Droplet Resize

lowDigitalOceanJul 1, 2026 11:13Duration: 2h 15m
networkapi
Network / RoutingAPI Issue

Summary

Our Engineering team has confirmed that the issue impacting Droplet resizes using the "Downscale Anytime" option has been fully resolved. Users can now resize their Droplets using the "Downscale Anytime" option without any issues. We appreciate your patience while we worked to resolve this issue. If you continue to experience any problems, please open a support ticket from your account so our team can investigate further.

Impact

none

Timeline

Jul 1, 2026 11:13

[investigating] Our Engineering team is investigating an issue affecting Droplet resizes using the "Downscale Anytime" option. At this time users may find this option unavailable or unresponsive in the Cloud Control Panel. As a workaround, resizes can be performed via the API while we work to resolve this issue. We apologize for the inconvenience and will share an update once we have more information.

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+1h 30m
Jul 1, 2026 12:43

[monitoring] Our Engineering team has identified the root cause of the issue affecting Droplet resizes using the "Downscale Anytime" option and has implemented a fix. Users should now be able to resize their Droplets using the "Downscale Anytime" option without experiencing any issues or errors. We are actively monitoring the situation to ensure the fix remains effective and will provide another update once the issue has been fully resolved.

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+45m
Jul 1, 2026 13:28

[resolved] Our Engineering team has confirmed that the issue impacting Droplet resizes using the "Downscale Anytime" option has been fully resolved. Users can now resize their Droplets using the "Downscale Anytime" option without any issues. We appreciate your patience while we worked to resolve this issue. If you continue to experience any problems, please open a support ticket from your account so our team can investigate further.

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Lessons Learned

DigitalOcean has experienced 94 incidents in the past year. This frequency suggests systemic reliability challenges that may warrant additional monitoring.

📊Incidents related to network, api have occurred 848 times across all providers in the past year. This is one of the most common failure categories in cloud infrastructure.

💡This incident is categorized as: Network / Routing, API Issue. Consider implementing preventive measures specific to this failure category.