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Is Canvas (LMS) Down Right Now?
Canvas by Instructure is the most widely used learning management system in US higher education, powering course delivery, assignments, grades, and communication for millions of students. Check live server status, AI-detected outage signals, and community reports below.
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Outage history
Down for everyone or just you?
Down for everyone
Our probe fails · Server-side outage · Status page incident
Just you
Our probe succeeds · Try: clear cache, switch network, disable VPN
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Canvas (LMS) Not Working? Try These Fixes
- 1Check your institution's Canvas status page — each university hosts its own Canvas instance
- 2Refresh the page — Canvas can time out during high-traffic periods (exam days, deadline nights)
- 3Clear your browser cache and cookies — Canvas sessions expire and can cause persistent login loops
- 4Try a different browser — Canvas works best in Chrome or Firefox, not Safari
- 5Check if only your course or all of Canvas is affected — individual course content can break independently
- 6If submitting an assignment, take a screenshot of your work before the deadline as proof of completion
- 7Contact your university's IT helpdesk — they can verify if your institution's Canvas is having issues
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