# Lambda: Experiencing issues with instance launches/terminations in us-west-1

- Provider: [Lambda](https://outages.cc/lambda.md)
- Type: Incident
- State: Resolved
- Worst impact: Operational
- Started: 2026-10-12 18:43 UTC
- Resolved: 2026-10-12 21:39 UTC (lasted 2 h 56 min)
- Official update: https://status.lambdalabs.com

## Updates from Lambda

### resolved, 2026-10-12 21:39 UTC

**Severity Level:** High Instance launches and terminations in us-west-1 are now operational. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the event you’re unsure as to whether your service is impacted by this incident, please open a support ticket. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible. • [https://support.lambdalabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new](https://support.lambdalabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new "https://support.lambdalabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new") To be automatically notified when the status of this incident changes, please click on the “Subscribe to updates” button.

### investigating, 2026-10-12 18:43 UTC

**Severity Level:** [High] We’re currently investigating an issue with instance launches and terminations in our us-west-1 region. Our teams are actively working to identify the root cause and mitigate or resolve the issue. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the event you’re unsure as to whether your service is impacted by this incident, please open a support ticket. We’ll get back to you as soon as possible. • [https://support.lambdalabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new](https://support.lambdalabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new "https://support.lambdalabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new") To be automatically notified when the status of this incident changes, please click on the “Subscribe to updates” button.