Incident triage
1
Check dashboards
Review the Connect dashboard for red tasks, provisioning delays, or missing test confirmations. Then open Activity with filters set to the affected timeframe.
2
Validate credentials
Rotate API keys if any were exposed. For SMTP incidents, regenerate passwords and update your mail agents.
3
Inspect suppressions
Search complaints and bounces. Reinstating an address requires explicit customer consent and legal approval.
Common issues
Webhooks failing HMAC validation
Webhooks failing HMAC validation
- Confirm the webhook secret matches the value in Connect.
- Use the Test Webhook action with the payload logged in your service.
- Verify your service responds within the configured timeout (default 30 seconds).
High bounce rate
High bounce rate
- Review warmup recommendations and slow the send rate.
- Ensure new recipient lists are permission-based.
- Check DNS (SPF, DKIM) for recent changes.
No events in Activity
No events in Activity
- Confirm the domain shows Servers Ready.
- Verify API requests include valid domain IDs.
- Check that the integration test returns
queuedstatus.
Escalation matrix
- Standard: Email
[email protected]with message IDs, timeframe, and CSV export from Activity. - VIP: Use the Contact Your Engineer CTA on the dashboard. Provide recent warmup assessment, bounce samples, and webhook logs.
- Critical outage: Open a ticket and tag
#deliverabilityin your incident channel. Share the latest suppression counts and API responses.
Close the incident when dashboards are green, suppression deltas stabilize, and automated tests pass without manual intervention.
