Google Cloud Suffers Major Disruption After API Management Error

Google Cloud experienced one of its most significant outages in recent years, disrupting a vast array of services and impacting millions of users and businesses worldwide.

The disruption, which lasted for over three hours, was traced back to a critical error in Google Cloud’s API management system, highlighting the vulnerabilities inherent in modern cloud infrastructure.

The outage began at approximately 10:49 AM PDT on June 12, 2025, and quickly escalated, affecting Google Cloud’s core services and a broad spectrum of third-party platforms reliant on its infrastructure.

Key Google services such as Gmail, Google Drive, Google Calendar, Google Meet, and Google Docs were rendered inaccessible or unstable.

The ripple effect extended to high-profile customers like Spotify, Discord, OpenAI, Cloudflare, Shopify, and Twitch, with many reporting service interruptions and degraded performance.

Crowdsourced outage tracker Downdetector recorded over 1.4 million user reports globally, underscoring ...