Cloudflare Down Again-Major Outage Hits Canva, Zerodha, Groww

The Cloudflare down issue has resurfaced again for the second day in a row, creating a ripple effect across major apps including Canva, Zerodha, Groww, Shopify, Angel One, QuillBot, Zoom, and other global platforms. The outage triggered widespread 500 Internal Server Error messages, leaving millions locked out.

Within minutes, “Cloudflare Down” and “Canva Down” started trending on X as frustrated users complained about sudden app crashes and platform freezes.

What’s Really Going On With Cloudflare Down Again?

Cloudflare down hit hard around 8-9 AM GMT (1:30-2:30 PM IST). Users saw “500 Internal Server Error” or “Bad Gateway” everywhere.(Source)

First, Canva stopped dead. Designers couldn’t edit.

Then, Indian traders panicked. Zerodha Kite down, Groww app crashed mid-market hours in Mumbai and Delhi. Angel One, Upstox joined the mess.

Blinkit deliveries stalled in Bengaluru. Zoom calls dropped in offices across Hyderabad. Even Downdetector—ironic, right?—went offline tracking its own chaos.

Cloudflare confirmed on their status page: “Investigating Dashboard and API issues.” By 4-5 PM IST, they rolled out a fix. Services bounced back, but not without pain. Honestly, that caught me off guard. How does one outage ripple this far?

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“Zerodha Kite not working because of Cloudflare issue”

Why Cloudflare Down Again So Soon?

This is the second Cloudflare outage in weeks. Last one? November 18, 2025—took down X, ChatGPT, Spotify. Today? Internal technical glitch in core network services. A config file for threat traffic failed, they say. Coincided with scheduled maintenance in Chicago datacenter.

Although Cloudflare hasn’t released a full statement yet, early indicators suggest:

A network routing issue in global data centers
Possible DNS propagation error
Overload in traffic balancing nodes
Temporary malfunction inside Cloudflare’s edge network

Some users believe the issue is linked to last night’s maintenance push, but nothing is confirmed yet. Cloudflare powers 20% of the web—CDN, security, DDoS protection. One weak link, and boom—global domino effect.

Not gonna lie, repeated outages make you wonder about reliability. Especially after their CTO admitted the last one was “unacceptable.”

Trade analysts from Bengaluru commented:

“A cascading failure seems likely. When one Cloudflare layer collapses, dependent services fall like dominoes.”

Tech experts from Hyderabad added:

“Clients like Zerodha, Groww, Shopify rely heavily on Cloudflare’s edge network. One hiccup disrupts millions.”

“Cloudflare down showing 500 internal server error screenshot”

Services Impacted by Cloudflare Outage Today

Here are the major platforms affected:

Canva down (not loading assets, login failures)
Zerodha Kite down
Groww down (server timeout)
Angel One lagging
Blinkit partial slowdown
Zoom outage
Shopify merchant portals down
QuillBot not responding
Multiple banking and fintech apps lagging

Downdetector lit up like Diwali lights.

“Groww app server down notification caused by Cloudflare outage”

Background: How This Cloudflare Issue Came Up

Cloudflare started as a web performance booster in 2009. Now? Backbone for millions of sites. But outages happen. June 2022 global crash hit India hard—Zerodha, Groww echoed today’s pain. November 2025? Bot Management bug. Today? “Internal service degradation” per their status.

In India, trading apps like Zerodha Kite rely heavy on Cloudflare. Market volatility in Delhi NSE? Perfect storm. Users in Kolkata reported Shopify stores down too. Quillbot writers fumed

Public Reaction: Netizens Flood X with Complaints

X lit up like Diwali. “Cloudflare down again—sab to band hai!” one Mumbai trader posted.

Canva users: “Mid-presentation disaster! Thanks Cloudflare outage.”

Zerodha folks raged: “Kite down during peak hours? Groww server down today too?” From Bengaluru to Pune.

Downdetector spiked 2,000+ reports at peak. Even it crashed!

Memes flew: “Cloudflare is down? Internet asks internet.” Hilarious, but real frustration.

It took just 3 minutes for X (Twitter) to explode.

Common posts:

“Cloudflare down again?? Canva not opening. Seriously?”
“Groww and Zerodha both not working. And the market is live. Fantastic.”
“Is Cloudflare allergic to weekdays?”
“Second outage in 24 hours. What’s happening?”

Meme pages didn’t miss the chance either — Cloudflare became the punchline of the day.

“Downdetector spike during Cloudflare global outage chart”

Expert Voices on Cloudflare Outage Today

Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht (from last outage): “Trust is what we value most. This caused real pain.” They fixed traffic first, then dashboards.

Forbes tech analyst Kate O’Flaherty: “Follows AWS outage. Shows single-provider risks. Diversify your stack.”

Cybersecurity analyst, Delhi:

“Cloudflare handles billions of API requests per second. A minor failure scales into a global disruption instantly.”

Tech professor, IIT Madras:

“Such outages show how centralised internet infrastructure has become. One company’s technical issue can slow down global digital life.”

Economic Times: “Internal problem hit core services. Fix deployed, monitoring now.”

Experts urge backups—like multi-CDN setups—for Mumbai startups, Delhi enterprises

Cloudflare Down Impact on Designers & Traders

Designers

Canva freezing at login meant:

marketing campaigns paused
brand work delayed
creatives unable to export files

Imagine being mid-deadline — and then what? Boom. Error 500.

Stock Market Traders

Zerodha & Groww issues hit at the worst moment:

charts stopped
orders failed
login loops
price lag during live market

Brokers from Mumbai expressed concern:

“Cloudflare failure during market hours is brutal. Traders lose time, confidence, and money.”

Why It Matters: Real-World Fallout

Traders lost trades. Zerodha, Groww users in financial hubs like Mumbai missed NSE moves—potential crores.

Designers in Bengaluru creative agencies? Deadlines slipped on Canva down.

Zoom outages killed remote work in Hyderabad IT parks. Blinkit delays frustrated Kolkata shoppers.

Economically? Billions in lost productivity globally. Politically? Calls for better infra resilience in India’s digital economy.

Cloudflare Status

Time (IST)	Update
1:30 PM	Outage starts—500 errors spike
2:00 PM	Cloudflare investigating APIs
3:30 PM	Fix deployed, traffic recovers
4:30 PM	“Fully operational” for most
5:00 PM+	Monitoring residuals

What’s your take on this Cloudflare down chaos? Did it hit your Zerodha trades or Canva work? Drop your story in comments—and share with your WhatsApp group or X circle so no one misses the fixes next time!