SERVICE DISRUPTION: INSTRUCTURE CANVAS PLATFORM OUTAGE AFFECTING NOODLE LEARNING PLATFORM
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Status: Resolved Incident
Published: May 8, 2026, 9:00 ET
Last Updated: May 7, 2026, 11:17 PM ET
Published by: Noodle Support Team

CURRENT STATUS

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Update - Canvas is now available for most users.

Canvas Beta and Canvas Test remain in maintenance.
May 07, 2026 - 21:17 MDT

OVERVIEW
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Noodle Learning Platform is currently experiencing a service disruption affecting all features powered by Canvas LMS, provided by Instructure. This is a third-party incident originating with Instructure and is not isolated to Noodle — institutions across the country are affected.

We understand this disruption comes at a critical time for many students and instructors. We want to be transparent about what is happening, which features are affected, and what steps we are taking to keep you informed.

WHAT HAPPENED
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On the afternoon of May 7, 2026, Instructure — the company that develops and maintains Canvas LMS — experienced a widespread platform outage. Canvas, Canvas Beta, and Canvas Test environments all became unavailable. Instructure has confirmed they are investigating the incident and working to restore service. We are in contact with Instructure and monitoring their status updates closely.

AFFECTED FEATURES
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The following Noodle Learning Platform features are currently unavailable due to their dependency on Canvas:

 - Course access
 - Course enrollments
 - Assignments & quizzes
 - Gradebook
 - Canvas messaging
 - File uploads
 - Student ePortfolios

Features on Noodle that do not rely on Canvas remain fully operational. If you are uncertain whether a specific feature is affected, please reach out to our support team.

INCIDENT TIMELINE
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May 7, ~2:41 PM MDT   [INVESTIGATING] Instructure reports Canvas, Canvas Beta, and Canvas Test
                      are unavailable and begins investigation.

May 7, ~3:30 PM ET    [INVESTIGATING] Noodle Learning Platform confirms Canvas-dependent features
                      are offline. This article published.

May 7, ~5:00 PM ET    [INVESTIGATING] Outage remains ongoing. Noodle team continues to monitor
                      Instructure status and communicate with affected users.

May 7, ~7:17 PM ET [Investigating] Outage remains ongoing. Noodle team continues to monitor. 
                       Instructure status updated, and Canvas has been placed in maintenance mode. Users are still affected.

May 7 ~ 9:17 PM ET [Investigating] Instructure reports Canvas is available to most users. Canvas Beta and Canvas Test remain down. Noodle team continues to monitor and test. Noodle's main canvas site is up. 

We will append further updates to this timeline as new information becomes available from Instructure.

WHAT WE ARE DOING
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Our team is actively monitoring Instructure's official status page and direct communications from their engineering team. We will publish updates to this article as the incident progresses and as service is restored. We are not able to expedite Instructure's recovery on their infrastructure, but we are committed to keeping you fully informed throughout.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
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If you have coursework, assignments, or grades you need to reference urgently, please be aware that Canvas is inaccessible at this time. We recommend contacting your instructor directly through your institution's email if you have time-sensitive submissions. Do not attempt to reset passwords or access Canvas through unofficial links during this period.

If you have questions about whether a specific Noodle feature is affected, or if you need help identifying alternative ways to access materials during the disruption, our support team is available and ready to assist.

MORE INFORMATION
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For the latest status directly from Instructure, visit their official status page at:
https://status.instructure.com

Noodle will continue to post updates here as the situation develops.

CONTACT
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Need help or have questions about this incident?
Email: help@learningplatform.support

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This article will be updated as new information becomes available. Noodle Learning Platform is not responsible for third-party service outages. For the authoritative source on Canvas platform status, refer to the Instructure status page at https://status.instructure.com.