Microsoft 365 Outage: You Could Be Owed a Service Credit

Microsoft 365 outage service credit tiers: 25% below 99.9% uptime, 50% below 99%, 100% below 95%; CSP claim deadline 31 December 2026

From about 16:17 GMT on 12 November 2026, Microsoft 365 email was down for more than 20 hours, breaking Microsoft’s 99.9% monthly uptime promise. Affected organisations can claim an SLA service credit of 25%, 50% or 100% on the affected service. Credits aren’t automatic, and claims made through a CSP partner must reach Microsoft by 31 December 2026.