Event: REDCap Scheduled Downtime and Upgrade
Date/Time: Friday, March 13th, 2026, 5PM
Website: https://redcap.uchicago.edu
Reason: REDCap will be upgraded to the latest version to introduce new functionality and apply critical security enhancements.
Who Is Affected: All University of Chicago REDCap users, including non-UChicago external collaborators, mobile app users, API users, and survey participants.
Impact: REDCap will be unavailable starting at 5PM for approximately 2–4 hours. Unavailability is defined as:
- Survey emails (manual and automated) and Alerts & Notifications will be halted until the upgrade is complete.
- Survey links will be inaccessible and will display a REDCap is offline message when clicked on.
- API activity will be halted until the upgrade is complete.
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Mobile app users are strongly encouraged to sync any data on their devices back to their REDCap project before the upgrade begins. Although not recommended, offline data collection may continue in the app during the upgrade, however the online sync process will not be available until the upgrade is complete.
Updates: A message will be posted on the REDCap login page confirming the upgrade’s completion, along with details of the newest features and improvements.
Questions? Please email REDCap Support.
