As of Wednesday, March 18, 2026, there are reports of intermittent stability issues across several Amazon and AWS services. While a massive global blackout is not currently in effect, specific regions and login systems are seeing elevated error rates.
Here is the breakdown of what is happening right now:
1. AWS Service Status
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Regional Issues: The ME-CENTRAL-1 (UAE) and ME-SOUTH-1 (Bahrain) regions remain significantly impaired due to structural and power damage from drone strikes earlier this month. If your workload or data is routed through these regions, you will experience 503 errors and API timeouts.
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Console Login Errors: Users in US-EAST-1 (N. Virginia) and AP-SOUTH-1 (Mumbai) have reported “endless refresh loops” or “You have been logged out” messages immediately after signing in. AWS has attributed some of these issues to “Change Propagation Delays.”
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Recommended Action: Check your specific region on the AWS Health Dashboard. If you are seeing “increased error rates,” avoid making IAM or security group changes until the status turns green.
2. Amazon.com (Shopping) Status
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Current State: The main e-commerce site is UP, but some users are reporting “checkout failures” and “price loading errors” similar to the major code deployment glitch that occurred on March 5.
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App vs. Browser: If the Amazon app is giving you a “Something went wrong” screen, try clearing the app cache or switching to a mobile browser, as the app’s API connection is currently more volatile than the desktop site.
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3. Troubleshooting Your Login Error
If you are specifically getting a Login Error on your AWS or Amazon account:
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The Redirect Loop Fix: If you are stuck in a loop that keeps logging you out, clear your browser cookies for
*.amazon.comand*.aws.amazon.com. This is a known fix for the session-token glitch reported today. -
MFA Latency: If you aren’t receiving your MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) codes, there is a reported delay with SMS delivery in some regions. Try using your backup codes or an authenticator app if possible.
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Root User Restrictions: Ensure you aren’t attempting to sign in as a Root User in a region that has been “fenced off” for maintenance (primarily the Middle East zones).
Summary of Today’s Impact
Service |
Status |
Known Issue |
| AWS Management Console | Degraded | Login session timeouts & refresh loops. |
| Amazon Retail (US/IN) | Stable | Intermittent checkout delays for some users. |
| AWS Middle East Regions | Outage | Ongoing physical infrastructure recovery. |
| Prime Video | Stable | No major issues reported today. |
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