Figma Weave Server Error 500 502 503 Fixes

When Figma Weave encounters server errors like 500 (Internal Server Error), 502 (Bad Gateway), or 503 (Service Unavailable), it means the connection between your design file and the underlying AI models has broken down. These errors typically occur during peak traffic hours, system updates, or localized API routing failures.

Because Figma Weave relies heavily on real-time vector processing and server-side model generation, a momentary interruption in Figma's backend or your local network configuration can trigger these errors. Follow this step-by-step troubleshooting guide to determine if the issue is a widespread outage or a local configuration conflict, and learn how to resolve it.

1. Check Figma's Live Service Status Before modifying any local settings, verify whether Figma's servers or their AI integration partners are experiencing a system-wide outage.

1. Visit the official status.figma.com page in your browser.
2. Look for the status of Figma Design, Figma Slides, and Editor Connectivity.
3. Scroll down to look for any active incident reports mentioning "AI features," "Weave," or "generation latency."
4. If an active incident is posted, the issue is on Figma's side. You will need to wait until their engineering team deploys a patch.

2. Clear Figma's Desktop App Cache If the status page shows all systems operational, cached data within the Figma Desktop client may be sending corrupt payload headers to the Weave backend, resulting in a persistent 500 or 502 error.

On macOS: 1. Close the Figma Desktop application completely. 2. Open **Finder** and press `Cmd + Shift + G` to bring up the "Go to Folder" prompt. 3. Paste the following directory path: `~/Library/Application Support/Figma` and press Enter. 4. Locate the **Cache**, **CachedData**, and **Local Storage** folders. 5. Move these folders to the Trash and empty it. 6. Restart Figma and launch Weave again.

On Windows: 1. Close Figma completely from your system tray. 2. Press `Windows Key + R` to open the Run dialog box. 3. Type `%APPDATA%\Figma` and click **OK**. 4. Delete the **Cache**, **CachedData**, and **Local Storage** folders within this directory. 5. Relaunch Figma, open your project, and attempt to run Weave.

3. Bypass the Local DNS and Reset Connections A 502 or 503 error frequently points to a DNS routing issue where your local internet service provider (ISP) cannot establish a clean websocket connection to Figma's generation servers.

1. Flush your DNS cache:
2. Windows: Open Command Prompt as Administrator, type ipconfig /flushdns, and press Enter.
3. macOS: Open Terminal, type sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder, and press Enter.
4. Switch DNS Providers: If flushing doesn't work, temporarily change your network adapter's DNS settings to use Google Public DNS (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) or Cloudflare DNS (1.1.1.1).
5. Disable VPNs and Proxies: Many corporate VPNs inspect SSL traffic, which can terminate the secure WebSocket connections that Weave relies on for streaming AI layouts. Turn off your VPN or add *.figma.com to your VPN's bypass/split-tunneling rules.

4. Force-Reload the Project Sandbox Figma runs individual files in isolated web sandboxes. If Weave crashed during an active generation stream, the local canvas state might be locked, throwing a 503 Service Unavailable error.

1. If using the desktop app, press Option + Cmd + R (macOS) or Ctrl + Alt + R (Windows) to force-reload the active tab.
2. If using Figma in a web browser, hold Shift and click the browser's Refresh icon to clear the page memory.
3. If the error persists, open a brand-new, blank Figma draft file and attempt to run Weave there. If it works in the new draft, the original file's memory state is corrupted. You can fix this by copying your design frames into the new draft.

When to escalate If you have cleared your cache, disabled network security layers, and confirmed that status.figma.com lists all services as operational, but you still receive 500, 502, or 503 errors, the issue is likely account-specific or project-specific.

Reach out to Figma's support team through the Help (?) button in the lower-right corner of the Figma canvas. Select Submit a bug report, and be sure to attach your browser console logs (open via Cmd + Option + I or F12 under the Console tab) capturing the exact moment the server error code triggers.