Is DataCite down?

DataCite current status is clear.

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Recent DataCite Outages and Issues

  • Mar 132024
    Services unavailable

    Lasted about 4 hours

    We are currently experiencing problems with our database services. This is affecting all DOI registration services and some search/indexing service responses. We are investigating as a matter of priority.
  • Jan 42024
    We are investigating degraded service across our services. This is manifesting as occasional error messages or slow response times for API requests and/or frontend services. This appears to be due to increased traffic across but we are investigating the source and what capacity we can increase.
  • Dec 272023
    We are aware of an issue where individual DOI pages on DataCite commons are returning a 404 Error and are investigating the root cause. Individual DOI metadata and related information can still be accessed via the REST and GraphQL API endpoints.
  • Dec 222023
    We are investigating instability affecting DOI registration and other services. This appears to be related to increased service load and we are scaling services to compensate.

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About DataCite

DataCite is an international organization that offers a data citation and discovery service for research data. It provides persistent identifiers, metadata services, and a search interface to facilitate the easy discovery, access, and reuse of data. This ensures that research data is properly attributed and citable, promoting transparency and

Recent DataCite Outage and Status History

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The last outage for DataCite was on March 13, 2024 and lasted for about 4 hours.

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