7-Day Uptime History
About Hugging Face
Hugging Face is the leading open-source AI community and platform, hosting over 500,000 models, 100,000 datasets, and thousands of AI demos. It is the GitHub of machine learning, where researchers and developers share, discover, and deploy AI models. Outages affect the global ML community's ability to access and deploy models.
Common Reasons Hugging Face Goes Down
Even the most reliable services experience downtime. Here are the most common reasons Hugging Face may be unavailable:
- GPU cluster failures during high-demand inference periods
- Model serving infrastructure overload from usage spikes
- API rate limiting during viral adoption or new model launches
- Training pipeline failures affecting model availability
- Load balancer misconfigurations after scaling events
- Token processing pipeline bottlenecks during peak hours
What to Do When Hugging Face Is Down
Visit Hugging Face's status page for official updates from their engineering team.
This page shows real monitoring data. If Hugging Face appears operational here but is not working for you, the issue may be local to your network, browser, or ISP.
Clear your browser cache, try a different browser, switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data, or use a VPN to bypass potential regional blocks.
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How Hugging Face Downtime Affects You
When Hugging Face goes offline, the effects ripple across businesses and users who depend on it:
- AI-powered features in your products stop working for end users.
- Development teams cannot iterate on prompts or fine-tune models.
- Customer-facing chatbots and assistants go silent.
- Automated workflows that depend on AI processing are blocked.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Hugging Face down right now?
Based on our monitoring, Hugging Face is currently UP. Last checked 51 minutes ago. This page updates every 5 minutes with real monitoring data from Uptrue's infrastructure.
How often does Hugging Face go down?
In the last 30 days, Hugging Face has experienced 0 incidents with an overall uptime of 100%. Most major services aim for 99.9% uptime or higher. You can subscribe to alerts above to be notified of future outages.
What is Hugging Face's average response time?
Hugging Face's average response time over the last 30 days is 38ms. Response times can vary by region and time of day.
How can I check if Hugging Face is down?
You can check Hugging Face's live status on this page, which is updated every 5 minutes with real monitoring data. You can also subscribe for email alerts to get notified when the status changes.
What should I do when Hugging Face is down?
Check Hugging Face's official status page for updates. You can also try clearing your browser cache, switching networks, or using alternative services. Subscribe to our alerts above to know the moment it comes back online.
Why is my Hugging Face slow today?
Slowness on Hugging Face can be caused by server-side performance issues, heavy traffic, your internet connection, browser extensions, or regional CDN problems. If Hugging Face shows degraded performance on this page, the issue is likely on their end. Try a different browser or device to rule out local causes.
Does Hugging Face downtime affect my SEO?
If your website depends on Hugging Face for critical functionality (such as hosting, CDN, or embedded content), downtime can indirectly affect your SEO. Search engines may penalise your site if it is unreachable due to a third-party dependency being offline.
Can I get notified when Hugging Face goes down?
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