Instagram Briefly Goes Down for All Users

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Samantha Murphy
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Instagram Briefly Goes Down for All Users
Credit: Karly Domb Sadof

If you experienced issues logging onto Instagram on Tuesday, you weren't alone. The site was down for all users on desktop and mobile for about 40 minutes.

According to IsItDownRightNow.com, the popular photo-sharing site started experiencing issues around 4:30 p.m. ET. It started to work again for some users around 5:15 p.m.

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"Sorry, we couldn't complete your request," an error message on the site read. "Our team has been notified and will investigate as soon as possible."

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Instagram has not yet responded to a request for comment, but tweeted it's looking into the issue.

We're aware of an issue affecting Instagram, and should have a fix shortly. Thanks for your patience!— Instagram (@instagram) May 27, 2014

This tweet perfectly summed up everyone's frustration following the news:

NO!! #instagramnotworking pic.twitter.com/2jysNcsm9X— Daily ReHash (@DailyReHash) April 12, 2014

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