Is Alpaca down right now?
No — Alpaca is up. All systems operational as of Aug 28, 1:51 AM UTC.
Current Status
All Systems Operational
Components
Recent Incidents
Temporary order rejections
noneAug 27, 2026 · resolved Aug 27
We experienced a brief period of order rejections caused by an upstream venue rate limit being exceeded during a short burst of order traffic. The issue lasted approximately two seconds and has since stabilized. Orders are now processing normally. We are reviewing follow-up improvements to reduce the likelihood of similar rate-limit events.
Order rejections at pre-market session open
minorAug 20, 2026 · resolved Aug 20
On August 20, 2026, a subset of equity orders submitted during the early pre-market session were rejected between approximately 4:00 AM and 4:01 AM ET. A configuration change applied ahead of the session caused the affected orders to be rejected at the time of submission. Rejected orders were not executed. Account balances, positions, and existing holdings were unaffected, and market data and all other platform services operated normally. Regular market hours trading was not impacted. We identified the cause and reverted the change, and order processing returned to normal. Any affected orders can be resubmitted. We are adding additional validation and monitoring for pre-market changes of this type and moving to a more gradual rollout process to reduce the likelihood of recurrence. We apologize for the disruption.
New account sign-up errors
minorAug 19, 2026 · resolved Aug 19
Between approximately 3:30 PM and 8:00 PM ET on August 19, 2026, some new users were intermittently unable to complete account registration due to maintenance work that caused sign-up attempts to time out. Existing accounts, live trading, order processing, and market data were unaffected throughout. The issue has been resolved, and anyone whose sign-up attempt failed during this period can now register successfully.
Investigating position update issue after sell orders issue
minorAug 12, 2026 · resolved Aug 12
This issue is now resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Order Status Disrepancies
noneAug 4, 2026 · resolved Aug 4
This issue has been resolved. If you are experiencing discrepancies, please reach out to Alpaca support.
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Alpaca status — frequently asked questions
Is Alpaca down right now?
No — Alpaca is up. All systems operational as of Aug 28, 1:51 AM UTC.
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