Maintenance for core backend database systems (cfdb)
Scheduled for Aug 29, 08:55 - 11:05 UTC
Scheduled
We will be performing scheduled maintenance on core backend database systems on 2026-08-29, in two back-to-back windows, as part of an ongoing database upgrade to improve performance, security, and reliability.
09:00–10:00 UTC — Zone & account configuration: Configuration write operations made via the Dashboard, API, or tools such as Terraform may fail for up to 3 minutes. This includes:
Zone management (creating, updating, deleting zones) Zone settings (security level, SSL mode, caching, and other zone-level config) SSL/TLS certificate management Page Rules Firewall Rules Load Balancing configuration 10:00–11:00 UTC — Identity & access management (IAM): Configuration write operations made via the Dashboard or API may fail for up to 3 minutes. This includes:
User & membership management (inviting or removing members) Role & permission changes API token & credential management (creating or revoking tokens and keys) Resource Group changes OAuth authorization & consent flows (granting third-party app access) SSO & SCIM provisioning - automated user provisioning from your identity provider The Cloudflare network will continue to proxy traffic and nameservers will continue to respond to DNS queries throughout this maintenance. Read-only operations, existing configurations, and existing access are not affected.
We will post updates on this page before, during, and after each window.
Posted Aug 05, 2026 - 08:57 UTC
This scheduled maintenance affects: Cloudflare Sites and Services (Access, Account Management, Load Balancing and Monitoring, Rules, SSL Certificate Provisioning, SSL for SaaS Provisioning, Zones).