Is Etsy down right now?
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User reports, last 24 hours
Outage history
last 30 days
Recent outages and issues we recorded for Etsy, 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 Etsy reported
last 30 days
Taken from Etsy'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 Etsy
No evidence of problems with Etsy. 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: Etsy'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 Etsy 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.
Etsy (etsy.com) is re-checked continuously, and this page picks up any change on its own, with no refresh needed.
Common Etsy problems users report
- Checkout button is greyed out or returns an error when attempting to complete a purchase
- Listings fail to load or display with broken images and missing product details
- Shop dashboard shows no orders or order history despite recent sales
- Search returns no results or only partial results when looking for specific items
What to do when Etsy is not working
First check the banner above. If it shows evidence of problems, the fault is most likely on Etsy's side and waiting is usually the only option. If it shows nothing wrong, clear your browser cache and cookies for etsy.com, try the Etsy mobile app if the website fails, verify your payment method is current in account settings, or contact Etsy support with your order number if a transaction was charged but not confirmed.
About Etsy
Etsy is a marketplace for buying and selling handmade items, vintage goods, and craft supplies. When Etsy is down, buyers cannot browse or purchase listings, sellers cannot manage their shops or process orders, and payments are blocked.
Official Etsy resources
Cross-check an incident with the company's own channels:
- Official Etsy status pageTheir own incident dashboard
- Etsy help centerSupport articles and contact options
- @AskEtsy on XOften the fastest official acknowledgement
Frequently asked questions
Is Etsy down right now?
No. Our checks are finding no problems with Etsy right now. That verdict is live, and the banner at the top of this page carries it too. We re-check Etsy 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 Etsy?
The problems visitors report most often on this page are checkout or payment, website / app down, can't log in, orders or tracking, can't post or comment, search not working and images not loading. Those are the options the report button offers for Etsy, 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 Etsy 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 Etsy specifically, Etsy's checkout, search indexing, image CDN, and seller dashboard operate on separate backend systems that can fail independently, and regional payment processors may reject transactions while the main site appears functional. 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 Etsy or my own connection?
For Etsy, try searching for a common item like 'mug' on a different browser or incognito window, then attempt to add an item to your cart and proceed to checkout. A problem that follows you across networks and devices is very unlikely to be yours.
What should I do while Etsy is down?
If this page shows evidence of problems, the fault is most likely on Etsy's side. Specifically: avoid repeatedly clicking checkout or search buttons, as this can queue duplicate orders or lock your account temporarily. Reporting it here helps other people see they are not alone.
How does status.buzz check Etsy?
Continuously, around the clock. Etsy does not publish a machine-readable status feed, so we cannot read a verdict from them. We probe etsy.com directly over HTTP, fall back to an ICMP ping if that is inconclusive, and weigh reports from visitors. That means we can tell you the service is unreachable, but not what Etsy says about it. 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 Etsy have an official status page?
Yes, at status.etsy.com, and it is linked further up this page. That is Etsy'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 Etsy?
No. status.buzz is an independent monitoring site operated by LuzLab LLC, with no connection to Etsy or etsy.com. It reads publicly available endpoints and status feeds, and publishes what it observed. For account or billing problems you need Etsy's own support, not us.
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