'We are back,' says YouTube after hours of global outage

Video-sharing platform, YouTube faced a global outage on Wednesday morning, as reported by news agency ANI. Users posted screenshots of internal error 500 message worldwide. The company said it is "working on resolving this".

YouTube faces global outage, users post screenshots of internal error 500 message. pic.twitter.com/KLAfzjFoqr

— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2018

After resolving the issue, YouTube appreciated viewers' patience and thanked them for the same. "We're back! Thanks for all of your patience. If you continue to experience issues, please let us know," said YouTube as qouted by ANI.

We're back! Thanks for all of your patience. If you continue to experience issues, please let us know: YouTube https://t.co/7nYtA5eO07

— ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2018

"Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated," YouTube tweeted.

Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated.

— Team YouTube (@TeamYouTube) October 17, 2018