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OpenAI API uptime and outages
Tracked since Oct 7, 2026. Updated Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC.
Recent OpenAI API problems
- Degraded
Partial System Degradation
Oct 22, 2026, 02:31 UTC · lasted 6 hours 24 min · from OpenAI API's official status page
- Degraded
Partial System Outage
Oct 21, 2026, 14:31 UTC · lasted 2 hours 40 min · from OpenAI API's official status page
- Degraded
Partial System Degradation
Oct 21, 2026, 02:31 UTC · lasted 32 minutes · from OpenAI API's official status page
- Degraded
Partial System Degradation
Oct 19, 2026, 13:43 UTC · lasted 32 minutes · from OpenAI API's official status page
- Degraded
Partial System Degradation
Oct 14, 2026, 17:13 UTC · lasted 41 hours 53 min · from OpenAI API's official status page
Recent OpenAI API incidents
Biggest outages and full history →- Elevated ChatGPT conversation and Responses API errors Oct 22, 2026, 02:18 UTC · 6 hours 32 min · rated "Minor"
- Elevated error rates for gpt-5.6-luna API requests Oct 21, 2026, 15:34 UTC · 1 hour 9 min · rated "Minor"
- Elevated FedRAMP API error rates for Astra and Sol Oct 21, 2026, 14:17 UTC · 5 hours 17 min · rated "Minor"
- Delayed Costs data in the Compliance API Oct 14, 2026, 17:00 UTC · 41 hours 44 min · rated "Minor"
- Delayed Costs data in the Compliance API Oct 9, 2026, 17:23 UTC · 2 days 23 hours · rated "Minor"
From OpenAI API's official status page. Major and long incidents have their own page with the cause and fix time.
Where OpenAI API problems are reported
Where people reported OpenAI API problems in the last 24 hours, by country, region and city.
0 in 24 hours0 in the last houras of Oct 22, 2026, 12:35 UTC
Top regions
- No reports in the last 24 hours.
Top cities
- No city has 5 or more reports.
For privacy a city is listed only once 5 or more people there have reported in 24 hours.
Map of user reports in the last 24 hours, not OpenAI API's official outage map. Each report is one visitor to this site saying something is not working, placed by the approximate location of their connection. A region in the list means people there reported problems, not that an outage is confirmed.
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[](https://isitupordown.com/is-openai-api-down/)curl https://isitupordown.com/v1/status/openai-apiWhat to do if OpenAI API is not working
- Check the status card at the top of this page. If OpenAI API reports an incident, the errors are on their side.
- 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.
- A 429 error means a rate limit or quota, not an outage: check your usage limits and tier, and slow down or batch requests.
- A 401 or 403 error usually means the API key is wrong, revoked or out of credit: check the key and your billing page.
- Check the model name: retired or renamed models return errors that look like an outage.
- Keep a fallback: route to another provider or model while OpenAI API is down (see the alternatives below), or use a router that switches automatically.
OpenAI API outage questions
Is OpenAI API down right now?
The card at the top of this page reads OpenAI API's official status page live, and times OpenAI API's API from our servers every few minutes. If the official page shows an incident, the problem is on OpenAI API's side.
When was OpenAI API last down?
The latest OpenAI API problem we recorded was on Oct 22, 2026, 02:31 UTC and lasted 6 hours 24 min: Partial System Degradation. There were 10 problems in the last 30 days. The full list is on the OpenAI API outage history page.
Why does OpenAI API return 500, 502 or 503 errors?
These are server-side errors: the request reached OpenAI 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 OpenAI 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 OpenAI API account.
What can I use while OpenAI API is down?
Other ai model apis include Claude 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 OpenAI API's official status page?
OpenAI API's official status page is https://status.openai.com. We read it live at the top of this page.