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[update] Resolved: The backlog has been cleared! Work and bookmark listings should now be fully up to date. Thanks for your patience!

[update] Identified: We've made a change that we believe has resolved the issues. We are slowly catching up on the backlog, but it will be some time before all works and bookmarks appear in listings. Thank you for your patience!

[update] Investigating: We are aware of issues with works taking a long time to appearing in listings (such as when looking at a tag or searching). We are investigating!

[update] Resolved: Cloudflare has fixed the issue that was causing downtime. Huge thank you to Cloudflare for their work! We believe the problems have been fully resolved, but will continue to monitor things just in case.

[update] Identified: We are aware of intermittent errors accessing #AO3, #Fanlore, and the OTW website. This is not a problem with our services directly, but with Cloudflare so we are unable to fix it. We encourage you to follow Cloud…

To improve account security and reduce unsolicited password reset emails, AO3 has changed our password reset process. The “username” option has been removed from the "Reset Password" page for logged out users. Read the full post on Tumblr:

The latest changes on #AO3 include more preparations for internationalizing emails, overhauled Assignments pages for gift exchange participants, and improved redirects when logging in and out. Check out our release notes for full details on all changes!

[update] Resolved: #AO3 is back! We believe the problem has been resolved, but we're continuing to monitor things just in case.

[update] Investigating: #AO3 is down for some or all users. We are aware and are actively investigating.

[update] Completed: #AO3's scheduled maintenance has finished! You're free to return to browsing.

[update] In Progress: Scheduled maintenance is currently in progress. We will provide updates as necessary.

[update] Scheduled (Oct 10, 2025, 22:00 UTC): Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes.

[update] Scheduled (Oct 10, 2025, 22:00 UTC): In a few hours, #AO3 will be briefly unavailable while we apply minor bug fixes.

September's changes on #AO3 include new features for collections, an upgrade to our HTML sanitizer, and a variety of fixes across different areas. Check out our release notes for full details!

Woke up farming vegetables in a cozy green village. Went to bed in a desert with red rock formations and a dog that wasn't there this morning. The game escalates quickly. Out now on Steam 👇

Our updates to add tags and a multifandom filtering option to #AO3 Collections are now complete! Read more about it at:

[update] Completed: #AO3 is back sooner than expected, and we have new and improved options for browsing collections! Get the details on collection tags at AO3 News: https://t.co/Erno3pBVIg

[update] In Progress: #AO3 is about halfway through the first part of maintenance. We expect this part to last about 5 more hours. The second, final part of maintenance should be quicker.

[update] In Progress: #AO3 maintenance has begun! We expect to be down for about 20 hours, but we’ll keep you updated on any changes.

[update] Scheduled (Sep 26, 2025, 05:30 UTC): Maintenance will begin as scheduled in 60 minutes.

#AO3 will be going down for about 20 hours of maintenance at 05:30 UTC, two hours earlier than previously announced. Check what time that is for you: