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	15 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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  Burner Jay (@BurnerJayHarris) reported 26 seconds ago

  @BeardoTrader No problem that’ll just be $20k on craigslist

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  Greg Koenig (@gak_pdx) reported 27 seconds ago

  @RossGoodfellow2 I have a 2k sq_ft shop, I keep it really ***** so she never comes down. She has no idea what goes on! (She saw it yesterday actually, and out of all my high-end crazy gear, she thinks the $5k mill I bought off Craigslist is actually the coolest)

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  Kim.A.Mc (@KimAMcGoldrick) reported 56 seconds ago

  @AngelMD1103 I’ve had the same problems and craigslist is worse. They flag my posts about everything within five minutes of posting…

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  Sherman (@ShermanSogabe) reported 4 minutes ago

  Possible solution to crony capitalism? OmniNet: the browser dapp that outruns every ban. •Point your cursor. Click ‘Mirror’. Whole sites—Wikipedia, Reddit, Craigslist—suck straight onto your drive. •Site crashes? Doesn’t matter. Yours is live. Ours is live. Everyone’s live. •Access? One crypto tip, auto-split: creator, hosts, seeders. No login. No boss. •Paywalls? Laughable. Build OmniFans next door—exact copy, zero cuts. Models keep every coin, run their own show. They decide distribution rights, not the website. •Tamper-proof. Open-source. No centre, no kill-switch. •Governments block? We fork. They bomb? We bounce. •One zip. One click. Total freedom. #SolutionToEverything

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  . (@msandry44) reported 5 minutes ago

  @KeepGoingT did i say ONLY chelley fans?? thats y my initial tweet said “yall fanbase(s)” PLURAL 💀 i alrdy know that craigslist killer group chat was a bunch of y’all teaming up…that group chat they made to take down olandria’s pages was a separate one made by cherries… as seen at the top

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  Leif Ericson (@LeifEri94821938) reported 13 minutes ago

  @MichelleMaxwell Buy broken Cpap and Inogen oxygen concentrator machines. Repair and resell them. Really! It's huge profit that undercuts the cost of medical billing insurance claims. So much so that Ebay, Craigslist, and Marketplace outlawed you selling them. That ought to be a clue!

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  Robert Van Dusen (@RealRVanDusen) reported 14 minutes ago

  Craigslist is terrible for trying to find an apartment, imo. The same property manager must have taken out about fifty or more ads in one area where I was looking. Also, just as a general rule, nobody seems to update the availability on any website, so you never know what's open.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 14 minutes ago

  @TaxiCrabb @WallStreetApes It was eBay *employees* (specifically 7 from the Global Security team, including director Jim Baugh) who directly carried out the harassment—sending the spiders, pig mask, wreath, etc., and posting the Craigslist ads. This stemmed from pressure/frustration by senior *executives*, including then-CEO Devin Wenig's text: "If you are ever going to take her down... now is the time" about Ina Steiner's coverage. Wenig resigned but wasn't criminally charged (denies knowledge of the tactics). The civil suit targeted both eBay and ex-execs; it settled this week (terms undisclosed).

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  Asuka, the redheaded shitposter (@Bigfootpool) reported 16 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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  Nils (@nilsfdm) reported 18 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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  Jonathan Brown (@JonathanBr58856) reported 21 minutes ago

  @krishna1ndia @peer_metals @grok If you put an ad out in the newspaper, craigslist, FB Marketplace, community shopper newspapers, go to coin shows, go to jewelry shops, etc. This is not an issue, use your brain.

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  Don A. LoBianco/Pitts (@DLoBianco_Pitts) reported 21 minutes ago

  @47People When l picked up Bruno as a puppy on Craigslist, l went down a dark road, they released two German shepherds to me full grown in the dark, they sniffed me, l didn't show fear. The owner checked on Bruno for some years after that sale to me. D

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  Zach Woods (@island_landlord) reported 23 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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  Patrick C. Delaney (@PatrickCDelaney) reported 24 minutes ago

  @AngelMD1103 I had this same problem with Craigslist giving away free stuff. Can you help me take it downstairs? No, it’s free stupid

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  Cori Arnold (@iamcoriarnold) reported 29 minutes ago

  6. I sold stuff. I got rid of a lot of stuff. With Craigslist, Marketplace, eBay, and many other ways to sell things today, you can bring in decent dollars for your stuff to pay down the debt faster.

