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25 Jul 2020
randomuser.me has been under a DDoS attack for the last couple of days. We will be upgrading our infrastructure in the coming weeks to better handle attacks and accommodate the increased load we've been seeing from legitimate users.
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30 Sep 2019
Random User Generator was updated to API v1.3 over the weekend! Check out the latest changes here: randomuser.me/changelog#1.3
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18 Jun 2018
The v1.2 API update was successful and randomuser.me is back online! Check out the latest changes here: randomuser.me/changelog#1.2
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17 Jun 2018
It's been a while, but the Random User Generator API 1.2 update is ready! Randomuser.me will be down around 10 pm Central Time and should be back up within the hour if everything goes according to plan.
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13 Dec 2016
Hi @shenilsr, here's a cached version of the uifaces faq to refer to while the page is down: web.archive.org/web/20160330…
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github.com/ColeTownsend/Sket… – if you miss the random users from Sketch Content generator, this uses @randomapi's Random User.
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25 Oct 2016
The old RandomAPI beta is shutting down Nov. 1! Make sure you transfer your data over to the new beta (beta.randomapi.com) before then.
18 Oct 2016
We are in the process of changing nameservers to @cloudflare and also moving to a new server. There may be some downtime.
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Random API retweeted
14 Oct 2016
@solewolf1993 @randomapi Startup #RandomAPI is featured at #BetaPage under top eight #startups betapage.co/startup/randomap…
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13 Oct 2016
We are in the process of switching to a new server to better handle the demand for randomuser.me. Expect some possible downtime.
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11 Oct 2016
We are investigating the server issues when accessing with HTTPS. For now, access the API via api.randomuser.me
10 Oct 2016
The pictures we serve are from the authorized section. Here's a cached page of their faq while it's down: web.archive.org/web/20160330…
26 Sep 2016
Server issues are resolved for now - it looks like a bad config setting from a recent update was to blame.
19 Sep 2016
PSA: The old RandomAPI beta will be shutting down in November. Make sure you copy your data over to beta.randomapi.com before then!
13 Sep 2016
Sorry for the downtime, a sudden influx in traffic killed the server. It looks like we might have to upgrade soon...
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