OpenAI incident

Users unable to load ChatGPT, Codex and API Platform

Resolved after 4 hours 12 minutes, affecting Login and ChatGPT Atlas and 1 more, on April 20, 2026.

monitoring Apr 20, 2026, 06:17 PM UTC

We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

Started
Apr 20, 2026, 02:35 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 20, 2026, 06:48 PM UTC
Duration
4h 12m
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 20, 2026, 02:35 PM UTC

Affected components

LoginChatGPT AtlasFile uploadsConversationsAgentVoice modeConnectors/AppsCompliance APICodex in ChatGPT DesktopDeep Research

Update timeline

  1. investigating Apr 20, 2026, 02:35 PM UTC

    We are investigating the issue for the listed services.

  2. investigating Apr 20, 2026, 03:13 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate the issue for the listed services.

  3. investigating Apr 20, 2026, 03:29 PM UTC

    We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Impacted users are currently unable to access ChatGPT, Codex and API Platform.

  4. investigating Apr 20, 2026, 04:03 PM UTC

    We are continuing to investigate the issue for the listed services.

  5. monitoring Apr 20, 2026, 04:48 PM UTC

    We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

  6. monitoring Apr 20, 2026, 05:43 PM UTC

    We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

  7. monitoring Apr 20, 2026, 06:17 PM UTC

    We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

  8. resolved Apr 20, 2026, 06:48 PM UTC

    All impacted services have now fully recovered.

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