GOV.UK Notify Scheduled Maintenance on 5 November

Scheduled for Nov 5, 21:00 - 23:00 GMT

Scheduled

GOV.UK Notify will be undergoing scheduled maintenance on 5 November between 21:00 and 23:00.

At some point during this maintenance, Notify will be unavailable intermittently.

During this downtime:

- The Notify web interface - https://www.notifications.service.gov.uk - will be unavailable
- API requests will receive an error
- Text message replies and delivery receipts will be delayed

This is because we will be upgrading our database to patch a security vulnerability.
Posted Nov 04, 2026 - 17:00 GMT
This scheduled maintenance affects: API, Notify website, Email sending, Email delivery receipts, Text message sending, Text message delivery receipts, Text message receiving, Letter sending, Send files by email, Download files sent by email, and Callbacks.