[Critical] Issues with Box Sign
Final update
On April 2, 2026 between 8:19 PM PDT and 11:56 PM PDT, some users may have experienced difficulties while working in Box. During this time, Box Sign users might have experienced errors while creating new signature requests, accessing existing signature requests, or attempting ~~been unable~~ to access the service. The issue occurred as a result of an erroneous change made by a third-party infrastructure provider. We were able to resolve the issue by escalating it to the provider. In addition, we are working to improve the reliability of the Box Sign service by enhancing our disaster recovery processes to prevent similar issues from occurring in the future. We are conducting a full engineering postmortem and our overview is subject to change with further analysis and findings. In the event our continuing investigation yields further substantive findings, we may publish additional analysis after the conclusion of the full engineering postmortem. We are continuously working to improve Box and want to make sure we are delivering the best product and user experience we can. We hope we have provided some clarity here and we would be happy to answer any questions you may still have reg
Timeline
- Postmortem · Apr 10, 16:36 UTC
On April 2, 2026 between 8:19 PM PDT and 11:56 PM PDT, some users may have experienced difficulties while working in Box. During this time, Box Sign users might have experienced errors while creating new signature requests, accessing existing signature requests, or attempting ~~been unable~~ to access the service. The issue occurred as a result of an erroneous change made by a third-party infrastructure provider. We were able to resolve the issue by escalating it to the provider. In addition, we are working to improve the reliability of the Box Sign service by enhancing our disaster recovery processes to prevent similar issues from occurring in the future. We are conducting a full engineering postmortem and our overview is subject to change with further analysis and findings. In the event our continuing investigation yields further substantive findings, we may publish additional analysis after the conclusion of the full engineering postmortem. We are continuously working to improve Box and want to make sure we are delivering the best product and user experience we can. We hope we have provided some clarity here and we would be happy to answer any questions you may still have regarding this matter. Sincerely, The Box Team
- Resolved · Apr 3, 08:09 UTC
After further monitoring, this incident is now considered resolved. Box Sign services have been restored to full functionality. Please contact Box Support at https://support.box.com/ if you continue to experience any issues.
- Identified · Apr 3, 06:27 UTC
Our team has identified the underlying cause of this issue and is working to take remediating steps. We will provide additional updates as they become available.
- Investigating · Apr 3, 04:04 UTC
We are investigating an ongoing issue affecting Box Sign. We will provide more information as soon as it is available.
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All| Started | Vendor | Incident | Impact | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1609:48 UTC | Support Portal Service Disruption | minor | 11h 21m | |
| Sep 1608:31 UTC | Support Helpdesk Availability Issues | minor | 6h 27m | |
| Sep 417:03 UTC | Degradation of Hosted Grafana in US Central Region | major | 3h 39m | |
| Sep 416:05 UTC | Elevated Linux worker queue times | major | 15h 4m | |
| Sep 115:25 UTC | Investigating issues in US Central (prod-us-central-0, prod-us-central-5) | minor | 4h 54m | |
| Aug 3106:26 UTC | Packet loss in ORD | minor | 1h 44m |
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