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Bot Management Issues Cloudflare operates global DNS, CDN, WAF, and edge network services. Outages here often affect many sites and APIs that sit behind their network.
resolved · 18 May 2026, 09:56 UTC
This incident has been resolved.
identified · 15 May 2026, 16:55 UTC
The issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented.
investigating · 15 May 2026, 14:57 UTC
Cloudflare is investigating issues with our Bot Management feature. Customers may experience an increase in the percentage of traffic detected as automated. We are working to mitigate this problem. More updates to follow shortly.
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