# LaunchDarkly: Flag Updates via Polling API delayed

- Provider: [LaunchDarkly](https://outages.cc/launchdarkly.md)
- Type: Incident
- State: Resolved
- Worst impact: Degraded performance
- Started: 2026-08-17 10:36 UTC
- Resolved: 2026-08-17 16:03 UTC (lasted 5 h 26 min)
- Components: Polling API, Flag Delivery Network (core functionality) - Polling API
- Official update: https://stspg.io/h8byqm8qtb9p

## Updates from LaunchDarkly

### resolved, 2026-08-17 16:03 UTC

This incident has been resolved.

### monitoring, 2026-08-17 15:29 UTC

We've identified the root cause, our CDN provider had an issue on their end which is fixed now. Monitoring for a while to make sure things stabilise.

### investigating, 2026-08-17 10:36 UTC

We're experiencing a service degradation which can result in Flag updates via the Polling API to be delayed.