Access/Login Merchant Interface Disruption

Incident Report for Authorize.net

Postmortem

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Post Incident Report

Posted Jan 30, 2026 - 04:04 UTC

Resolved

The issue affecting the Merchant Interface has now been fully resolved. Authorize.net is conducting an internal review of the events to mitigate future occurrences.

Reported Start Time: 19:00 GMT, 28 January 2026
Reported End Time: 02:54 GMT, 29 January 2026

Impact: Customers are now able to use the Merchant Interface as normal.

Next Update: No further updates, issue resolved.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Authorize.net support team if you have any questions or concerns.

Authorize.net Support Center

Incident #: INC23843539
Posted Jan 29, 2026 - 03:09 UTC

Update

We appreciate your patience as we continue to work urgently to implement a mitigation.

Impact: Users may experience issues with login for Merchant Interface.

Reported Start Time:19:00 GMT 28 January 2026

Next Update: As status changes or additional information is provided.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause for our customers. We will provide regular updates until the issue is mitigated.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Authorize.net support team if you have any questions or concerns.

Authorize.net Support Center

Incident #: INC23843539
Posted Jan 28, 2026 - 23:57 UTC

Identified

We have identified the issue affecting the login process for Merchant Interface.

We appreciate your patience as we work urgently to implement a mitigation.

Impact: Users may experience issues with login for Merchant Interface.

Reported Start Time:19:00 GMT 28 January 2026

Next Update: Within 60 minutes

We regret any inconvenience this may cause for our customers. We will provide regular updates until the issue is mitigated.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Authorize.net support team if you have any questions or concerns.

Authorize.net Support Center

Incident #: INC23843539
Posted Jan 28, 2026 - 22:41 UTC

Update

Authorize.net continues to investigate the issue affecting the login process for Merchant Interface. Users may receive the following error, "We encountered an error. Please try again. If this error continues, contact Merchant Support."

We are working urgently to resolve the issue and appreciate your patience.

Impact: Users may experience issues with login for Merchant Interface.

Reported Start Time: 28 January 2026

Next Update: As the status changes or additional information is provided.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause for our customers. We will provide regular updates until the issue is mitigated.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Authorize.net support team if you have any questions or concerns.

Authorize.net Support Center

Incident #: INC23843539
Posted Jan 28, 2026 - 21:13 UTC

Investigating

Authorize.net is aware of an issue that is currently affecting the login process for Merchant Interface. Users may receive the following error, "We encountered an error. Please try again. If this error continues, contact Merchant Support."

We are investigating the cause and working urgently to resolve the issue.

Impact: Users may experience issues with login for Merchant Interface.

Reported Start Time: 28 January 2026

Next Update: Within 60 minutes

We regret any inconvenience this may cause for our customers. We will provide regular updates until the issue is mitigated.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Authorize.net support team if you have any questions or concerns.

Authorize.net Support Center

Incident #: INC23843539
Posted Jan 28, 2026 - 20:13 UTC
This incident affected: Portals (Access/Login - Merchant Interface/Portal).