On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, thousands of users in the United States reported issues with Discord, a popular communication app primarily used by gamers. The problems began around 3:20 p.m. Eastern time, as many users experienced connection failures and the persistent "Awaiting Endpoint" error, which stops the app from connecting to voice servers. This led to a surge in outage reports, with Downdetector documenting over 22,000 issues at the peak of the outage. As the situation developed, Discord’s official status page acknowledged the degraded performance, and by 6:30 p.m. ET, a spokesperson indicated that engineers had identified and mitigated the underlying cause of the connectivity issues. Despite this, users continued to report difficulties with voice calls, and as of 4:34 p.m. ET, more than 7,000 issues were still noted. The outage affected many users' ability to engage in voice chats, which are a central feature of the platform, leading to significant frustration among the community. Discord's engineers actively worked on the problems and reassured users that they were aiming to prevent future occurrences. The persistent nature of the connectivity issues highlights the vulnerability of online platforms that depend on real-time communications and raises questions about their reliability during peak usage times. As of Wednesday evening, there were indications that the problems were decreasing, but the service was not fully restored for all users.