ActiveCampaign outage, May 2026: Disruption to Advanced Search Editing on the Contacts page

ActiveCampaign reported and resolved an incident: Disruption to Advanced Search Editing on the Contacts page. It lasted 2.5 hours.

Resolved

From ActiveCampaign's official status page, in their words.

What happened

Started
Resolved
Duration
2.5 hours
Impact
minor
Affected
CRM, CRM, CRM

Why it happened

ActiveCampaign has not given a cause in its updates. We never guess one.

This incident on the ActiveCampaign status page

Timeline

Newest first. From ActiveCampaign's official status page, in their words.

  1. resolved

    Engineers have successfully deployed the fix across all systems. Testing confirms that the option to edit advanced searches and segmentations within the Contacts section is now fully restored and operating normally. This incident is now resolved.

  2. identified

    Engineers have successfully identified the root cause of the issue and verified a solution. The fix is currently being rolled out across all systems to restore the ability to edit advanced searches and segmentations. Another update will be provided once the rollout is complete and functionality is fully restored.

  3. identified

    Engineers are actively investigating an issue affecting the Contacts section. Reports indicate that the ability to edit existing advanced searches and segmentations is currently unavailable. Investigation is underway to identify the root cause and restore full functionality. Regular updates will be provided as new information becomes available.

What this means for a business (and what to check now)

  • Retry anything that failed during the 2.5 hours.
  • Enter any payments, bookings or jobs you took another way.
  • If a deadline fell inside the window, keep this page as your record of the outage.

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