Is Apple App Store down right now?
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User reports, last 24 hours
Outage history
last 30 days
Recent outages and issues we recorded for Apple App Store, based on our own checks. An episode opens on the second check that finds a problem, since a single adverse reading is not reported, and closes when a check finds the service normal again.
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What Apple App Store reported
last 30 days
Taken from Apple App Store's own published incident feed. These are their words about their own service, shown here so you can compare them with what we measured. Scheduled maintenance and test posts are filtered out.
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How we check Apple App Store
No evidence of problems with Apple App Store. Our last recorded check found it behaving normally. That does not rule out a fault affecting only some users or regions.
Every check runs a four-tier cascade and stops at the first tier that gives a clear answer: Apple App Store's official status feed, then a direct HTTP probe, then an ICMP network ping, and finally reports from visitors. The Verification tier box above tells you which one produced the verdict you are looking at. When enough separate people report a problem for it to be well outside what Apple App Store normally sees, that counts as evidence too, which is how a partial fault can show here before an operator's own status page catches up.
Apple App Store (apps.apple.com) is re-checked continuously, and this page picks up any change on its own, with no refresh needed.
Common Apple App Store problems users report
- Apps failing to download or stuck on waiting
- Purchases and in-app payments failing
- Store pages and search not loading
- Apple ID sign-in and verification failures
What to do when Apple App Store is not working
First check the banner above. If it shows evidence of problems, the fault is most likely on Apple App Store's side and waiting is usually the only option. If it shows nothing wrong, sign out of the App Store and back in, which clears the stale Apple ID token behind most of these errors. Then check the payment method on file has not expired, since a declined card stops purchases while browsing carries on.
About Apple App Store
The App Store is Apple's software marketplace for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Problems typically appear as downloads that stall at the start, purchases failing, or apps refusing to update.
Official Apple App Store resources
Cross-check an incident with the company's own channels:
- Official Apple App Store status pageTheir own incident dashboard
- Apple App Store help centerSupport articles and contact options
- @AppleSupport on XOften the fastest official acknowledgement
Frequently asked questions
Is Apple App Store down right now?
No. Our checks are finding no problems with Apple App Store right now. That verdict is live, and the banner at the top of this page carries it too. We re-check Apple App Store continuously using its official status feed, direct network probes and reports from visitors, stopping at the first check that gives a clear answer, and the page updates itself as soon as anything changes. A green verdict does not rule out a fault affecting only some users or regions.
What usually goes wrong with Apple App Store?
The problems visitors report most often on this page are website / app down, can't log in, store or purchases, downloads failing, search not working and slow or laggy. Those are the options the report button offers for Apple App Store, chosen for how this service actually fails rather than a generic list, and the "user reports" chart above breaks down which ones people are picking right now.
Why is Apple App Store not loading for me when this page says it is fine?
Our checks run from one place on the internet, so a fault limited to your region or network can be real while our probes succeed. With Apple App Store specifically, the storefront, purchasing, downloads and Apple ID sign-in are separate services, and the App Store is regional. Your country's storefront can be degraded while another is fine, and a download can stall on the delivery network while browsing works normally. That is why this page reports what it observed rather than declaring the service healthy, and why reports from other visitors count toward the verdict.
How do I tell whether it is Apple App Store or my own connection?
For Apple App Store, download a different, small free app. That working while a paid app does not points at that app or your payment method. The store refusing to load at all on another network points at them. A problem that follows you across networks and devices is very unlikely to be yours.
What should I do while Apple App Store is down?
If this page shows evidence of problems, the fault is most likely on Apple App Store's side. Specifically: do not tap a stalled download repeatedly or delete it. Downloads normally resume by themselves, and cancelling a paid app mid-download can leave the purchase recorded with nothing installed. Check Purchased in your account before buying again. Reporting it here helps other people see they are not alone.
How does status.buzz check Apple App Store?
Continuously, around the clock. Apple App Store publishes a machine-readable status feed, so our first check reads it directly and reports what Apple App Store itself says. If that feed is unreachable we fall back to a direct HTTP probe, then an ICMP ping, then reports from visitors. The verification tier box on this page names whichever check produced the verdict you are reading, so you can see how direct the evidence is.
Does Apple App Store have an official status page?
Yes, at www.apple.com/support/systemstatus, and it is linked further up this page. That is Apple App Store's own account of their service and it is the place to look for their estimate of a fix. We read it where we can, but we publish our own observations beside it rather than only repeating theirs, because an operator's status page can lag a problem their users are already hitting.
Is status.buzz affiliated with Apple App Store?
No. status.buzz is an independent monitoring site operated by LuzLab LLC, with no connection to Apple App Store or apps.apple.com. It reads publicly available endpoints and status feeds, and publishes what it observed. For account or billing problems you need Apple App Store's own support, not us.
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