Outage in OpenAI ChatGPT
Elevated conversation and login errors on ChatGPT for iOS and macOS
Resolved Minor
July 12, 2026 - Started 6 days ago
- Lasted about 6 hours
Incident Report
Summary AI Generated
On July 12, 2026, ChatGPT users on iOS and macOS experienced elevated 403 errors affecting conversations, sign-ins, sign-ups, and account/password management for approximately 5.7 hours. The issue impacted the web, ChatGPT, and login components, leaving some users unable to load conversations or access their accounts. Mitigations were applied in stages, restoring conversation access and sign-in first, with full recovery confirmed by 15:15 UTC.
We are investigating an issue where some users may encounter 403 errors when loading or using ChatGPT conversations on iOS. We will provide updates as we learn more.
Components affected
OpenAI ChatGPT Web OpenAI ChatGPT ChatGPT OpenAI ChatGPT LoginLatest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
MONITORING
6 days ago - at 07/12/2026 03:15PM
A mitigation has been applied, and the affected services have recovered. We are monitoring the results.
IDENTIFIED
6 days ago - at 07/12/2026 01:09PM
We have restored sign-in access for affected users. We are continuing to work on mitigating account creation and password update errors on iOS and macOS.
IDENTIFIED
6 days ago - at 07/12/2026 12:34PM
We have implemented a mitigation that restored conversation access for affected users on iOS and macOS. We are continuing to work on mitigating sign-up and sign-in errors.
IDENTIFIED
6 days ago - at 07/12/2026 12:02PM
We have identified the issue causing elevated conversation, sign-up, and sign-in errors for some users on iOS and macOS. We are working to implement a mitigation.
INVESTIGATING
6 days ago - at 07/12/2026 11:29AM
We are continuing to investigate elevated errors affecting conversations, sign-ups, and sign-ins for some users on iOS and macOS.
INVESTIGATING
6 days ago - at 07/12/2026 11:02AM
We are continuing to investigate elevated errors affecting some users on iOS. Some users may be unable to load or use conversations.
INVESTIGATING
6 days ago - at 07/12/2026 09:49AM
We are investigating an issue where some users may encounter 403 errors when loading or using ChatGPT conversations on iOS. We will provide updates as we learn more.
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