●Incident
Census Bureau outage.
ResolvedDEGRADATION · HIGHAug 21, 2026, 04:28 PM · 1 day ago · Duration: 16min
Incident Summary
Incident Summary
API Census Bureau is currently DOWN in us-east.
Diagnostic Details
Error Type: timeout HTTP Status: N/A Error Message: Request timeout after 10000ms Retry Attempts: 3 (all failed)
Validation Results
Validation Reason: All 3 retry attempts failed Consecutive DOWN Checks: 2 Time Between Checks: 295s
Cross-Region Impact
Also DOWN in: asia, europe, us-west Total Affected Regions: 4
Severity Assessment
Level: HIGH Multiple regions affected or critical error type detected.
Detected by Probecast Health Monitor - 2026-08-21T16:28:43.007Z
Timeline
●Started
Aug 21, 2026, 04:28 PM
1 day ago
●Resolved
Aug 21, 2026, 04:45 PM
1 day ago
●Duration
16min
Total downtime
Evidence Logs5 checks
| Time | Region | Status | Latency | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 04:28 PM | us-east | down | 10001ms | — |
| Aug 21, 04:26 PM | europe | down | 10001ms | — |
| Aug 21, 04:23 PM | asia | down | 10001ms | — |
Track Census Bureau reliability
This isn't Census Bureau's first incident. They had 3 incidents in the last 180 days, averaging 102 minutes of impact.
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