Canva goes down: thousands hit by widespread outage

Canva is currently experiencing a widespread outage, with many users unable to access services

Popular design platform Canva is currently experiencing a widespread outage, with many users unable to access the site or its design features.

According to Canva’s official status page, the team is aware of the issue and is actively investigating it to restore full functionality as soon as possible.

Users encountering a 503 Server Error are being advised to wait and try again later. The outage began around October 20, 2025, at 18:14 AEDT, and has affected login, editing, and viewing for some users globally.

A screenshot from Canva's official website

A screenshot from Canva's official website