Last updated: November 10, 2026
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- 25 September 2026. About 9 hours. Some GPU jobs and Spaces failed to start, so users could not launch new GPU work.
- 16 July 2026. About 2 hours. The platform was unavailable from most regions during a global cloud outage.
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Is Hugging Face Down Right Now?
No, Hugging Face is not down right now. The Hub, Spaces, and inference APIs are operating normally. Hugging Face has had real incidents: on October 7, 2026 an acknowledged outage hit services, and on September 25 GPU jobs and Spaces failed to start. During a Hugging Face outage, model downloads stall, Spaces show errors, and API calls fail. The live status indicator at the top of this page shows current Hugging Face down reports.
Many reported Hugging Face problems are rate limits, not outages. Anonymous downloads are capped per five-minute window, and exceeding the cap returns 429 errors that look like a dead service. If you are asking is Hugging Face down, check whether you are rate-limited before assuming an outage.
Is Hugging Face Down for Me or Everyone?
If model downloads hang but the website loads, you are likely hitting rate limits, not an outage. The official status page confirms real incidents. The Hugging Face status indicator above shows whether others report an outage right now.
Why Do Model Downloads Stall or Fail?
Downloads that start fast then freeze at zero bytes are almost always rate limiting. Hugging Face allows about 3,000 file requests per five-minute window for anonymous users, and a single large model with many files burns through that quickly. The client then silently waits for the window to reset, which looks exactly like a stuck download.
Logging in with a token raises the limits substantially and is the real fix. On unstable connections, the newer chunked transfer backend can also choke; disabling it forces the older single-connection path that resumes more reliably. Never clear the download cache mid-failure, since partial files resume from where they stopped.
Why Are My Spaces Not Loading?
Spaces fail to start for a few distinct reasons. During platform incidents like the September 2026 GPU job failures, Spaces across the site errored until Hugging Face resolved the backend. Outside incidents, the usual causes are build failures in the Space itself, exhausted hardware quotas, or cold starts on free tiers that time out.
Check the Space’s logs first; build errors show there, not in the generic error page. Duplicating a broken Space and rebuilding often clears corrupted states. If many Spaces fail at once, check the status page for an acknowledged incident rather than debugging your code.
What Do 429 and RateLimitExceeded Errors Mean?
HTTP 429 means you sent too many requests too fast. On the Hub it hits aggressive download scripts, training jobs pulling datasets, and shared IPs where many users sit behind one address. Inference endpoints return RateLimitExceeded when API calls exceed your plan’s quota.
The fixes are to authenticate with a token, slow the request rate with backoff, and cache aggressively so repeated runs do not re-download. Upgrading the plan raises ceilings but does not remove them; even paid tiers throttle truly aggressive clients.
Common Hugging Face Problems and Fixes
Model download stuck at 0 B/s
You are likely rate-limited. Log in with a token to raise limits, then retry. On bad connections, disable the chunked transfer backend for the steadier single-connection path. Keep the cache so partial files resume.
429 Too Many Requests errors
Slow down requests and add exponential backoff. Authenticate with a token. If behind a shared IP or VPN, the limit is shared; try a different network or wait for the five-minute window to reset.
Space will not load or build
Read the Space logs for the actual build error. Duplicate and rebuild the Space. During platform-wide Space failures, check the status page for an acknowledged incident.
Inference API returns errors
Check your plan’s rate limits and current usage. Add backoff and retry logic. Verify the model ID and token are correct; gated models need access approval.
Website loads but API fails
The website and API scale separately; one can fail while the other works. Check the status page for API-specific incidents. Verify your token has not expired.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What should I check if I get a 403 error downloading a gated model after my access was approved?
Approval alone is not enough, because your code also has to send a valid access token. A fine-grained token without access to that model will still fail with 403. Create a Read token in your settings and pass it when loading the model.
Why is my Hugging Face download stuck?
Almost always rate limiting: anonymous downloads are capped per five-minute window and the client silently waits for reset. Log in with a token to raise limits.
What is Hugging Face error 429?
Too many requests. Your IP or token exceeded the rate limit. Slow down, authenticate, and retry after the window resets.
Why won’t my Hugging Face Space load?
Build failures show in the Space logs. During platform incidents Spaces fail site-wide; otherwise duplicate and rebuild the Space.
Do I need a Hugging Face account to download models?
No, anonymous downloads work but with lower rate limits. A free account with a token gives much higher limits.
Is Hugging Face free?
Yes, with generous free tiers for the Hub and Spaces. Paid plans raise rate limits, compute quotas, and inference allowances.