Instagram was down for some users — latest updates on outage

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The social media photo-sharing app, Instagram, appeared to go down for some users. starting around 10:15 a.m. P.T. We discovered that we couldn't upload Stories or photos, and notifications seemed to be busted.

Over on the tracking site Down Detector, reports spiked over 800 around 11 a.m.

Neither Instagram nor Meta acknowledged the outage, and it was never clear how widespread the problem actually was or what was causing issues.

We did see comments from other users that notifications weren't showing up properly and that they couldn't edit images.

Now that the service appears to be back up, do give Tom's Guide a follow for all of the latest tech news and what we see on show floors.

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My colleague Kate Kozuch first noticed that the ability to post was on Instagram was hampered.

Comments on other social sites and Down Detector indicated that DMs and chats weren't working as well.

No comment from Instagram

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With reports sitting around 500, we haven't seen any response from Instagram.

There does not appear to be an official Instagram status page and the official accounts on other social media pages haven't posted in years. We'll keep looking to see if we can find any official tracker.

What's the status an hour in?

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Usually an outage spikes with tons of reports coming in almost all at once.

It's been a steady climb since we first noticed an issue around 10:15 am.

Currently, things sit around 700 reports.

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I found a Meta status page that is business-focused, and from that page, it appears things are green across the board.

So, if you're trying to post an ad that appears to be working.

Other trackers show no issues

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We've checked other tracking sites like isitdown and downforjustme. Those sites show Instagram as operational.

Meanwhile, Down Detector steadily continues ticking up, currently sitting at 800 reports.

We can't post reels or images

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On the official Tom's Guide Instagram, we have been unable to post reels, unfortunate,ly as we try to share with you the latest happenings at Gamescom 2025.

When the app starts working properly, be sure to follow us to stay up-to-date on the latest tech news.

Are you experiencing problems?

I notice that reports on Down Detector are starting to decline.

Are you having problems with Instagram? Let us know. You can email me at scott.younker@futurenet.com.

Over on Down Detector, reports have dropped from a high of 822 to around 200.

It appears to be ending, but we'll keep an eye on things for a little bit longer.

It's over

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We finally got our Instagram account working and reports have largely disappeared.

We're calling this one.

We're still not sure what caused the problem. Neither Meta nor Instagram has released any information or acknowledged today's issues.

It's also unclear how widespread hte problem was as reports never broke 1,000 and as mentioned other trackers didn't appear to show any problems.