Azure SQL is DOWN
not responding to our checks
Microsoft's managed SQL database service in the cloud.
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Response Time History
Recent Activity (7 days)
Response time has held steady, averaging 9133ms.
- Went from up to downAug 23, 2026, 4:47 AM
- Went from down to upAug 23, 2026, 4:27 AM
- Went from up to downAug 23, 2026, 4:17 AM
- Went from down to upAug 23, 2026, 3:37 AM
- Went from up to downAug 23, 2026, 3:12 AM
About Azure SQL
- Website
- azure.microsoft.com
- Category
- Database
- Monitored from
- EU (Helsinki, Frankfurt, Amsterdam)
- Check interval
- Every 5 minutes
- Monitoring since
- March 30, 2026 (148 days, 6,072 checks)
How we measure this: checks run from EU servers only, so a result here reflects what the EU sees, not a global view. A regional outage, CDN edge-cache issue, or bot/WAF protection that treats our monitoring probe differently than a real visitor can all cause this to disagree with Azure SQL's own status page — that's a limitation of any third-party checker, not just this one.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Azure SQL down right now?
Azure SQL appears to be down or experiencing issues. Our automated checks from EU servers are detecting problems. The service had 66.3% uptime over the past 148 days.
What is Azure SQL's uptime?
Azure SQL has a 66.3% uptime measured over 148 days, based on 6,072 checks from Vartio's EU monitoring servers located in Helsinki, Frankfurt, and Amsterdam.
How do I check if Azure SQL is down?
Vartio monitors Azure SQL every 5 minutes from multiple EU servers and runs a live check when you visit this page. This page shows the current status, response time, and uptime history. You can also monitor your own services for free.
Why is Azure SQL down?
When Azure SQL is down, Vartio automatically checks the service's official status page for reported incidents and outage reasons. Common causes include server maintenance, infrastructure issues, DNS problems, or DDoS attacks. Visit this page for real-time updates.
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