Craigslist status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Craigslist reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Craigslist users through our website.

• Website Down (69%)
• Errors (23%)
• Sign in (8%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Craigslist outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Redwood City	Website Down	6 days ago
Soldotna	Errors	16 days ago
Corvallis	Errors	30 days ago
Ruffs Dale	Errors	1 month ago
Dallas	Website Down	1 month ago
Broomfield	Sign in	1 month ago

Full Outage Map

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Craigslist Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  george (@idobadtakes) reported 2 minutes ago

  @cSchaez I think the issue is that my car genuinely does run fine, but if you look at all the listings around it on autotrader / craigslist a lot of them are actual scams or don't work. So people just understandably avoid the whole category

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  Rob Goodall (@RobGoodall6) reported 5 minutes ago

  @EamonOFlynn @DennisKendel Craigslist was the first major blow. The classifieds were 1/3 of most papers revenue back in the day. But none of this is our problem. Trust in the Canadian mainstream news media has largely collapsed because half the population has zero representation. The CBC, CTV and Global are pretty much indistinguishable and could be merged into one without anyone even noticing. There's a lot of things they could do, but they won't as long as their failing business models keep getting propped by the public purse. The world has changed. Legacy news is dying out, and we should let it.

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  Thomas Meijer (@ijsthee) reported 5 minutes ago

  You don't need a designer. You need a decision filter for 'what belongs here.' 3 Proofs: 1. User Onboarding study: 86% of churn due to unclear flows, not ugly UI 2. Craigslist looks terrible. Still dominates because IA is perfect for its job. 3. Most redesigns fail because they change visuals without fixing structure Question: If users can't find features, will prettier buttons help?

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  Brian Christian (@BCVT88) reported 9 minutes ago

  @PalmerDesigns_ Ice fishing is actually pretty fun, bought a cheap snowmobile off Craigslist for the kids and we still spend time outside. Can’t just shut it down and stay inside gotta be a little more willing to get out. Throw on some snow shoes and try hiking, it’s actually not that bad

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  Ryan Du (@Rydx101) reported 11 minutes ago

  @felixleezd 'Bad design' is just design that fails the wrong audience. Craigslist looks terrible to designers but users dgaf — it works. Objective bad design doesn't exist, only mismatched context.

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  Asuka, the redheaded shitposter (@Bigfootpool) reported 12 minutes ago

  @Sundance88088 @Ravious101 The police would literally not care about theft of services because they would tell you it's a civil issue when to go to court file a lien against the home for unpaid work. Which is what you're supposed to do and if you aren't some third-rate hack working off of craigslist with no license you're going to have all the documentation needed to go to court show work was done to spec, literally have paperwork from start to finish, And that case is going to last all of 15 minutes. Or, you can destroy someone's property, likely not get paid anything and ended up having to pay to have it replaced, That's assuming you weren't arrested for felony vandalism which is a very real possibility.

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  Bill 'Paw ''EngineSteveO'' Paw' Everydude (@DildoMalone420) reported 15 minutes ago

  Nothing may piss me off more than people on marketplace or even Craigslist that put the "money down" as the price of ****

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  ON THE COO… (@six_year_plan) reported 17 minutes ago

  @FreeMrktCptlst Went to Vegas in 2016 Got craigslist **** delivery - a $60 eighth of crisp sour. Busted it down in the room and rolled a 1 1/4 Zig Zag, no crutch and hit the strip and lit it up. Get back to my room and the whole room reeks. I get paranoid about a $150 smoking charge and flush the rest.

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  timeecool100 (@timeecool100) reported 18 minutes ago

  looking through the all the free stuff people are giving away on Craigslist like yeah I could just go down there and take that I don't want it but I could take it if I wanted to

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  SHUN (@sanchoo99) reported 19 minutes ago

  @winterdiamondo That's so mean, calling Wooyoung a Craigslist version of Suho 😭 I think Beomseok would've followed anyone who looks like a "top dog" because of something something Daddy issues and smthg smthg bullying. You wanna please the strongest guy in the room so they don't beat you up

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  Nils (@nilsfdm) reported 22 minutes ago

