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07-14-2025 09:33 AM
Memo: ServiceNow Developer Instance Not Starting
To: ServiceNow Developer Support
Subject: Assistance Needed – Developer Instance Not Starting (https://dev197278.service-now.com/)
Issue Description
My ServiceNow developer instance (https://dev197278.service-now.com/) is currently not starting. I have attempted to access it several times, but it remains unavailable or unresponsive.
Request
Could you please provide insight into the cause of this issue and advise on any actions I should take to restore access? If there is a known outage, maintenance, or technical problem affecting developer instances, please let me know the status and estimated resolution time.
Additional Details
Instance URL: https://dev197278.service-now.com/
Symptoms: Instance not starting or inaccessible via browser.
Attempts: Multiple login attempts, no success.
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07-14-2025 09:54 AM
Hi there,
"To: ServiceNow Developer Support"
That does not exist 🙂
As you probably know, there's NO support for PDI's. You could wait a few hours or days, perhaps your instance might get online again. Else... nothing else you can do than request a new PDI.
And as always:
Back-up your work!
And...
Don't use your PDI for customer work!
Kind regards,
Mark Roethof
Independent ServiceNow Consultant
10x ServiceNow MVP
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07-14-2025 11:14 AM
Hi @b__DirleneS
log into you account (the same as here by SSO) at Developer Site and check the status of your instance there:
There is Instance status:
If it is still available you will be able to see it from here and eventually wake it up from hibernation, let me know how does it go. It shall not be more than an hour, if so, consider releasing (losing) it and requesting a new one.
But only you don't have there any progress.
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07-14-2025 09:54 AM
Hi there,
"To: ServiceNow Developer Support"
That does not exist 🙂
As you probably know, there's NO support for PDI's. You could wait a few hours or days, perhaps your instance might get online again. Else... nothing else you can do than request a new PDI.
And as always:
Back-up your work!
And...
Don't use your PDI for customer work!
Kind regards,
Mark Roethof
Independent ServiceNow Consultant
10x ServiceNow MVP
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07-14-2025 11:36 AM
This is the screenshot.
The instance is not waking up
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07-14-2025 11:43 AM
My work is back up. I was just hoping for a different outcome, but thank you for your reply.
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07-14-2025 11:14 AM
Hi @b__DirleneS
log into you account (the same as here by SSO) at Developer Site and check the status of your instance there:
There is Instance status:
If it is still available you will be able to see it from here and eventually wake it up from hibernation, let me know how does it go. It shall not be more than an hour, if so, consider releasing (losing) it and requesting a new one.
But only you don't have there any progress.
/* If my response wasn’t a total disaster ↙️ ⭐ drop a Kudos or Accept as Solution ✅ ↘️ Cheers! */