Several specific servers and regions of Amazon Web Services are undergoing scheduled maintenance today. If your resources are on these specific nodes, you may experience brief interruptions.
As of today, Tuesday, January 6, 2026, there is no widespread global outage for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Most major services (EC2, S3, Lambda) are operational.
However, there are two specific scenarios that might be affecting you:
1. Scheduled Maintenance (The Most Likely Cause)
Several specific servers and regions are undergoing scheduled maintenance today. If your resources are on these specific nodes, you may experience brief interruptions.
Affected Times: Various windows between 07:00 UTC and 23:00 UTC today.
Locations: Maintenance has been flagged for specific server blocks (e.g., US-1717 through US-1960) and some international nodes.
Cloudflare/AWS Interplay: There is also confirmed maintenance in South American data centers (Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro) that may affect connectivity to AWS resources in those regions.
2. Localized User Reports
While AWS has not confirmed a system-wide failure, third-party trackers (like DownDetector) have seen small spikes in reports today. These are often due to:
ISP Routing Issues: Problems with internet providers connecting to AWS, rather than AWS itself being down.
Specific Game/Service Issues: If you are asking because a game (like Fortnite or Rocket League) or a specific app is down, the issue is likely with that specific company’s servers, not the entire AWS cloud.
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What You Should Do
Check the Official Dashboard: Go to the AWS Health Dashboard to see if your specific account or region is flagged.
Verify Your Region: If you are in South America or using specific US-East nodes, you are likely in a maintenance window.
Check Specific Apps: If this is about a specific game or website not loading, check their status page instead of AWS.
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