Is Pinterest down? Issues, outages, and errors explained as users report ‘connection timeout’ error

PINTEREST fans are not able to access the popular image sharing site due to a mysterious outage.

A surge in reports was picked up by the Down Detector website around 11am UK time / 6am ET.

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It’s not clear whether the problems are universal or only affecting some users.

But more than 200 reports were detected in the UK, while 150 were noted from the US.

When trying to access the service, users are greeted with a strange error message that reads: “upstream connect error or disconnect/reset before headers. reset reason: connection timeout.”

Pinterest‘s own service status page is yet to officially recognise any problems nor explain the reason behind it.

Is Pinterest down?

According to reports from users, Pinterest went down at around 11am UK time / 6am ET on December 28.

The Sun has also checked Pinterest.com and found that the site is not loading.

All that shows up is an error message.

Pinterest’s own service status page is yet to report on any issue.

For the moment, it only says: “No incidents reported today.”

Naturally, users have flocked to alternative social media sites to find out if it’s a bigger outage.

“pinterest down when i need outfit ideas for a drawing,” one user wrote.

“pinterest is down and im already going crazy,” a second person said.

A third added: “not pinterest being down omg i need my daily dose of pretty pictures.”

How can I check if Pinterest is down?

If you’re having trouble with Pinterest the first port of call is to check other social media – notably X, formerly known as Twitter.

That way you know whether others are having the same problem or it’s just you.

Pinterest also has its own service status page you can check, at pintereststatus.com.