OpenAI Outage History

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OpenAI had 197 outages in the last 2 years totaling 1h 26m of downtime — averaging 8.1 incidents per month.

There were 197 OpenAI outages since January 27, 2026 totaling 1h 26m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.openai.com · Aggregated across OpenAI products

Minor August 11, 2026

Increase in errors on API, Codex and Work Mode

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 11, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 11, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC
Duration
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Timeline · 5 updates
  1. identified Aug 11, 2026, 09:35 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

  2. identified Aug 11, 2026, 09:37 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

  3. identified Aug 11, 2026, 09:39 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

  4. monitoring Aug 11, 2026, 10:16 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

  5. resolved Aug 11, 2026, 10:42 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered.

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Minor August 11, 2026

Users unable to login to ads manager

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 11, 2026, 05:28 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 11, 2026, 05:28 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: Ads Manager
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Aug 11, 2026, 05:25 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are are unable to login to ads manager. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Ads Manager (Degraded performance)

  2. resolved Aug 11, 2026, 05:28 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Ads Manager (Operational)

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Minor August 11, 2026

Increased error rates

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 11, 2026, 03:01 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 11, 2026, 03:01 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: ConversationsChatGPT Work
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. identified Aug 11, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance)

  2. investigating Aug 11, 2026, 01:20 PM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance)

  3. monitoring Aug 11, 2026, 02:32 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance)

  4. monitoring Aug 11, 2026, 02:57 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational)

  5. resolved Aug 11, 2026, 03:01 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Conversations (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational)

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Minor August 11, 2026

Elevated errors affecting ChatGPT Go conversations

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 11, 2026, 02:20 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 11, 2026, 02:20 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Conversations
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Aug 11, 2026, 02:10 PM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)

  2. resolved Aug 11, 2026, 02:20 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Conversations (Operational)

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Minor August 10, 2026

Increased errors for some ChatGPT users

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 10, 2026, 08:09 AM UTC
Resolved
Aug 10, 2026, 08:09 AM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Conversations
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Aug 10, 2026, 07:21 AM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)

  2. monitoring Aug 10, 2026, 08:04 AM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)

  3. resolved Aug 10, 2026, 08:09 AM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Conversations (Operational)

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Major August 6, 2026

Computer use errors in the ChatGPT desktop app

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 06, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 07, 2026, 12:52 AM UTC
Duration
59m
Timeline · 1 update
  1. identified Aug 06, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that some users may be experiencing issues with computer use in the latest ChatGPT desktop app update. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

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Minor August 5, 2026

Elevated errors with image generation

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 05, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 05, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: FilesImage Generation
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Aug 05, 2026, 02:55 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We are investigating elevated errors affecting image generation. Some users may experience failed image generation requests. We are working to reduce the errors and will provide another update as we learn more. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)

  2. monitoring Aug 05, 2026, 03:28 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)

  3. resolved Aug 05, 2026, 11:22 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Files (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)

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Minor August 5, 2026

Issues with Custom GPT actions

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 05, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 05, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: GPTs
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Aug 05, 2026, 04:55 PM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance)

  2. identified Aug 05, 2026, 06:28 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We are still implementing the mitigation. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance)

  3. monitoring Aug 05, 2026, 07:03 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance)

  4. monitoring Aug 05, 2026, 10:46 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components GPTs (Degraded performance)

  5. resolved Aug 05, 2026, 10:49 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components GPTs (Operational)

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Minor August 5, 2026

Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations with files

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 05, 2026, 08:19 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 05, 2026, 08:19 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Conversations
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. monitoring Aug 05, 2026, 05:06 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring Error rates affecting ChatGPT conversations that use files and images have improved. We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)

  2. resolved Aug 05, 2026, 08:19 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Conversations (Operational)

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Minor August 4, 2026

Elevated ChatGPT conversation errors affecting Plus, Pro, Business, and Edu users

Detected by Pingoru
Aug 04, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC
Resolved
Aug 04, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Conversations
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Aug 04, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating elevated errors affecting ChatGPT conversations. Some users may experience failed or interrupted responses, and some conversation turns may not be saved. The issue is affecting users across Plus, Pro, Business and Edu ChatGPT plans. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)

  2. monitoring Aug 04, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)

  3. resolved Aug 04, 2026, 03:25 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Conversations (Operational)

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Minor July 31, 2026

Enterprise & Education Chat Errors

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 31, 2026, 09:28 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 31, 2026, 09:28 AM UTC
Duration
—
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. identified Jul 31, 2026, 09:04 AM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

  2. identified Jul 31, 2026, 09:05 AM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that some ChatGPT Business and Education users are experiencing elevated errors when starting or continuing conversations. We are working on implementing a mitigation and will provide another update as soon as we have more information.

