Is Azure Down?

Q: Is Azure down right now?

Check the status indicator above for real-time Azure availability. If Azure is down, you can also check their official status page at https://status.azure.com/en-us/status for incident updates.

Real-time status check for Azure (azure.microsoft.com). We check from multiple regions to give you an accurate picture.

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About Azure

Microsoft Azure is the second-largest cloud provider, running Virtual Machines, App Service, Functions, Azure SQL Database, Cosmos DB, AKS (Kubernetes), Storage Accounts, Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), and tight integrations with Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365. Outages are regional, similar to AWS and GCP, but Entra ID incidents are especially painful because every Microsoft 365 login and most enterprise SSO flows route through it. The Azure Portal (portal.azure.com) occasionally experiences outages independent of the underlying services, meaning customers cannot manage resources even though their workloads run fine. Azure Service Health in the portal is the authoritative per-subscription incident view.

The official Azure status page is at status.azure.com/en-us/status. However, official status pages are often updated manually and can lag behind real outages by minutes or even hours. Independent monitoring catches issues faster.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Azure down right now?+

Check the status indicator at the top of this page for real-time Azure availability. If Azure is down, you can also check their official status page at https://status.azure.com/en-us/status for incident updates.

How do I check if Azure is having issues?+

This page checks Azure availability in real time. You can also monitor Azure continuously with Visual Sentinel, get instant alerts via email, Slack, Discord, or WhatsApp when Azure goes down.

How can I get alerted when Azure goes down?+

Set up a free monitor for azure.microsoft.com on Visual Sentinel. You'll get alerts within 60 seconds via your choice of 11 notification channels including email, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, and Telegram.

Where is the official Azure status page?+

The official Azure status page is at https://status.azure.com/en-us/status. However, official status pages often lag behind real outages. Visual Sentinel detects Azure issues independently with 60-second checks from multiple global regions.

Does an Entra ID outage break Microsoft 365 sign-in?+

Yes. Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) is the identity provider behind Microsoft 365. An Entra ID authentication outage blocks sign-in to Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and any third-party app using Entra for SSO. Existing sessions keep working until token expiry.

Can I still manage Azure resources when the Azure Portal is down?+

Yes, through Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, REST APIs, Terraform, Bicep, and partner tooling. The portal is a management UI layer; the underlying Azure Resource Manager typically stays healthy during portal-only outages.