Promised uptime vs actual

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Cloud Storage SLA

Google Cloud · Storage · promises up to 99.95% · SLA of Apr 1, 2026 · checked 13d ago

1 major outage in the 252 days of history: 3.7 h counted, 99.939% observed against the 99.95% Standard, multi-region or dual-region.

1 of 9 months fell below it (credits are claimed per month).

Last 90 days: 3.7 h counted, 99.83% observed.

Incidents, last 365 days

Major outage time per month

Allowed per month: 22 min

Commitments and credits

99.95%
Standard, multi-region or dual-region
Standard storage class in multi-region/dual-region locations (excluding Mexico and Stockholm)
Credit: below 99.95%: 10% · below 99%: 25% · below 95%: 50%
99.9%
Standard, regional (also Nearline/Coldline/Archive multi-region, Rapid zonal)
Standard in a regional location; colder classes in multi/dual-region
Credit: below 99.9%: 10% · below 99%: 25% · below 95%: 50%
99%
Nearline/Coldline/Archive regional; Durable Reduced Availability
Cold storage classes in regional locations
Credit: below 99%: 10% · below 98%: 25% · below 95%: 50%

SLA changes

SLA page changedUnverifiedOct 23, 2026
Cloud Storage
The SLA page text changed (13 sentences added, 17 removed); it still states 99.95%, 99.9% and 99%.
2 weeks agoPage

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Terms, exclusions and sources
Measured
100% minus the average of 5-minute Error Rates (HTTP 5xx) over the calendar month, per Project per Region
Credit cap
50% of the amount due for the Covered Service for the month
Claim window
Within 30 days from the time Customer becomes eligible
How to claim
Notify Google technical support
Not covered
Features designated pre-general availability; Features excluded from the SLA in the Documentation; Errors caused by factors outside Google's reasonable control; Errors from Customer's or third-party software or hardware; Errors resulting from quotas listed in the Admin Console
Status history
Status history since Feb 27, 2026
Standard storage class in a multi-region or dual-region location of Cloud Storage >= 99.95% ... 99.0% – < 99.95% 10% 95.0% – < 99.0% 25% < 95.0% 50%
Google Cloud, Last modified April 1, 2026. Read the SLA

Mexico and Stockholm regional Standard is 99.5%. Turbo replication has its own RPO SLO (15 minutes).

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