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Possible problem · resolved

Prime Video possible issue on Nov 12, 2026: what we saw

Damn Is It Down is independent and not affiliated with Prime Video. This page uses only our own checks, user reports and what Prime Video's status page said. Times are ET.

Our checks saw problems for 16 min, from Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 PM ET to Nov 12, 2026, 8:17 PM ET. It peaked as outage at 8:01 PM ET.

Possible problem, not a confirmed outage. Our own checks failed, but no second independent source agreed: user reports stayed below 5 in 15 minutes and Prime Video's status page did not report a major incident. We only call something a confirmed outage when at least 2 independent sources agree. How we verify outages

8:01 PM ETStarted · Nov 12, 2026
outagePeak · 8:01 PM ET · 70% confidence
8:17 PM ETRecovered
16 minDuration

Evidence Raw check times, regions, error codes and the report curve. Download as JSON or CSV.

How we determined this

  • Our checks: 4 of 4 failed.
  • Regions where our checks failed: 2 of 4.
  • User reports: up to 0 in 15 minutes.
  • Vendor status page: no major incident reported.
  • Independent sources that agreed: 1 of 3 (our checks, user reports, the vendor). We only call it a confirmed outage when at least 2 agree.
  • Confidence: 70%. It comes only from our own evidence; the vendor status page adds a little only when our checks or user reports agree.

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Impact

  • Regions with failing checks: US East, US West.
  • Failed checks: 4 of 4 in the window (first Nov 12, 2026, 7:53 PM ET, last Nov 12, 2026, 8:17 PM ET).
  • Peak user reports: 0 in 15 minutes.

Timeline (ET)

  1. Outage detected: Regional outage. Down in US East and US West, fine in Europe and Asia-Pacific. Our checks are failing. User reports are still near the baseline — active checks often catch this before crowd reports do.
  2. Failing from US East, US West.
  3. akamai was showing problems at the same time.
  4. Recovered: Degraded performance.

Official status

  • Last reported by Prime Video: no official status page reading.

Depends on

Prime Video runs on AWS, Akamai. Their status pages are linked for reference.

What to try

  • Downloaded titles in the mobile app play offline.

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Times are ET (US Eastern). Detection combines HTTP checks from several Cloudflare regions, user reports and the vendor's status page. Get this data as JSON.

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FAQ

Is Prime Video down right now?
This incident ended at Nov 12, 2026, 8:17 PM ET. For right now, check the live Prime Video status page: https://damnisitdown.com/status/prime-video
When did the Prime Video problems start?
Our checks first saw problems at Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 PM ET, and it peaked as outage at Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 PM ET.
How long did the Prime Video incident last?
16 min, from Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 PM ET to Nov 12, 2026, 8:17 PM ET.
Where did our Prime Video checks fail?
Our checks failed from US East, US West.