Anthropic incident

Degraded performance for multiple models

Resolved after 4 hours 16 minutes, affecting claude.ai and Claude API (api.anthropic.com) and 1 more, on August 12, 2026.

identified Aug 12, 2026, 05:28 PM UTC

We are continuing to work to resolve an issue resulting in slightly elevated errors on requests to Claude Fable 5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

Started
Aug 12, 2026, 01:50 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 12, 2026, 06:07 PM UTC
Duration
4h 16m
Detected by Pingoru
Aug 12, 2026, 01:50 PM UTC

Affected components

claude.aiClaude API (api.anthropic.com)Claude CodeClaude Cowork

Update timeline

  1. investigating Aug 12, 2026, 01:50 PM UTC

    We are investigating elevated errors on requests to multiple models. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

  2. identified Aug 12, 2026, 04:10 PM UTC

    We have identified an issue which resulted in errors across multiple models. At this time, errors are primarily impacting Claude Fable 5 and we are working to fully resolve these issues.

  3. identified Aug 12, 2026, 05:28 PM UTC

    We are continuing to work to resolve an issue resulting in slightly elevated errors on requests to Claude Fable 5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

  4. resolved Aug 12, 2026, 06:07 PM UTC

    This issue has been resolved.

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