Is Lightspeed down right now?

Lightspeed reports degraded performance. Here is what we know and what to do.

Degraded

Official status read from status.lightspeedhq.com, checked 4 minutes ago. Checked every 5 minutes.

Official Lightspeed status page

Official status

Restaurant O-Series: Accounting Integration Delays

Most venues should have seen their data syncs catch up by now, we are aware that some venues are still being cleared through by the system. We're aware that some venues are seeing longer-than-usual delays when syncing data with connected accounting platforms. An unexpected spike in traffic has creat…

Why it is down
The vendor has not said why yet.
Started
(5 days ago)
Current stage
monitoring
Affected
Accounting Integrations

Timeline and every update for this incident

User reports

People press this button when Lightspeed is not working for them. A spike here usually shows up before the official status changes.

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Last 24 hours, one bar per 15 minutes. 0 in the last 15 minutes, 0 in the last hour, 0 in 24 hours.

One report per device per 30 minutes. We keep the country and the problem type, never your address.

Parts of Lightspeed

Lightspeed reports status per part. In your account you can watch only the parts you use.

PartStatus
Genesys API's Genesys IT OperationsWorking normally
Genesys Server's Genesys IT OperationsWorking normally
Interface Genesys IT OperationsWorking normally
Lightspeed eCom (Europe) Lightspeed eCom (C-Series)Working normally
Lightspeed eCom (North America & Australia) Lightspeed eCom (C-Series)Working normally
Business Intelligence Lightspeed GolfWorking normally
House Accounts Lightspeed GolfWorking normally
Marketplace Lightspeed GolfWorking normally
Mobile Apps Lightspeed GolfWorking normally
Partner API Lightspeed GolfWorking normally
Tee Sheets Lightspeed GolfWorking normally
Dashboard Lightspeed LoyaltyWorking normally
Hospitality Integration Lightspeed LoyaltyWorking normally
Retail Integration Lightspeed LoyaltyWorking normally
API Lightspeed Restaurant (G-Series)Working normally
Backoffice Lightspeed Restaurant (G-Series)Working normally
Lightspeed Payments Lightspeed Restaurant (G-Series)Working normally
POS Lightspeed Restaurant (G-Series)Working normally
Advanced Insights Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
AI Assistant Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
API (incl. Online Orders) Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Back Office Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Back Office - Reporting Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Benchmarks & Trends Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Inventory Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
KDS Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Lightspeed Payments Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Order Anywhere Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Payments Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
POS Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Pulse Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Reservations Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Tasks Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
Tempo Lightspeed Restaurant (K-Series)Working normally
API (incl. Online Orders) Lightspeed Restaurant (L-Series)Working normally
Lightspeed Payments Lightspeed Restaurant (L-Series)Working normally
Manager Lightspeed Restaurant (L-Series)Working normally
POS Lightspeed Restaurant (L-Series)Working normally
Accounting Integrations Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Degraded
API Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Back Office Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Insights Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Lightspeed Bump Screen by Bump-It Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Lightspeedhq.com.au (Website) Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Lightspeed Kiosk Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Lightspeed Loyalty Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Lightspeed Payments Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Ordering Integrations Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Payment Integrations Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
POS Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Produce Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Purchase Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Standard Reporting Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Support (Phone/Email/Live Chat) Lightspeed Restaurant (O-Series)Working normally
Analytics Lightspeed Retail (R-Series)Working normally
Integrated Payments Lightspeed Retail (R-Series)Working normally
Retail API Lightspeed Retail (R-Series)Working normally
Retail POS Lightspeed Retail (R-Series)Working normally
API Lightspeed Retail (S-Series)Working normally
BackOffice Lightspeed Retail (S-Series)Working normally

While Lightspeed is down

  • Put a short notice on social media so customers know the shop, not their card, is the problem.
  • Orders placed before the outage are still there.
  • Hold off on edits to products and pages until it is back.

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Common questions

Is Lightspeed down right now?

As of 2 Nov 2026, 4:53 am, Lightspeed reports degraded performance. 0 user reports in the last 15 minutes.

Is it just me or is Lightspeed down for everyone?

Compare the official status above with the user reports. Many reports from different places means it is Lightspeed; none means check your own internet, sign-in or browser first.

What should I do while Lightspeed is down?

Put a short notice on social media so customers know the shop, not their card, is the problem.

How do I get told when Lightspeed goes down?

Add Lightspeed to your free account. You get an email when its official status changes; Fast Tool Alerts adds two-minute checks, SMS, and alerts on spikes in user reports.

Get an alert when Lightspeed goes down

Official status changes by email, free. Add Fast Tool Alerts for two-minute checks, SMS, and user-report spikes before the vendor admits it.