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Claude API uptime and outages

Tracked since Oct 7, 2026. Updated Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC.

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Uptime100%
Avg response173 ms
Problems, 30 days3
Last problemOct 22, 2026
90 days agoUp Degraded Down No dataToday

Recent Claude API problems

  • Degraded

    Elevated errors affecting Connectors

    Oct 22, 2026, 03:52 UTC · lasted 4 hours 16 min · from Claude API's official status page

  • Degraded

    Degraded performance for Claude Fable 5

    Oct 21, 2026, 19:52 UTC · lasted 48 minutes · from Claude API's official status page

  • Degraded

    Elevated errors on platform.claude.com

    Oct 7, 2026, 21:22 UTC · lasted 140 hours 45 min · from Claude API's official status page

Recent Claude API incidents

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What to do if Claude API is not working

  1. Check the status card at the top of this page. If Claude API reports an incident, the errors are on their side.
  2. Retry failed requests with exponential backoff (for example 1, 2, 4, 8 seconds, with some random jitter). Short 500, 502, 503 and 529 errors often clear within minutes.
  3. A 429 error means a rate limit or quota, not an outage: check your usage limits and tier, and slow down or batch requests.
  4. A 401 or 403 error usually means the API key is wrong, revoked or out of credit: check the key and your billing page.
  5. Check the model name: retired or renamed models return errors that look like an outage.
  6. Keep a fallback: route to another provider or model while Claude API is down (see the alternatives below), or use a router that switches automatically.

Claude API outage questions

Is Claude API down right now?

The card at the top of this page reads Claude API's official status page live, and times Claude API's API from our servers every few minutes. If the official page shows an incident, the problem is on Claude API's side.

When was Claude API last down?

The latest Claude API problem we recorded was on Oct 22, 2026, 03:52 UTC and lasted 4 hours 16 min: Elevated errors affecting Connectors. There were 3 problems in the last 30 days. The full list is on the Claude API outage history page.

Why does Claude API return 500, 502 or 503 errors?

These are server-side errors: the request reached Claude API but it could not answer. They usually come in bursts during incidents or heavy load. Retry with exponential backoff, and check the status above.

What does a 429 error from Claude API mean?

429 means too many requests: you hit a rate limit or a usage quota. It is not an outage. Slow down, batch requests, or raise your limit in your Claude API account.

What can I use while Claude API is down?

Other ai model apis include OpenAI API, Gemini API, Google Vertex AI, Azure OpenAI, Amazon Bedrock, Mistral AI. Each has its own status page on this site, so you can check one is working before you switch.

Where is Claude API's official status page?

Claude API's official status page is https://status.claude.com. We read it live at the top of this page.

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