Main Errors During Zendesk's July 23, 2024 Incident
What were the main errors experienced during the Zendesk incident on July 23, 2024?
During the Zendesk incident on July 23, 2024, customers on Pod 29 experienced several errors. These included the inability to access Zendesk products through the Product Tray and receiving 503 errors when accessing authenticated features within Guide, Talk, Chat, Explore, and Support.
Users encountered messages such as “The page isn’t working” and “Can’t load Zendesk products. Try again.” These errors were due to a networking failure caused by a new feature rollout that saturated the database cluster's capacity.
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What happened during the Zendesk service incident on July 23, 2024?
On July 23, 2024, Zendesk experienced a service incident affecting customers on Pod 29. From 10:58 UTC to 14:57 UTC, users faced issues accessing Zendesk products, including the Admin Center, through the Product Tray. Approximately 1% of customer…
How did Zendesk resolve the service incident on July 23, 2024?
Zendesk resolved the service incident on July 23, 2024, by initially increasing the capacity of the permissions service’s database instance. This provided a short-term recovery while the root cause was being identified. Once the root cause was…
What was the root cause of the Zendesk incident on July 23, 2024?
The root cause of the Zendesk incident on July 23, 2024, was a new feature rollout related to managing team members' permissions. This feature allowed agents in custom roles to manage other team members and their role assignments. The rollout led…
What steps did Zendesk take to prevent future incidents like the one on July 23, 2024?
To prevent future incidents similar to the one on July 23, 2024, Zendesk planned several remediation items. These include reducing network traffic from permissions checks, which is currently in progress, and scheduling additional monitors and…
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