  You don’t understand how much “possession” is valued in secondhand goods. Every year, millions of items are stolen or lost during moves, travel, break-ins, or shipments. Insurance claims get filed, police reports sit unsolved, and replacement cycles begin. But for anyone who’s ever had something meaningful stolen — an heirloom ring, a custom bike, a rare collectible — there’s a feeling of personal defeat. They’d pay anything to get it back. That’s your market. Here’s how you own it. Build an AI-driven platform that acts as the ultimate lost-and-stolen item recovery engine. You’ll aggregate real-time public and semi-public signals across every vertical where people offload goods. Think Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp, LetGo, eBay, auction houses, local classified aggregators, public **** shop inventories, and even social media marketplaces. Anywhere someone might try to move an item fast, you’re there. Key is designing the perfect intake funnel for users. On the front end: Individuals can upload their item details (pictures, serials, descriptions, prior ownership timelines, approximate value). On the back end, your classifiers are doing image matching, metadata overlap, and serial database checks on thousands of for-sale listings. You crawl for matches the second they input. Layer 1: Build basic search for free users. Low-hanging fruit like serial number database matches, stock image metadata. Maybe you offer weekly search report summaries. Layer 2: Monetize advanced signals. Users can pay a monthly fee for real-time alerts on high-probability matches in their region or category. Layer 3: Upsell redirection services. You get users to their item faster, offering concierge support, evidence packaging for local law enforcement, demand letters for coordination with sellers, or even providing a third-party retrieval network. Turns messy interaction into an end-to-end system of reassurance. Biggest potential for cash flow? Integrations with insurance companies and law enforcement. You aggregate stolen goods claims from insurers directly. Act as their automated recovery arm — at scale, your AI will recover more than human investigators ever could. Charge insurance providers per item/file matched, per monthly period, or for exclusive category data feeds (e.g. “50% of stolen bikes in 60647 zip last quarter were fenced via Marketplace”). Discounts for institutional licensing mean easier adoption and predictable revenue. For police: You bundle high-probability matches and accounts into usable case materials. You become the private-sector bridge that makes property crime solvable again in economies where law enforcement has deprioritized. Beyond stolen goods, this funnel broadens into lost valuables. High emotional ROI segment. Grandmother’s lost ruby necklace in an Uber, expensive camera mislaid during international travel, each tied to specific zones & resale paths. Final viral loop, extremely optional: Build a crowdfunded “retrace service” tier for retrieval-resistant items. Find a $10k Rolex stolen in LA now sitting in a random Arizona **** shop? Seller/host/**** asks way too much for “repurchase”? Community pledging to pitch in for a retrieval/rebuy/release simplifies your user's problem while gamifying recovery. (Name this service “Pawnshop Angels” if you want brand punch.) Legal warning: You’ll run into territorial fights on access (some countries/states regulate online secondhand item reporting), but you’re merely aggregating public records and marketplaces. You’re building an interpretation layer, not breaking in. This system wins not because it’s complex but because it acts faster than desperation. You create memory backdoors into fractured systems of possession. Users don’t want to fight a thief–they just want what’s theirs.

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  Harold Of Whoa (@myxburneracct) reported 24 minutes ago

  @wadelentz Moved into a temporary house in a new city a few months ago and needed a washer dryer combo to fit in a very small designated laundry room spot. I ended up finding a Whirlpool washer/dryer combo from the 80s on craigslist for $75. It only needed a plastic water pump housing piece after I saw a small leak, but it still runs like a champ. $100 for a little smaller capacity washer, but I know if something ever breaks it will be simple to repair. I think moving forward I'm just going to buy the old appliances that are still around and fix them as needed. Way better investment.

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  jon wick $$$ (@JonTheTrader) reported 25 minutes ago

  @unusual_whales we buy on craigslist & pray there’s no issues 🔥

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  GeoSPatton (@Geo_S_Patton) reported 26 minutes ago

  @MrsCMFrancis You're not kidding. I am trying to down size and I hate to just discard things. Don't trust FB market place or craigslist. What do I do with it. It has value.

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  g-omni (@gomni1807) reported 26 minutes ago

  @themorapour Filling up a server rack with sideways ATX towers is crazy though. Rack cases are cheap on craigslist/ebay.

