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There were 318 OpenAI outages since January 2025 which are summarized below, including incident details, duration, and resolution information.
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OpenAI reported errors when users attempted to accept new invitations to the Platform, causing login-related issues for impacted services. The problem affected the APIs / Login component and disrupted the invite workflow for about 1 hour and 56 minutes, from to .
OpenAI reported a short-lived incident in which users experienced elevated errors across a broad set of ChatGPT components. Affected components included ChatGPT / Operator, ChatGPT / GPTs, ChatGPT / Image Generation, ChatGPT / Dall-E, ChatGPT / File uploads, ChatGPT / GPT vision, ChatGPT / Voice mode, ChatGPT / Memory, ChatGPT / Single Sign-On, ChatGPT / Conversations, ChatGPT / Login, ChatGPT / Web, and ChatGPT / Mobile apps, resulting in failed requests and degraded performance for a few minutes. The outage began at and was resolved by .
The outage began at and affected OpenAI's ChatGPT services accessed through WhatsApp and the 1-800-CHAT-GPT line. Users attempting to interact via these channels experienced elevated errors and failed message delivery, impacting two components: ChatGPT / WhatsApp and ChatGPT / 1-800-CHAT-GPT. The incident lasted until , for a total duration of approximately 6 hours and 10 minutes.
OpenAI issued four status updates during the incident, describing mitigation steps and ongoing monitoring. By the time the services were restored, the affected endpoints were reported as up again and normal operation resumed.
The outage began on and was resolved by , lasting approximately 12 hours and 54 minutes. The issue affected OpenAI's ChatGPT Search and ChatGPT File uploads, causing degraded performance for users attempting searches or uploading files.
OpenAI issued 2 status updates during the incident, noting elevated errors in the Search and File Uploads components and that mitigation was being implemented as engineers worked to restore normal operation.
User reports came from multiple regions around the world, indicating widespread impact across geographies as the incident unfolded.
OpenAI's ChatGPT ecosystem experienced a brief incident with elevated error rates across multiple components. The outage began at and was resolved by , spanning about 20 minutes. Users attempting to use various ChatGPT features could have seen errors or degraded performance across around 20 components, including GPTs, Image Generation, Dall-E, Memory, Conversations, Login, and more. OpenAI issued 2 status updates during the incident and stated that mitigation efforts were underway.
The incident concluded with services restored to normal by .
OpenAI API outage disrupted API access for developers and apps. The incident began at and was resolved by . User reports, concentrated in the United States including Farmington, Michigan and Brooklyn, New York, described API errors and unresponsive endpoints during the window.
OpenAI did not publish status updates on its status page during the incident. StatusGator detected the issue at , ahead of any official acknowledgment.
OpenAI reported degraded performance for ChatGPT's Advanced Data Analysis feature beginning at . Users may have experienced slower data analysis responses or intermittent issues when using the Data Analysis capabilities. The incident lasted about 50 minutes and was resolved by .
OpenAI posted two status updates during the incident, first noting the degraded performance and ongoing investigation, then confirming resolution as the affected component returned to normal. The impact was limited to the ChatGPT / Advanced Data Analysis component and did not indicate a broader outage for other OpenAI services.
OpenAI experienced a brief disruption affecting the ChatGPT front-end, with the service not loading and History not functioning. Users across multiple regions reported being unable to load chats and access conversation history, impacting day-to-day use. The outage began at and was resolved by , lasting roughly 21 minutes. StatusGator detected the issue at and there were no official status updates published by OpenAI during the incident. A handful of user reports accompanied the event, indicating a brief, widespread disruption to ChatGPT's user-facing features.
OpenAI reported a brief degradation affecting the Responses API and the Files API endpoints, resulting in slower or partially failing requests for those services. Developers relying on the Responses and Files endpoints may have experienced intermittent latency or incomplete responses during the incident, with impact limited to those components.
OpenAI experienced degraded performance beginning at due to increased timeouts on the gpt-4.1-nano model. The degradation affected the APIs / Chat service and the Sora / Image Generation and Sora / Video generation components, causing slower responses and occasional timeouts for users interacting with chat or media generation. The incident lasted about 1 hour 41 minutes and was resolved by .
OpenAI’s status page documented the issue with continuous updates. The provider issued four status updates during the incident as the team investigated and worked toward restoration, with the affected components gradually returning to normal by the end of the window.
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