# Aiven: API requests failing/timing out

> Aiven API requests fail or time out. The problem affects the Aiven APIs. Aiven reports that the issue is identified, that the issue is mitigated, and that the engineering team works on a permanent fix.

- Provider: [Aiven](https://outages.cc/aiven.md)
- Type: Incident
- State: identified
- Worst impact: Operational
- Started: 2026-11-05 11:59 UTC
- Official update: https://status.aiven.io

## Updates from Aiven

### identified, 2026-11-05 12:54 UTC

The issue has been mitigated, and our Engineering team is working on a permanent fix.

### investigating, 2026-11-05 12:00 UTC

You may experience timeouts and 500 errors when accessing Aiven APIs. We're currently investigating API performance to mitigate the issue.