# Zapier outage on 16 October 2026

> On 16 October, Zapier users with app approvals enabled hit errors when publishing Zaps from Guided Templates, from 14:10 to 15:23 UTC, about 1 hour 13 minutes. According to the status page, affected users could create a draft Zap but couldn't finish publishing through the Guided Template flow until a fix was deployed and verified. Kahoot!, Musixmatch and Blackbaud also had problems at the same time.

- Service: [Zapier](https://stackpulse.app/services/zapier.md)
- Severity: major_outage
- Title on the status page: Errors publishing Zaps from Guided Templates with app approvals enabled
- Started: 2026-10-16 14:10 UTC
- Ended: 2026-10-16 15:24 UTC
- Lasted: 1 h 13 min
- Incident open on the status page: 14:10–15:23 UTC
- Page: https://stackpulse.app/services/zapier/outages/2026-10-16-1410

## At the same time

- [Blackbaud](https://stackpulse.app/services/blackbaud.md): issue from 2026-10-16 13:44 UTC
- [Musixmatch](https://stackpulse.app/services/musixmatch.md): issue from 2026-10-16 14:11 UTC
- [Kahoot!](https://stackpulse.app/services/kahoot.md): major_outage from 2026-10-16 14:31 UTC

Problems at the same time are a clue, never proof that one caused another.

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