Fanfiction site Archive of Our Own goes down, may stay offline up to 4 weeks
The gist
Fanfiction site Archive of Our Own went down for maintenance and may stay offline up to 4 weeks.
The site has 11.3 million users, and its works are said to be safe.
How it unfolded
- Oct 23, 2026 –24, 2026OTW logged problems with email notifications, search, history and listings.
- Oct 29, 2026 07:13 UTCThe AO3 status page posted 'Investigating – AO3 is down for maintenance' after the site went down early in the morning.
- Oct 29, 2026 09:03 UTCThe status page said maintenance was expected to take at least 12 hours but might take longer.