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Claude API is operational right now. Last checked 3m ago; the most recent incident resolved 2d ago.
Real-time Claude API status, recent outages, and incident history: pulled directly from Claude API's official status page at status.anthropic.com every 5 minutes. Pingoru tracks 1 Claude API service and has captured 38 incidents in the last 90 days (68.89% uptime). Get email, Slack, Discord, or webhook alerts the moment Claude API reports a new incident, free for 3 monitors, no credit card.
Recent outages & incidents
Past 90 days- claude.aiClaude API (api.anthropic.com)Claude CodeClaude Cowork
Timeline · 2 updates
- investigating · Oct 21, 2026, 07:49 PM UTC
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Fable 5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- resolved · Oct 21, 2026, 08:29 PM UTC
The issue affecting other Claude models has been resolved.
Latest: The issue affecting other Claude models has been resolved.
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- claude.aiClaude API (api.anthropic.com)Claude CodeClaude Cowork
Timeline · 3 updates
- investigating · Oct 06, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Opus 5.5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- identified · Oct 06, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC
We have identified the cause of elevated errors on requests to Claude Opus 5.5 and are working on a fix. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- resolved · Oct 06, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC
The issue affecting Claude Opus 5.5 has been resolved.
Latest: The issue affecting Claude Opus 5.5 has been resolved.
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- claude.aiClaude API (api.anthropic.com)Claude CodeClaude Cowork
Timeline · 2 updates
- investigating · Oct 05, 2026, 01:05 PM UTC
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Fable 5.1. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- resolved · Oct 05, 2026, 01:21 PM UTC
The issue affecting Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Fable 5.1 has been resolved. Impact occurred from 05:40 PT / 12:40 UTC to 06:10 PT / 13:10 UTC.
Latest: The issue affecting Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Fable 5.1 has been resolved. Impact occurred from 05:40 PT / 12:40 UTC to 06:10 PT / 13:10 UTC.
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- Claude Console (platform.claude.com)Claude API (api.anthropic.com)
Timeline · 3 updates
- investigating · Oct 01, 2026, 04:20 PM UTC
We are investigating delays in credit purchases being reflected in account balances, resulting in some requests failing for insufficient credit balance. We will provide an additional update as soon as possible.
- monitoring · Oct 01, 2026, 06:23 PM UTC
We have resolved the issue causing delays in credits being applied after purchase. We are monitoring closely to ensure no further issues.
- resolved · Oct 01, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC
This issue has been resolved.
Latest: This issue has been resolved.
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- claude.aiClaude Console (platform.claude.com)Claude API (api.anthropic.com)Claude CodeClaude Cowork
Timeline · 8 updates
- investigating · Sep 29, 2026, 02:21 PM UTC
We are investigating elevated error rates affecting Claude.ai (including the desktop and mobile apps), Claude Code and Claude Cowork. Users may see failed requests, errors loading or sending conversations, or be asked to sign in again; retrying may succeed. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- investigating · Sep 29, 2026, 02:28 PM UTC
We are investigating elevated error rates affecting Claude.ai (including the desktop and mobile apps), Claude Code and Claude Cowork. Some requests to the Claude API are also returning errors. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- investigating · Sep 29, 2026, 02:30 PM UTC
We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- investigating · Sep 29, 2026, 02:41 PM UTC
We have applied a mitigation and error rates have dropped substantially. Some sign-in attempts, account actions and Claude Code and Cowork sessions are still failing. We are continuing to work on a full fix.
- investigating · Sep 29, 2026, 03:00 PM UTC
The errors that began at 14:00 UTC were mitigated at 14:36 UTC, and existing conversations are mostly working again. A second issue is preventing many users from signing in (single sign-on and Sign in with Apple are unavailable), starting new chats, voice conversations and Claude Code or Cowork sessions, making purchases, and uploading files. If you're signed in, please don't sign out. We're working on a fix and will post another update within 30 minutes.
- monitoring · Sep 29, 2026, 03:11 PM UTC
Most services have recovered as of 14:59 UTC. Signing in, starting new chats, voice conversations, Claude Code and Cowork sessions, purchases and file uploads are working again. Some messages sent between 14:00 and 14:59 UTC may not have been saved. We are monitoring closely and will post another update within 30 minutes.
- monitoring · Sep 29, 2026, 03:30 PM UTC
All services have been operating normally since 14:59 UTC. We are continuing to monitor.
- resolved · Sep 29, 2026, 04:27 PM UTC
The issue affecting Claude.ai, the Claude desktop and mobile apps, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and the Claude API has been resolved, and services have been operating normally since recovery. Impact occurred from 07:00 PT / 14:00 UTC to 07:59 PT / 14:59 UTC.
Latest: The issue affecting Claude.ai, the Claude desktop and mobile apps, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and the Claude API has been resolved, and services have been operating normally since…
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Incident record
Since April 2026 · Statuspage by Atlassian · 1 component checked every 5 minutesThe longest incident in the last year, We’ve suspended access to Claude Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5 on June 13, 2026, ran for 19 days.
Most affected components, last 12 months
- Claude API (api.anthropic.com)186
Latest incidents
- Degraded performance for Claude Fable 5
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Fable 5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- Elevated errors for Claude Opus 5.5
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Opus 5.5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- Elevated errors for Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Fable 5.1
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Fable 5.1. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
- Started Oct 21, 2026, 07:49 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 21, 2026, 08:29 PM UTC · 40m
- Elevated errors for Claude Opus 5.5 ResolvedStarted Oct 06, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 06, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC · 18m
- Started Oct 05, 2026, 01:05 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 05, 2026, 01:21 PM UTC · 15m
- Started Oct 01, 2026, 04:20 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 01, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC · 6h 15m
- Started Sep 29, 2026, 02:21 PM UTC · Resolved Sep 29, 2026, 04:27 PM UTC · 2h 5m
- Elevated errors for multiple models ResolvedStarted Sep 22, 2026, 12:57 AM UTC · Resolved Sep 22, 2026, 02:35 AM UTC · 1h 37m
- Started Sep 15, 2026, 09:48 AM UTC · Resolved Sep 15, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC · 1h 26m
- Started Sep 11, 2026, 02:19 PM UTC · Resolved Sep 11, 2026, 02:37 PM UTC · 17m