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Outage in Claude

Elevated Errors on File Operations

Resolved Minor
May 08, 2026 - Started 1 day ago - Lasted about 1 hour
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Incident Report

Summary AI Generated

Claude experienced elevated errors affecting file operations for 1.1 hours, impacting both claude.ai and api.anthropic.com. Users were unable to upload images, documents, and various file types (PNG, XLSM, TRDP), with some also experiencing issues opening existing files and false message limit warnings. The incident has been resolved.

We are currently investigating this issue.
Components affected
Claude claude.ai Claude api.anthropic.com
Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
RESOLVED 1 day ago - at 05/08/2026 03:17PM

This incident has been resolved.

INVESTIGATING 1 day ago - at 05/08/2026 02:12PM

We are currently investigating this issue.

source IsDown Claude service outage affects file uploading Reports started 33 minutes before official outage was reported

Users report inability to upload images, documents, and other files in Claude. Issues include non-responsive uploads and file access.

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