Is Zoom Down? How to Check Status and Fix Issues

Last Updated: February 13, 2026 Zoom powers meetings for hundreds of millions of users daily. When Zoom goes down, meetings fail to start, audio cuts out, and screen sharing breaks. This guide helps you determine if Zoom is experiencing an outage and how to fix common issues. Quick Status Check: Is Zoom Down Right Now? Check API Status Check : Visit apistatuscheck.com/api/zoom for real-time monitoring Zoom Status : Check status.zoom.us for official status Try a Test Meeting : Start a quick meeting to see if it connects Check DownDetector : downdetector.com/status/zoom for user-reported issues Zoom Services: What Can Break Service Impact When Down Zoom Meetings Can't start or join meetings Zoom Webinars Events can't begin Audio/Video Meeting connects but no sound or video Screen Sharing Can't share content Chat In-meeting and persistent chat fails Zoom Phone VoIP calling breaks Recording Cloud recordings fail SSO/Login Can't authenticate Zoom API Integrations and bots break Common Zoom