# Most devices in fleet suddenly show 'Online (VPN only)'

**URL:** <https://forums.balena.io/t/most-devices-in-fleet-suddenly-show-online-vpn-only/370000>\
**Category:** Product support\
**Created:** [February 26, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/most-devices-in-fleet-suddenly-show-online-vpn-only/370000 "2024-02-26T08:54:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper-onboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@casper-onboard](https://forums.balena.io/u/casper-onboard)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/most-devices-in-fleet-suddenly-show-online-vpn-only/370000/1 "2024-02-26T08:54:12Z")

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I am using Balena and have a large fleet of devices connected, and this morning I noticed that all of a sudden most of the devices in my fleet have a status of ‘Online (VPN only)’, while I didn’t change anything in any of these devices. Has there maybe been an API update that caused this? And any ideas on how I can resolve it?

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**Author:** ![ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df788c/32.png) [@ben](https://forums.balena.io/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/most-devices-in-fleet-suddenly-show-online-vpn-only/370000/2 "2024-02-26T12:18:53Z")

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We have had the same problem with many devices in our various fleets for this past few hours.  
The issue seems to be resolved now. I assume they fixed the problem.

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**Author:** ![casper-onboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5daacb/32.png) [@casper-onboard](https://forums.balena.io/u/casper-onboard)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/most-devices-in-fleet-suddenly-show-online-vpn-only/370000/3 "2024-02-26T12:39:10Z")

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It’s been resolved here as well, so indeed probably some issue with balenaCloud.

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**Author:** ![the-real-kenna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/the-real-kenna/32/9598_2.png) [@the-real-kenna](https://forums.balena.io/u/the-real-kenna)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 12:06am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/most-devices-in-fleet-suddenly-show-online-vpn-only/370000/4 "2024-02-27T00:06:42Z")

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@casper-onboard @ben I wonder if they were needing a refresh after the [scheduled maintenance](https://status.balena.io/incidents/lj8x31dm9wh9) we had this weekend. 🤔 Might be worth subscribing to the Status Page updates so that you can be updated about maintenance, issues, and fixes proactively too, if you haven’t already. I always forget to check the Status Page, so finally got myself subscribed. 😅
