Amazon Web Services, a cloud computing service run by Amazon, experienced a significant outage that disrupted numerous websites early on Oct. 20.

As of 6:35 a.m. EST, AWS said in a statement that the issue has been mostly resolved and it would "continue to work toward full resolution."

According to Downdetector, an outage-tracking website, several large platforms were experiencing issues or outages, including Amazon, Snapchat, Ring, Fortnite and more.

The outage began around 3 a.m. EST on Oct. 20 and was rooted in its US-EAST-1 Region, which is based in Northern Virginia, according to AWS.

The cloud computing service said it believes the outage was caused by an underlying issue with DNS, or domain name systems, which helps translate website names into IP addresses.

Which websites were impacted by AWS outage?

Website outages may vary based on a user's location around the country. According to Downdetector, the following websites experienced significant spikes in outage reports early Monday:

  • Amazon
  • Apple Music
  • AT&T
  • Blink Security
  • Chime
  • Fanduel
  • Fortnite
  • Life360
  • Lyft
  • McDonald's
  • Roblox
  • Roku
  • Snapchat
  • Starbucks
  • Venmo
  • Verizon
  • YouTube
  • Zoom

Is AWS still down?

Issues causing the AWS outage are nearly resolved as of 7 a.m. EST.

As of 6:35 a.m. ET, AWS said it was working "toward full resolution" of the outages, but the issue appeared to be fixed.

"The underlying DNS issue has been fully mitigated, and most AWS Service operations are succeeding normally now," AWS said in a statement.

The first issues were reported shortly after 3 a.m. EST, and AWS said it began to see "significant signs of recovery" by 5:30 a.m. EST.

Melina Khan is a national trending reporter for USA TODAY. She can be reached at melina.khan@usatoday.com.

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