  3. monitoring Jul 31, 2026, 09:06 AM UTC

    Status: Monitoring The issue has been mitigated.

  4. resolved Jul 31, 2026, 09:28 AM UTC

    Status: Resolved This is now resolved.

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Minor July 30, 2026

Elevated errors affecting ChatGPT conversations

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 30, 2026, 04:01 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 30, 2026, 04:01 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Conversations
Timeline · 4 updates
  1. identified Jul 30, 2026, 02:35 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)

  2. monitoring Jul 30, 2026, 02:53 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance)

  3. monitoring Jul 30, 2026, 03:26 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Conversations (Operational)

  4. resolved Jul 30, 2026, 04:01 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Conversations (Operational)

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Minor July 29, 2026

Elevated error rates with the invalid_prompt error code

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 29, 2026, 02:20 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 29, 2026, 02:20 AM UTC
Duration
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Affected: Chat Completions
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 29, 2026, 12:55 AM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Chat Completions (Degraded performance)

  2. monitoring Jul 29, 2026, 01:39 AM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Chat Completions (Degraded performance)

  3. resolved Jul 29, 2026, 02:20 AM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Chat Completions (Operational)

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Minor July 28, 2026

Elevated Image Generation Error Rate in ChatGPT

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 28, 2026, 03:15 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 28, 2026, 03:15 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: Image Generation
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Jul 28, 2026, 02:39 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)

  2. monitoring Jul 28, 2026, 03:13 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)

  3. resolved Jul 28, 2026, 03:15 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Image Generation (Operational)

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Minor July 27, 2026

Image generation unavailable in ChatGPT

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 27, 2026, 08:24 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 27, 2026, 08:24 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Image Generation
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 27, 2026, 02:04 PM UTC

    Status: Investigating We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)

  2. resolved Jul 27, 2026, 08:24 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Image Generation (Operational)

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Minor July 27, 2026

We’re seeing elevated latency, timeouts, and interrupted streaming across gpt 5.1 mini model and gpt 4.1 mini

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 27, 2026, 05:30 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 27, 2026, 05:30 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: Chat Completions
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. investigating Jul 27, 2026, 06:06 PM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Chat Completions (Degraded performance)

  2. resolved Jul 27, 2026, 08:52 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Chat Completions (Operational)

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Minor July 25, 2026

Elevated error rates

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 25, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 25, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC
Duration
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Affected: ResponsesFine-tuningImagesBatchAudioModerationsSoraCodex WebCodex APICLIVS Code extensionChatGPT AtlasEmbeddingsChat CompletionsRealtimeFilesFile uploadsConversationsAgentVoice modeConnectors/AppsCompliance APICodex in ChatGPT DesktopDeep ResearchSearchGPTsImage GenerationLoginChatGPT WorkSites
Timeline · 3 updates

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Minor July 24, 2026

Elevated Error Rates

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 24, 2026, 07:33 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 24, 2026, 07:33 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: ResponsesFine-tuningImagesBatchAudioModerationsSoraCodex WebCodex APICLIVS Code extensionEmbeddingsChat CompletionsRealtimeFilesConversationsAgentConnectors/AppsLoginChatGPT Work
Timeline · 13 updates

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Minor July 24, 2026

Elevated Errors in Codex Review

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 24, 2026, 09:35 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 24, 2026, 09:35 AM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Codex WebCodex APICLIVS Code extension
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 24, 2026, 07:55 AM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Codex Web (Degraded performance) CLI (Degraded performance) VS Code extension (Degraded performance) Codex API (Degraded performance)

  2. monitoring Jul 24, 2026, 08:11 AM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Codex Web (Degraded performance) CLI (Degraded performance) VS Code extension (Degraded performance) Codex API (Degraded performance)

  3. resolved Jul 24, 2026, 09:35 AM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Codex Web (Operational) CLI (Operational) VS Code extension (Operational) Codex API (Operational)

