Canva outages and problems
In the past 24 hours, 13 user reports came in for Canva. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 100.00% uptime for the day.
The busiest 15-minute window had 2 reports, about 23 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.
What Canva's status page says
Checking www.canvastatus.com…
What people can report about Canva
What went wrong
What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for Canva worldwide.
Share of 16 recent reports that said what was wrong, from every country listed below.
Canva reports around the world
In the last 24 hours, 119 problem reports about Canva came in from 24 countries. Right now reports are at the usual level in every country.
- Outage now
- Problems now
- Normal
| Country | Now | Last hour | 24 hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | Normal | 4 | 19 |
| Japan | Normal | 2 | 2 |
| The US numbers above | Normal | 0 | 54 |
| The Philippines | Normal | 0 | 6 |
| The Netherlands | Normal | 0 | 5 |
| Brazil | Normal | 0 | 3 |
| Germany | Normal | 0 | 3 |
| The UK | Normal | 0 | 3 |
| Canada | Normal | 0 | 2 |
| Colombia | Normal | 0 | 2 |
| France | Normal | 0 | 2 |
| Indonesia | Normal | 0 | 2 |
Each country's status compares its reports with the usual level there. 54 more countries had 16 reports in the last 24 hours. Map outlines: Natural Earth.
Canva problem spikes, last 30 days
Since 9 October, Canva had no outage spikes or periods of elevated reports.
- Sat 3 Oct: no data
- Sun 4 Oct: no data
- Mon 5 Oct: no data
- Tue 6 Oct: no data
- Wed 7 Oct: no data
- Thu 8 Oct: no data
- Fri 9 Oct: 1 report
- Sat 10 Oct: 0 reports
- Sun 11 Oct: 0 reports
- Mon 12 Oct: 0 reports
- Tue 13 Oct: 0 reports
- Wed 14 Oct: 1 report
- Thu 15 Oct: 1 report
- Fri 16 Oct: 0 reports
- Sat 17 Oct: 0 reports
- Sun 18 Oct: 0 reports
- Mon 19 Oct: 0 reports
- Tue 20 Oct: 0 reports
- Wed 21 Oct: no data
- Thu 22 Oct: 0 reports
- Fri 23 Oct: 0 reports
- Sat 24 Oct: 0 reports
- Sun 25 Oct: 0 reports
- Mon 26 Oct: 0 reports
- Tue 27 Oct: 0 reports
- Wed 28 Oct: 29 reports
- Thu 29 Oct: 52 reports
- Fri 30 Oct: 54 reports
- Sat 31 Oct: 15 reports
- Sun 1 Nov: no data
By country
Each square is one day in the countries with the most reports: red when reports stayed at outage level for half an hour or more, amber when they stayed above the usual level for an hour or more, grey otherwise.
- The US88
- India19
- The UK12
- Mexico12
- The Philippines12
- Brazil9
- Germany7
- The Netherlands7
Country history starts on 29 October 2026. Days run from midnight to midnight, Central European time.
A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 9 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services
How to fix Canva not working
Canva is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:
Hard refresh the editor
A blank canvas or a toolbar that never finishes loading usually clears with a hard refresh: press Ctrl+F5 on Windows or Cmd+Shift+R on a Mac, and in the desktop or mobile app quit it fully before opening it again. When one design stalls but others open fine, duplicate it from the File menu and carry on in the copy.
Open it in a private window
Ad blockers and extension scripts break uploads and the Download button, so load the editor in a private window where none of them run. If the page behaves there, switch extensions off one at a time in your normal window until the fault comes back.
Clear cookies and sign in again
Stale cookies cause sign-in loops and saves that never finish, even when nothing is wrong on the service side. Open your browser settings, clear cookies and cached files for the last day, then sign in again and reopen the design from your Projects page. The padlock icon in the address bar does the same job for one site.
Check the status page, then contact support
The official status page at https://www.canvastatus.com lists known incidents, and the help centre at https://www.canva.com/help/ covers downloads and sign-in problems. If neither explains your case, use the Help button in the editor to send a report with the design link and the exact wording of the error.
While Canva is down: what to use instead
- Desktop app or browser If the editor hangs on a blank canvas in your browser, open the desktop app for Windows or Mac instead (or the reverse), because that rules out a bad extension or stale cache, though it won't help when the service itself is failing.
- Adobe Express Good for a quick social post or flyer.
- Google Slides or PowerPoint When a deck is due within the hour, rebuild it from a PDF or images you exported earlier; the templates are plainer, but the content gets on screen.
- Figma Your team may already have it, and it handles banners, mockups and simple layouts if you know your way around frames.
Fix Canva on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone
Canva on Windows
- Fix
- Fix Canva on Windows by clearing your browser's cache and cookies, or by restarting the Canva desktop app. You can also try disabling browser extensions or updating the app to the latest version.
- Check
- To check if Canva is down on Windows, try opening the website in an Incognito window or check the official Canva Status page. If other websites load normally, the issue is likely specific to Canva.
ping canva.comTest whether Canva's servers replynslookup canva.comCheck that Canva's DNS resolvestracert canva.comTrace where the connection dropsipconfig /flushdnsClear the DNS cache, then reloadCanva on Mac
- Fix
- Fix Canva on Mac by clearing your browser cache or restarting the Canva macOS app. If you are using the desktop app, ensure it is updated via the App Store or Canva's website.
