Vercel is the leading deployment platform for frontend frameworks, built by the creators of Next.js. The platform serves billions of requests monthly through a global edge network spanning 18 regions, providing instant static and serverless deployments, preview environments for every pull request, and automatic HTTPS. Over 700,000 developers and teams use Vercel to deploy React, Next.js, Svelte, and other modern frontend applications with zero-configuration CI/CD pipelines.
Vercel outages commonly involve edge network routing issues, serverless function cold start failures, or build pipeline queuing during high-demand periods. DNS resolution delays for custom domains and SSL certificate provisioning errors also trigger incidents. Because Vercel's edge network caches aggressively, static site outages are rare — serverless functions and API routes are more susceptible to disruption during platform issues.
When Vercel goes down, deployed frontend applications become unreachable or return errors. Serverless API routes fail, preview deployments stop generating, and new deployments queue indefinitely. Teams lose the ability to ship updates. Since many Next.js production sites run on Vercel, outages affect high-traffic e-commerce stores, SaaS dashboards, and marketing websites simultaneously.
Use this page to check Vercel's availability. Vercel outages can affect deployments, serverless functions, or the edge network independently. If your Vercel-hosted site is returning errors, check vercel-status.com for official incident reports and affected regions.
Deployment failures can be caused by Vercel platform issues, build errors in your code, or dependency installation failures. Check the Vercel dashboard deployment logs first. If multiple unrelated projects are failing simultaneously, it's likely a Vercel platform issue rather than a code problem.
For static sites, Vercel's edge cache often continues serving pages even during partial outages. However, serverless functions (API routes) will fail immediately. If your site relies heavily on server-side rendering or API routes, a Vercel outage will directly impact your users' experience.
Use static generation (SSG) over server-side rendering where possible — cached static pages survive edge outages better. Implement stale-while-revalidate caching patterns. For critical API routes, consider deploying fallback functions on a separate platform. Set up external monitoring with PinusX to detect issues before your users do.
Add your Vercel-deployed URL to PinusX Uptime Monitor for free monitoring with Slack and email alerts. This checks your site from outside Vercel's network, giving you independent verification of availability. You'll be notified within 60 seconds if your site becomes unreachable.
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