Slack down – users unable to send messages or upload files

Are you experiencing issues with Slack today? You’re not alone, as the popular online collaboration and messaging service appears to be down, or offering limited functionality for many users.

Reports include users in the UK unable to upload images, to not being able to send messages, to not being able to reach the service at all.

The problems started just before 10am GMT / 5am ET / 2am PT on March 9, 2022.

Reports of issues on the rise

The Slack issues appeared to start in the UK just before 10am GMT on March 9, 2022 – with issue reports quickly spiking on Downdetector.

Users reporting various issues on social media

Slack is down for many users, with reports appearing on social media platforms. If you’re experiencing issues with Slack, let us know via Twitter.

(Image credit: Twitter)

Upload error

Some users are seeing this error message when they try and upload images to Slack.

(Image credit: Slack)

Not down for everyone

Here at TechRadar we use Slack and the service is currently working for us in as far as we’re able to send messages to each other.

Some of us have had some issues uploading images, but after a few tries they did go through.

An update from Slack – and it’s not a good one.

“We’re receiving reports around trouble with uploading files and other features,” the company said. “We are truly sorry for this inconvenience and we will keep you posted with further details.”

The status dashboard has also been updated to show potential issues concerns sending messages and uploading files on Slack.

Despite Slack confirming there is an issue, the number of user reports remains low, with less than 100 live reports on DownDetector.

This could mean the issue is recovering, or that it’s too minor to be spotted by many users – we’ll stay alert and keep you updated.