Is Claude down? › Outage history › Jul 29, 2026

Claude outage on Jul 29, 2026: what happened

On Jul 29, 2026, the Claude status page reported "Elevated errors across all models". About 2 hours 47 min: from Jul 29, 2026, 19:49 UTC to Jul 29, 2026, 22:36 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.

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Started
Jul 29, 2026, 19:49 UTC
Resolved
Jul 29, 2026, 22:36 UTC
Duration
2 hours 47 min
Official impact
Critical
Affected
claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, Claude Cowork
Source
Elevated errors across all models on the Claude status page

The Claude status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness.

What caused the Claude outage?

The Claude status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem at 20:33 UTC on Jul 29, 2026, it said: "We have identified an issue resulting in elevated errors across multiple models, and are working to resolve this. We will provide an update as soon as possible."

When was it fixed?

The Claude status page marked it resolved at Jul 29, 2026, 22:36 UTC, 2 hours 47 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Jul 29, 2026, 22:20 UTC. Its resolution note: "This issue has been resolved."

Timeline of official updates

Every update the Claude status page posted, oldest first. Times are UTC.

  1. Jul 29, 2026, 19:49 UTC investigating

    We are currently investigating this issue.

  2. Jul 29, 2026, 20:33 UTC identified

    We have identified an issue resulting in elevated errors across multiple models, and are working to resolve this. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

  3. Jul 29, 2026, 21:38 UTC identified

    We are continuing to work to fully resolve issues resulting in elevated requests and latency to Claude models. At this time, we are seeing recovery across most models. We will provide an additional update as soon as possible.

  4. Jul 29, 2026, 22:20 UTC monitoring

    From 12:45 PT / 19:45 UTC through to 1:26 PT / 21:26 UTC, we saw elevated rates of errors across Claude models. We have seen recovery in success rates across all models and are monitoring closely to ensure no further issues.

  5. Jul 29, 2026, 22:36 UTC resolved

    This issue has been resolved.

The same incident was listed for Claude Cowork, Claude Code, which share Claude's status page.

Claude outage questions

What caused the Claude outage on Jul 29, 2026?

The Claude status page has not published a cause. When it identified the problem (Jul 29, 2026, 20:33 UTC) it said: "We have identified an issue resulting in elevated errors across multiple models, and are working to resolve this. We will provide an update as soon as possible."

When was the Claude outage on Jul 29, 2026 fixed?

The Claude status page marked it resolved at Jul 29, 2026, 22:36 UTC, 2 hours 47 min after it started. A fix was in place and being monitored from Jul 29, 2026, 22:20 UTC. Its resolution note: "This issue has been resolved."

How long did the Claude outage last?

About 2 hours 47 min: from Jul 29, 2026, 19:49 UTC to Jul 29, 2026, 22:36 UTC, by the official start and resolution times.

Was Claude completely down?

The Claude status page rated it "Critical", its highest impact level: an outage of the affected parts, not only slowness. The affected parts listed were: claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, Claude Cowork.

Which parts of Claude were affected?

The Claude status page listed: claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, Claude Cowork.

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