Paxos Scheduled Maintenance 2026

Last updated: May 4, 2026

The Paxos itBit Exchange undergoes regular maintenance. During maintenance windows, specific APIs may not be available. Which APIs will be impacted, and how, will be published on status.paxos.com at least one business day ahead of the scheduled maintenance. Users may subscribe for updates to receive notice via email, SMS, or Slack. 

We conduct two types of maintenance: itBit Exchange Maintenance and FIX-only Maintenance. These currently run on Wednesdays in January, but will be changing to weekends starting end-May.

 

itBit Exchange Maintenance

itBit Exchange Maintenance is currently scheduled on a Wednesday between 19:00 ET and 20:00 ET. The following components may be impacted or unavailable during itBit Exchange Maintenance:

  • Paxos v2 API - Market Data

  • Paxos v2 API - Trading - Orders

  • FIX - FIX Trading

  • Public WebSockets - Market Data

  • Public WebSockets - Market Execution Data

 

FIX-only Maintenance

FIX is unavailable during itBit Exchange Maintenance. Additionally, FIX maintenance is currently scheduled on a Wednesday between 12:00 PM ET and 12:30 PM ET on the dates below. During this window FIX trading will not be available. 

 

Maintenance Schedules

The schedules for both itBit Exchange Maintenance and FIX-only Maintenance can be found below.

itBit Exchange Maintenance

  • January 14, 2026 - 19:00 - 20:00 ET - Canceled

  • February 11, 2026 - 19:00 - 20:00 ET

  • March 4, 2026 - 19:00 - 20:00 ET

  • April 8, 2026 - 19:00 - 20:00 ET

  • May 6, 2026 - 19:00 - 20:00 ET

  • May 30, 2026 - 20:00 - 22:00 ET

  • June 27, 2026 - 20:00 - 22:00 ET

  • July 25, 2026 - 20:00 - 22:00 ET

     

FIX-only Maintenance

  • January 7, 2026 - 12:00 - 12:30 ET

  • January 21, 2026 - 12:00 - 12:30 ET

  • February 25, 2026 - 12:00 - 12:30 ET

  • March 18, 2026 - 12:00 - 12:30 ET

  • April 15, 2026 - 12:00 - 12:30 ET - Canceled