Slow publishing and some posts displaying without content

Incident Report for Substack

Resolved

This incident has been resolved. A small number of posts published overnight may continue to appear blank for a short time for readers who aren’t signed in; they’ll display normally within a few hours, and no action is needed from writers.
Posted Nov 10, 2026 - 07:07 PST

Monitoring

A fix has been implemented and we're monitoring results.
Posted Nov 10, 2026 - 04:48 PST

Identified

We’ve identified an issue that is causing publishing and draft saving to be slower than usual. Some recently published posts may display without their title or body, and some writers may be unable to edit recently published posts. Notifications for new posts may also be delayed. We’re working with our infrastructure provider on a fix and will post another update within the hour.
Posted Nov 10, 2026 - 04:04 PST
This incident affected: Substack publications, Writer dashboards, and Push Notifications.