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Is Fortnite down?
Problems · checkedPartly: Fortnite is reachable, but reports problems. fortnite.com answers our checks, but Fortnite's status page says: Partially Degraded Service. Some features may not work.
Fortnite is Epic Games' online game; its servers, logins and matchmaking are on Epic's status page.
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Problems
Fortnite reports minor problems
fortnite.com answers our checks, but Fortnite's status page says: Partially Degraded Service. Some features may not work.
- Last checked
- Response
- HTTP 403 · 39 ms
- Checked from
- New York, Stockholm and London
- Uptime since 19 Oct
- 100%
HTTP 403 is expected here: fortnite.com’s bot protection answers automated checks, which shows the site is reachable. Outages show up as errors (5xx) or no answer.
Official status: Partially Degraded Service
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//_01 User reports
Having problems with Fortnite?
Tell us what isn’t working. Reports are anonymous and show up here within about a minute, so everyone can see whether Fortnite is failing for others too.
What isn’t working?
Reports, last 24 hours
Per 15 minutes, in UTC
- Last hour
- 0
- Usually per hour
- 0
- Last 24 hours
- 0
No problems with Fortnite reported in the last 24 hours.
//_02 Common problems
Fortnite not working? Common problems and fixes
What usually helps when Fortnite fails for you while it works for others.
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Stuck in a login queue or “Unable to login to Fortnite servers”
Epic puts players in a queue when the servers are busy or coming back from downtime. Stay in the queue; Epic’s status page above shows the reason.
Matchmaking errors or stuck at “Joining”
Restart the game and your router. When many players see it at once, Epic’s status page lists Fortnite matchmaking as degraded.
Can’t sign in with a console account
Check at epicgames.com that your Epic account is linked to the console account, and sign in on the website once to rule out a password or two-factor problem.
Fortnite is offline for an update
Big updates and new seasons come with scheduled downtime. Epic announces the time on its status page.
//_03 Last 24 hours
Fortnite response time
How long fortnite.com took to answer our checks from New York, Stockholm and London, averaged per 15 minutes.
- Average
- 50 ms
- Slowest
- 129 ms
- Failed checks
- 0
//_04 Uptime
Fortnite uptime, last 90 days
- 24 hours
- 100%
- Since 19 Oct
- 100%
//_05 Outages
Recent Fortnite outages
Since we started checking Fortnite on 19 Oct 2026, our checks every 2 minutes have not found Fortnite down. Fortnite’s status page reported no incidents in that time.
- Outages in our checks, since 19 Oct
- 0
- Downtime, since 19 Oct
- None
- Longest outage
- –
- Status page incidents, since 19 Oct
- 0
Outage timeline
No outages of Fortnite, in our checks or on its status page, since we started checking it on 19 Oct 2026.
Open on Fortnite’s status page
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Investigating · Download/Installation
Affected now
- Epic Games Store / Download/Installation degraded performance
Fortnite components on its status page
and 74 more on the status page
- Fab Operational
- MetaHuman Creator Operational
- Quixel Operational
- RealityScan Operational
- Matchmaking Operational
Every Fortnite outage since our checks started, with start, end and duration, and an Atom feed for your reader or Slack.
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About Fortnite outages
Is Fortnite down right now?
Partly: Fortnite is reachable, but reports problems. fortnite.com answers our checks, but Fortnite's status page says: Partially Degraded Service. Some features may not work.
When was Fortnite last down?
Our checks haven’t found Fortnite down since we started checking it on 19 Oct 2026.
How often does Fortnite go down?
Since we started checking Fortnite on 19 Oct 2026, our checks every 2 minutes have not found Fortnite down. Fortnite’s status page reported no incidents in that time.
How does Uptimecheck check Fortnite?
We request https://www.fortnite.com/ every 2 minutes from New York, Stockholm and London. Any answer below HTTP 500 within 10 seconds counts as up, since large sites often answer automated requests with 403. A failure only counts once a second check confirms it. We also read Fortnite’s official status page every 2 minutes.
What can I do when Fortnite is down?
Check Fortnite’s official status page for updates and try again in a few minutes. If fortnite.com works for us but not for you, try another network or browser, or clear your DNS cache. If your own product depends on Fortnite, tell your customers on your status page before they email support.
Why is Fortnite not working for me when it is up?
Our check shows that fortnite.com answers. Your own network, a VPN, browser extensions, an outdated app or a problem with your account can still break Fortnite for you alone. The common problems on this page list what usually helps, and when many people report the same problem, it shows here.
Can I get an alert when Fortnite has an outage?
Yes. Start a free trial and Uptimecheck watches Fortnite’s official status page for you and alerts you by email, SMS, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram or webhook when it reports an outage, and again when it is resolved.
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