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Minor July 24, 2026

Elevated API error rates and latency on gpt-image-2 model

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 24, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 24, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Images
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Jul 23, 2026, 11:56 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Images (Degraded performance)

  2. resolved Jul 24, 2026, 12:09 AM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Images (Operational)

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Minor July 23, 2026

Some users may experience elevated error rates in ChatGPT

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 23, 2026, 08:41 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 23, 2026, 08:41 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: ChatGPT AtlasFile uploadsConversationsAgentVoice modeConnectors/AppsCompliance APICodex in ChatGPT DesktopDeep ResearchSearchGPTsImage GenerationLoginChatGPT WorkSites
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. identified Jul 23, 2026, 05:56 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Conversations (Degraded performance) GPTs (Degraded performance) Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance) Sites (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance)

  2. monitoring Jul 23, 2026, 06:22 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Search (Operational) Conversations (Operational) File uploads (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) ChatGPT Work (Operational) Login (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Agent (Operational) Sites (Operational)

  3. resolved Jul 23, 2026, 08:41 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components ChatGPT Work (Operational) Compliance API (Operational) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Operational) Login (Operational) Image Generation (Operational) GPTs (Operational) Deep Research (Operational) Sites (Operational) File uploads (Operational) Voice mode (Operational) Search (Operational) Agent (Operational) Connectors/Apps (Operational) Conversations (Operational) ChatGPT Atlas (Operational)

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Major July 23, 2026

Some users are experiencing increased latency and error rates in ChatGPT

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 23, 2026, 07:16 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 23, 2026, 07:43 PM UTC
Duration
26m
Affected: ChatGPT AtlasFile uploadsConversationsAgentVoice modeConnectors/AppsCompliance APICodex in ChatGPT DesktopDeep ResearchSearchGPTsImage GenerationLoginChatGPT WorkSites
Timeline · 1 update
  1. identified Jul 23, 2026, 07:16 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Connectors/Apps (Degraded performance) File uploads (Degraded performance) Search (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance) GPTs (Degraded performance) Deep Research (Degraded performance) Compliance API (Degraded performance) Agent (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Work (Degraded performance) Codex in ChatGPT Desktop (Degraded performance) Login (Degraded performance) Voice mode (Degraded performance) Conversations (Degraded performance) Sites (Degraded performance) ChatGPT Atlas (Degraded performance)

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Minor July 22, 2026

Elevated errors for Workspace Agent

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 22, 2026, 04:09 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 22, 2026, 04:09 PM UTC
Duration
—
Affected: Agent
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 22, 2026, 02:48 PM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Agent (Degraded performance)

  2. identified Jul 22, 2026, 03:49 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components Agent (Degraded performance)

  3. resolved Jul 22, 2026, 04:09 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components Agent (Operational)

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Minor July 22, 2026

Elevated Errors Affecting File Uploads and Image Generation

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 22, 2026, 02:39 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 22, 2026, 02:39 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: File uploadsImage Generation
Timeline · 5 updates
  1. investigating Jul 22, 2026, 07:32 AM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components Image Generation (Degraded performance)

  2. investigating Jul 22, 2026, 07:54 AM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating the issue for the listed services. Affected components File uploads (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)

  3. identified Jul 22, 2026, 09:26 AM UTC

    Status: Identified We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation. Affected components File uploads (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)

  4. monitoring Jul 22, 2026, 09:44 AM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery. Affected components File uploads (Degraded performance) Image Generation (Degraded performance)

  5. resolved Jul 22, 2026, 02:39 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved All impacted services have now fully recovered. Affected components File uploads (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)

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Minor July 21, 2026

Elevated errors for API image generation

Detected by Pingoru
Jul 21, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 21, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC
Duration
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Affected: ImagesImage Generation
Timeline · 3 updates
  1. investigating Jul 21, 2026, 07:33 PM UTC

    Status: Investigating We are investigating elevated error rates affecting image generation requests via the API. We are working to restore normal service. Affected components Images (Partial outage) Image Generation (Partial outage)

  2. monitoring Jul 21, 2026, 08:26 PM UTC

    Status: Monitoring We have applied mitigations and are seeing error rates return to normal levels. We are monitoring the recovery. Affected components Images (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)

  3. resolved Jul 21, 2026, 10:19 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved Image generation functionality has fully recovered, and error rates have returned to normal levels. Affected components Images (Operational) Image Generation (Operational)

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