Canvas went down on Thursday, and canvas down reports climbed quickly as users began flagging problems across the platform. By 1:23 p.m. PT, more than 2,700 users had reported trouble, while the platform’s status page said it was investigating an issue with Student ePortfolios.
The report later rose to more than 4,400 users, and nearly 10,000 people had reported issues with Canvas. Most of those reports pointed to the website, which suggests the disruption was not limited to one narrow feature.
Canvas status page
Canvas’ status page showed no change as of the latest update. That leaves affected users watching the same public signal instead of a repair notice, and it gives no immediate sign that the problem had been resolved.
Downdetector report count
Downdetector tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources, so its numbers reflect user complaints rather than a direct system tally. In this case, the climb from more than 2,700 reports to nearly 10,000 shows the issue broadened fast.
For anyone trying to use Canvas during the outage, the practical read is simple: the problem was large enough to draw thousands of reports, and the only specific area Canvas named was Student ePortfolios. Until the status page changes, the platform’s own update trail remains the clearest place to watch for movement.
