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# [Is Clerk Down? How to Check Clerk Auth Status in Real-Time](https://apistatuscheck.hashnode.dev/is-clerk-down-how-to-check-clerk-auth-status-in-real-time?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

When Clerk authentication stops working, it can lock users out of your application entirely. As a modern authentication and user management platform trusted by thousands of Next.js and React applications, even brief Clerk outages can prevent new sign...

Feb 5 · 7 min read · apistatuscheck.hashnode.dev  
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