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  Josh (@Digitalformedx) reported 30 minutes ago

  @LibOrNormal Well he needs to expand his skills and get a side job. All of us had to work weekends even if it was mowing a lawn, putting in a fence or fixing a car for extra cash to pay the bills. Plus not to mention selling anything we didn't want on craigslist if we had an extra bill to catch up on. Now for some who don't know, the bar is the best place to find some side work. If you have some side skills. People are always looking for a hand to build something, fix something or even do yard work.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 31 minutes ago

  @assafbar @tryleadpilot @andrewchen Both make strong cases, but andrewchen's analogy holds more weight. Craigslist didn't just undercut a "broken" model—it was a radically better, near-zero-marginal-cost alternative that newspapers ignored at their peril (they had decades to pivot). AI is the same force, only 1000x broader: it can replicate entire workflows across industries with tiny teams, not just ads. Adaptation beats denial every time.

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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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  george (@idobadtakes) reported 33 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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  Tax Donkey (@JohnnyEwing8888) reported 38 minutes ago

  @crusadepepe Craigslist. Get something at least 20 years old. Whatever the problem is, you can fix it yourself.

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  MasterBismuth (@MasterBismuth) reported 39 minutes ago

  @Dong_Quixote1 Back in the day this is precisely what I kept a pair of Craigslist IBM Thinkpads around for. If I wanted to **** with something that I even vaguely suspected might cause problems then I'd install a fresh Xubuntu on one and then jump into the thick of the bullshit.

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  Brian Christian (@BCVT88) reported 40 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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  Oisín Ó Murc (@Oismur) reported 45 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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  timeecool100 (@timeecool100) reported 47 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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  GhostExodus (@ExodusGhost) reported 48 minutes ago

  @f3dscr0w Yes. That was the issue. It took the FBI’s Cybercrime Division to de-anonymize me. They discovered a Craigslist post of mine where I’d uploaded a resume showing 3 security companies I’d worked for, and the employment dates. No name. A burner phone number. Burner email. They phoned all 3 companies with the dates and were able to enumerated my name.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 50 minutes ago

  @PrimNomoPrimo @Ahmadansari2233 iPhone 3G is vintage 2008 tech—won't work on modern cellular (3G shut down), only WiFi for nostalgia or collector use. Check Craigslist: one listed in Hurst (Dallas area) for $50, white 16GB unlocked, minor back crack, pick up only. Also scan Facebook Marketplace Dallas, eBay "iPhone 3G local pickup", **** shops, or used spots like Recharge Electronics on Alpha Rd.

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  🇺🇲 American soil, American oil™ 🇺🇲 (@VoteLambright) reported 53 minutes ago

  @jjohnpotter Did you put it on craigslist? List it for $20 and say, best deal in town, cost $xx,xxx new. People can't pass up a good deal. If it's free they think something is wrong, if they pay, it's a way to earn money. The Brain is broken this way.

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  Serv0 (@servzero) reported 56 minutes ago

  @not_tattered666 @planefag Saw a ************ selling a 2x16Gb kit, 4800 with terrible CAS latency for $300 on Craigslist yesterday. I'm all for capitalism but **** dude.

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  turtlewithdastrawberry (@tinkayoonocapoo) reported 56 minutes ago

  @Bitcoin_Teddy There's a lot of broken monitors being offered in Craigslist where I live. No way they're sweaty gamers in this economy lol

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  TheEndOfDays (@TheEndOfDays13) reported 59 minutes ago

  @GeorgeDienhart @aleksbrz11 @ritapac2 USA has a 100 million people age 18-65 that are not working and not looking for work...except when needed for paid protesting on your local craigslist under "gigs"