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  𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗨𝗥𝗥 😵 (@thedurrr) reported 29 minutes ago

  @StealthQE4 There’s literally an option on Craigslist and tons of other sites to buy with crypto what’s this dude on. He also doesn’t understand the use cases of these blockchains they are solving real world issues. There is a lot of vaporware in the space but also a lot of good.

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  Steve Bentley (@OptionQB) reported 32 minutes ago

  @jacksonhinklle We are down to Craigslist ads in Iran now.

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  Quaesitor🇧🇼 (@Quaesitor121) reported 35 minutes ago

  @BigDickBarclay I pay him in cash. My electrician is a dude I found on Craigslist that smokes an absurd amount of ********* and has wired my entire house above code. The building inspectors were genuinely impressed by his work I'm a carpenter. I can come and go and fix surprisingly...

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  InsidiousWeenie (@InsidiousWeenie) reported 35 minutes ago

  @Oceanbreeze473 Cheapest way to solve the problem; $500 Craigslist car Turn on "back dat *** up" Floor it

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  Jeri Richards (@jam270f) reported 37 minutes ago

  @greta The cost to repair my beautiful ruby red LG set was enormous. A lovely couple purchased it from I listing I posted on Craigslist. The husband was a repairman. I fully disclosed the washing machine issue. Well, 2years later … I just saw it on the side of the road. Hate my GE set.

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  Greg Betz (@gregbetz55) reported 37 minutes ago

  It's not a coincidence that God killed the founder of the prostitution website OnlyFans with cancer. The government needs to shut that website down like they did with ******** and Craigslist.

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  Hermit (@clayjar) reported 41 minutes ago

  @washghost1 I had once bought a broken Samsung refrigerator for $ 300 on craigslist. The similar model still sells for little less than 2k. It pooled water under the freezer below, and the top refrigeration didn't work. I replaced the evap fan and patching some holes left by previous repair attempts, and removed the faulty drain valve insert by cutting out the valve itself with a utility knife. It has been working flawlessly for more than three years now. It seems Samsung still has a lot of room to improve on their long-term consumer testing.

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  Brett Nashlund (@BNashBHHSDP) reported 42 minutes ago

  Because: Your price was too high Your marketing was poor It has too many problems or clutter You thought Craigslist had worldwide exposure. Call a professional... Contact me if you're in Northern California.

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  luke 🍉 (@transsexual1ty) reported 42 minutes ago

  @PluginHyBrad @PiratesnPirelli @Walksalot503 literally anyone who’s ever bought a car off of somewhere like facebook marketplace or craigslist can tell you it’s a terrible idea unless you’re prepared to rebuild the entire thing

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  trout mask (original) (@BranPuffin) reported 48 minutes ago

  @HieroBorschtEsq I believe in you. Don’t let the Craigslist removal of back page get you down

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  Oisín Ó Murc (@Oismur) reported 50 minutes ago

  The community should be talking about the teens who turned to Craigslist (Grindr now probably), sent pics, met someone "behind the castle", got introduced to drugs, etc. Instead protectionism kicks in, and the conversation shuts down. Understandable, but not helpful long-term...

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  Jay (@JJcollecs) reported 52 minutes ago

  @ScottFriedman3 @StubHub @coachella Honestly check Craigslist for people trying to panic sell. Have done it for 4+ years and never had an issue.

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  Zach Woods (@island_landlord) reported 54 minutes ago

  @skumWgmi Flip cars- get one on craigslist or facebook marketplace cheap. Fix or just clean up and sell. Try to make 1-2k. Repeat. Eventually get your dealers license (thats what I did) and have access to thousands of cars.

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  Zach Zhao (@thezachzhao) reported 55 minutes ago

  @RhysSullivan I still think it is a incentive alignment issue. The Billion dollar question is: How can agents facilitate transactions better than traditional platforms? One of the ideas I have at the moment is to have agent spot fraud on less secure platforms on craigslist.

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  KBTカイザー/♌🌿x1 (@KBTKaiser) reported 58 minutes ago

  @windydanchou Yeah, supposedly linked to the time Nene’s apartment got broken into while she was out. Literally using Craigslist to enlist people to do crime.