500 Internal Server Errors or complete inaccessibility.
Affected Platforms (So Far)
Several major platforms and hosting services using Cloudflare have been impacted, including:
- Canva
- Hostinger
- Various eCommerce websites
- Blogs and business websites
- Apps with Cloudflare-backed APIs
More websites may be affected as the outage continues.
What This Means for Users
If you are seeing error messages like:
- “500 Internal Server Error — Cloudflare”
- “Website is temporarily unavailable”
- “An unexpected error occurred”
— please note that this issue is not from your device, internet connection, browser, or the website you’re trying to access.
This is a global Cloudflare-side outage, and websites will start working again automatically once Cloudflare resolves the internal failure.
What You Should Do Right Now
There’s nothing users or website owners need to change at the moment.
Just keep these points in mind:
- Avoid refreshing the page repeatedly — it won’t fix the issue.
- Do not clear cache or cookies — it’s not a local problem.
- Do not restart hosting or DNS settings.
- Simply wait for Cloudflare to restore services globally.
Is Cloudflare Working on a Fix?
Yes. Cloudflare’s engineering team has already acknowledged the issue and is working to restore systems. Cloudflare outages usually resolve within minutes to a few hours, depending on the severity.
We will continue to monitor the situation and update this post as soon as Cloudflare releases an official statement or when services begin stabilizing.
Final Note
We understand the inconvenience this outage is causing to users and businesses worldwide. Please stay patient — once Cloudflare resolves the issue, all affected websites and apps will automatically come back online without any action needed from your side.
