Service Disruption on Email Delivery
Okta email delivery for MFA is disrupted in all Preview and Production cells. Okta reports that it identified the issue as a disruption at a third-party email provider. Emails and verification codes may be delayed. Users can use authenticator apps as a backup verification method.
State
Identified
Started
Ongoing for
3 h 23 min
Worst impact
Partial outage
Timeline
3 updatesInvestigating
2 h 54 min 86%
Identified
28 min 14%
Updates
Times in UTCAs posted by Okta
On November 12, 2026, at 10:30 AM PT, the Engineering Team became aware of an issue with email delivery to some recipients, affecting customers in all Okta Preview and Production cells. We have identified the issue as a disruption at a third-party email provider, which is actively working on a fix. During this time, emails sent from Okta to affected recipients may be delayed or may not be delivered. Users waiting on verification codes may experience delays of several minutes. If available, please opt for backup verification methods such as authenticator apps. Our team is monitoring the provider’s progress. We will provide another update within the next 30 minutes, or sooner if additional information becomes available.
On November 12, 2026, at 10:30 AM PT, the Engineering Team became aware of an issue with email delivery to some recipients, affecting customers in all Okta Preview and Production cells. We have identified the issue as a disruption at a third-party email provider, which is actively working on a fix. During this time, emails sent from Okta to affected recipients may be delayed or may not be delivered. Users waiting on verification codes may experience delays of several minutes. If available, please opt for backup verification methods such as authenticator apps. Our team is monitoring the provider’s progress. We will provide another update within the next 30 minutes, or sooner if additional information becomes available.
On November 12, 2026, at 10:30 AM PT, the Engineering Team became aware of an issue with email delivery to some recipients, affecting customers in all Okta Preview and Production cells. We have identified the issue as a disruption at a third-party email provider, which is actively working on a fix. During this time, emails sent from Okta to affected recipients may be delayed or may not be delivered. Users waiting on verification codes may experience delays of several minutes. If available, please opt for backup verification methods such as authenticator apps or email. Our team is monitoring the provider’s progress. We will provide another update within the next 30 minutes, or sooner if additional information becomes available.
Affected components
1Okta in the last 90 days
Full historyIncidents in 90 days
13
Days with an incident
67
Median duration
7 days
This incident
98% shorter than the median
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