Is n8n Down?

Quickest ways to check the current status of n8n.io plus recent known issues and working alternatives if it's out.

Last editorial review: 2026-04-02

How to check right now

Step 1 -- Load the site
Open n8n.io→

The simplest check. If it loads and you can log in, the tool is up for you.

Step 2 -- Crowdsourced reports
DownDetector: n8n→

User-reported outages aggregated across regions. Good signal for partial or regional outages.

Step 3 -- Live social
Search X for “n8ndown” →

Live tweets from other users. Fastest signal for a fresh outage -- often beats status pages by 10-20 minutes.

Step 4 -- Official status page
Find n8n's status page →

Most vendors publish a status page at status.[domain] or on Statuspage.io. Google-search to find the current URL.

Known issues we've tracked

Critical security vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-27577, CVSS 9.4) discovered in workflow expression evaluation -- patch immediately if self-hosting
2026-03•Hacker News, CISA advisory
Cloud version can slow down with very large datasets; self-hosting gives more control over performance
2026-01•G2 reviews
Credential connections to some services (like Firestore) expire silently, causing workflows to fail without clear errors
2025-11•n8n Community forum

Issues here are sourced from our editorial sweeps, not real-time telemetry. Newer issues may exist.

About n8n

Tier A (8.0/10). Open-source workflow automation with AI nodes, self-hostable and way cheaper than Zapier for complex flows

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