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About Amazon SES
Amazon Simple Email Service (SES) is a cloud-based email sending service designed for high-volume transactional email, marketing campaigns, and automated notifications at low cost. Developers and businesses use Amazon SES to send order confirmations, password resets, and newsletters from their applications using SMTP, the SES API, or SDKs. When Amazon SES is degraded, all transactional emails sent through it — including critical messages like password resets and purchase confirmations — fail to deliver, directly impacting user experience and business operations.
Common Issues
- Emails sent via SES API or SMTP not being delivered to recipients
- Bounce and complaint rates exceeding thresholds and triggering account sending limits
- DKIM signing failures causing emails to be rejected by receiving servers
- SES account placed in sandbox mode blocking delivery to non-verified addresses
- Email sending rate limits being hit during high-volume campaigns
Troubleshooting Tips
- 1.Check health.aws.amazon.com for any Amazon SES regional degradation
- 2.Review your SES sending statistics and bounce rates in the AWS Console to identify suppression list entries
- 3.Verify your DKIM identities show as Verified in SES Identity Management
- 4.Use the SES Email Simulator to test without triggering real bounces
- 5.Check your VPC NAT Gateway or Internet Gateway if SES SMTP is used from within a private VPC subnet
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How to Check if Amazon SES is Down
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Check the live status indicator
Look at the status badge at the top of this page. It shows the real-time status of Amazon SES — operational, degraded, partial outage, or full outage.
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Review the response time graph
Scroll down to the response time chart. A sudden spike or flat line may indicate Amazon SES is having performance issues or is completely unreachable.
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Check community reports
Look at the user report count and problem breakdown. If many users are reporting issues simultaneously, the problem is likely on Amazon SES's end, not yours.
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Review the incident timeline
Check the incident history section for any active or recently resolved incidents affecting Amazon SES. This shows severity, duration, and status transitions.
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Visit the official status page
Go to https://aws.amazon.com/ses or Amazon SES's official status page for announcements directly from the service provider.
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Try alternative access methods
If Amazon SES appears down, try clearing your browser cache and DNS cache, switching to a different network (mobile data vs WiFi), or using a VPN to rule out local network issues.
About Amazon SES Status
This page provides real-time status monitoring for Amazon SES. We check availability every 2 minutes using automated probes and official status page integrations, giving you an accurate picture of current service health.
Amazon SES is an infrastructure service. We monitor its endpoints, DNS resolution, and API to detect connectivity issues, routing problems, and service degradation.
Common Amazon SES Issues
Infrastructure services like Amazon SES can experience issues that affect downstream services. Common problems include:
- DNS resolution failures
- SSL/TLS certificate errors
- CDN edge server connectivity issues
- API gateway timeouts
- Network routing problems
- Service configuration propagation delays
- Authentication service disruptions
What to Do When Amazon SES Is Down
- 1Check our status page to confirm Amazon SES is experiencing issues
- 2Try clearing your browser cache and cookies
- 3Switch to a different network (e.g. mobile data instead of WiFi)
- 4Restart your router or modem
- 5Try using a VPN to bypass regional issues
- 6Check Amazon SES's official social media channels for updates
- 7Wait 5–10 minutes and try again — most outages resolve quickly
How We Monitor Amazon SES
Our monitoring system continuously checks Amazon SES from multiple global locations to ensure accurate, real-time status detection.
- Automated checks every 2 minutes from distributed probe servers
- Response time measurement and latency trend analysis
- Incident detection with severity classification and timeline tracking
- Community-powered problem reports for additional signal
About Amazon SES Status
This page provides real-time status monitoring for Amazon SES. We check availability every 2 minutes using automated probes and official status page integrations, giving you an accurate picture of current service health.
Amazon SES is an infrastructure service. We monitor its endpoints, DNS resolution, and API to detect connectivity issues, routing problems, and service degradation.
Common Amazon SES Issues
Infrastructure services like Amazon SES can experience issues that affect downstream services. Common problems include:
- DNS resolution failures
- SSL/TLS certificate errors
- CDN edge server connectivity issues
- API gateway timeouts
- Network routing problems
- Service configuration propagation delays
How to Check Amazon SES Status
- 1Check our status page to confirm Amazon SES is experiencing issues
- 2Try clearing your browser cache and cookies
- 3Switch to a different network (e.g. mobile data instead of WiFi)
- 4Restart your router or modem
- 5Try using a VPN to bypass regional issues
Why Use Akousa Status Checker
Akousa provides fast, reliable, and independent service monitoring so you always know when a service is down.
- Automated checks every 2 minutes from distributed probe servers
- Response time measurement and latency trend analysis
- Incident detection with severity classification and timeline tracking
- Community-powered problem reports for additional signal
Common Amazon SES Problems
When Amazon SES experiences issues, users typically encounter one or more of the following problems. Knowing what to look for helps you determine whether the issue is on your end or a widespread outage.
- Connection timeouts — The service takes too long to respond, often caused by server overload or network congestion between you and Amazon SES.
- Slow loading or degraded performance — Pages, feeds, or content load partially or much slower than usual, indicating Amazon SES servers are under heavy load.
- Login and authentication failures — Unable to sign in, getting "invalid credentials" errors, or being logged out repeatedly even with correct details.
- Error pages (500, 502, 503) — Amazon SES returns server error codes, meaning backend services are failing or undergoing maintenance.
- Regional or partial outages — Amazon SES works in some locations but not others, often due to CDN issues or localized infrastructure problems.
What to Do When Amazon SES Is Down
If Amazon SES appears to be down, follow these steps before assuming a widespread outage. Many issues can be resolved on your end in just a few minutes.
- 1Verify the outageCheck this status page to confirm Amazon SES is actually experiencing issues. If our monitors show "operational," the problem may be local to your device or network.
- 2Check your internet connectionTry loading other websites. If nothing loads, restart your router or switch from WiFi to mobile data. A quick speed test can confirm whether your connection is the issue.
- 3Clear cache and cookiesOutdated cached data can cause Amazon SES to display errors or fail to load. Clear your browser cache, or try opening Amazon SES in an incognito/private window.
- 4Try a different device or networkIf Amazon SES works on your phone but not your computer (or vice versa), the issue is likely device-specific. Trying a different network (VPN, mobile hotspot) can bypass ISP-level blocks.
- 5Wait and check backMost Amazon SES outages are resolved within 15-60 minutes. Bookmark this page to check back for real-time updates, or enable browser notifications for instant alerts when Amazon SES recovers.