- Check
- Check if Canva is down on macOS by testing the service in a private browser window or using a different web browser. You can also check the Canva Status page for real-time updates.
ping -c 4 canva.comTest whether Canva's servers replynslookup canva.comCheck that Canva's DNS resolvestraceroute canva.comTrace where the connection dropssudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponderFlush the macOS DNS cache, then reloadCanva on Android
- Fix
- Fix Canva on Android by clearing the app's cache and data in your system settings, or updating it via the Google Play Store. If it still fails to load, try reinstalling the app.
- Check
- Determine if Canva is down on Android by checking if the Canva website loads in your mobile browser. If the website works but the app doesn't, the issue is likely local to the app.
Canva on iPhone and iPad
- Fix
- Fix Canva on iOS by checking the App Store for updates, or by reinstalling the app to clear corrupted data. Make sure your Wi-Fi or cellular connection is active and stable.
- Check
- To tell if Canva is down on iOS, try accessing the service through Safari or check the Canva Status page. If the web version is online, the iOS app may be experiencing localized issues.
When people report Canva problems
The busiest hour for reports about Canva is 20:00 to 21:00 Central European time, and the busiest day is Thursday.
By hour of the day
- 00:00 to 01:00: 0.43 reports on an average day
- 01:00 to 02:00: 0.42 reports on an average day
- 02:00 to 03:00: 0.12 reports on an average day
- 03:00 to 04:00: 0.17 reports on an average day
- 04:00 to 05:00: 0.13 reports on an average day
- 05:00 to 06:00: 0.13 reports on an average day
- 06:00 to 07:00: 0.12 reports on an average day
- 07:00 to 08:00: 0.04 reports on an average day
- 08:00 to 09:00: 0.04 reports on an average day
- 09:00 to 10:00: 0.04 reports on an average day
- 10:00 to 11:00: 0.04 reports on an average day
- 11:00 to 12:00: 0.08 reports on an average day
- 12:00 to 13:00: 0.04 reports on an average day
- 13:00 to 14:00: 0.12 reports on an average day
- 14:00 to 15:00: 0.25 reports on an average day
- 15:00 to 16:00: 0.39 reports on an average day
- 16:00 to 17:00: 0.29 reports on an average day
- 17:00 to 18:00: 0.26 reports on an average day
- 18:00 to 19:00: 0.29 reports on an average day
- 19:00 to 20:00: 0.36 reports on an average day
- 20:00 to 21:00: 0.83 reports on an average day
- 21:00 to 22:00: 0.66 reports on an average day
- 22:00 to 23:00: 0.44 reports on an average day
- 23:00 to 00:00: 0.45 reports on an average day
By day of the week
- Monday: 0 reports on an average Monday
- Tuesday: 0 reports on an average Tuesday
- Wednesday: 10 reports on an average Wednesday
- Thursday: 17 reports on an average Thursday
- Friday: 14 reports on an average Friday
- Saturday: 3.8 reports on an average Saturday
- Sunday: 0 reports on an average Sunday
Each bar is the average number of user reports in that hour, or on that day of the week, from 25 days of reports since 5 October 2026. The busiest bar is highlighted. Spikes in reports are left out, so one outage does not set the pattern.
What happens when Canva goes down
Canva is a browser and app based design tool for templates, social posts, presentations and documents. Small teams, schools, marketers and solo creators rely on it, so an outage interrupts work in progress, a scheduled publish or a client handoff.
The editor is usually where trouble shows first. A design may open to a blank canvas, spin on a loading state, refuse to save or lose an upload before a photo appears. Exports and presentations often fail next, while comments and live collaboration lag or drop out even when the rest of the app still responds. Problems are often partial or regional: one feature can break while the dashboard loads, and reports may cluster by country or platform, so the whole service is rarely down at once.
Canva IP address, servers and network
- IPv4 addresses
- 104.16.102.112
Show all 2
- 104.16.103.112
- IPv6 addresses
- 2606:4700::6810:6670
Show all 2
- 2606:4700::6810:6770
- Network
- AS13335 · Cloudflare, Inc., registered in the United States
- Served through
- Cloudflare · our check was answered by its Frankfurt (FRA) data centre
- DNS hosted by
- Amazon Route 53
- HTTPS certificate
- Issued by Amazon, valid until 5 May 2027 (185 days)
- HTTP/3
- Not advertised
- Our check
- Answered in 187 ms (it turned away our automated check, which is common)
Checked from our server in Frankfurt, Germany, 2 days ago, for www.canva.com. A service behind a CDN answers from many data centres, usually the one nearest to you, so these addresses are where its traffic enters, not where its own servers stand. Visitors elsewhere may see different addresses.
Canva FAQ
Is Canva down right now?
Why does Canva keep saying 'Something went wrong' when I open a design?
Why won't Canva upload my photos or video clips?
Why did my Canva Pro payment go through but my account still shows the free plan?
Why does Canva download a blank PDF or stop at the video export screen?
Service updates from @canva
No posts about problems from @canva in the last 14 days. The latest is from .
How we track Canva
The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for Canva, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for Canva, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.
When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. This is separate from Canva's official status page: user reports tend to show a problem early, while the official page confirms the cause. If the two disagree, check both.