Anthropic experienced a major incident on August 14, 2026 affecting Claude API (api.anthropic.com) and Claude Code and 1 more component, lasting 1h 27m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Aug 14, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC
We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- identified Aug 14, 2026, 08:44 PM UTC
We have identified the cause of the issue affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork and are working on a fix. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- monitoring Aug 14, 2026, 08:44 PM UTC
A fix has been deployed for the issue affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork and we are monitoring for recovery.
- resolved Aug 14, 2026, 09:58 PM UTC
The issue affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved. Impact occurred from 20:14 to 20:38 UTC.