Messaging app experiences significant outage.

Slack, a popular messaging app used in workplaces, experienced a major outage on Wednesday that impacted many users, preventing them from communicating through the platform. The company acknowledged the issues and stated on its support website, “We’ve received reports of difficulties with Slack, and we are looking into them. Please check the Slack Status page for the most recent information.”

By 10:27 a.m. Eastern time, Slack’s status page indicated that users were having trouble accessing or loading the app. Around 1 p.m., updates showed that the company was still working on restoring some features, such as sending messages, managing workflows, and handling related tasks through their API.

Slack confirmed to CBS MoneyWatch that their teams were aware of the problem and investigating it. They encouraged users to keep an eye on their status page for further updates.

At the height of the outage, over 3,000 users reported that they could not access Slack, according to DownDetector, a website that tracks such issues. By mid-morning, some services began to recover, including group and direct messaging as well as the ability to use emoticon reactions.

The exact cause of the outage remained unknown at the time. Slack, which is owned by Salesforce, is widely used by companies and organizations globally, with more than 200,000 paying customers and daily active users in over 150 countries.

As this situation develops, users are advised to check back for further updates regarding the outage and restoration of services.