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OpenAI ChatGPT Outage History

Every past OpenAI ChatGPT outage tracked by IsDown, with detection times, duration, and resolution details.

There were 103 OpenAI ChatGPT outages since October 2025. The 103 outages from the last 12 months are summarized below, with incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Minor April 14, 2026

April 2026: Account Creation Issues

Detected Apr 14, 2026 4:51 PM UTC · Resolved Apr 14, 2026 5:11 PM UTC · Duration 20 minutes

OpenAI ChatGPT experienced account creation issues affecting ChatGPT, APIs, Sora, and login services for 20 minutes. Users were unable to create new accounts across these platforms. The issue was identified and a mitigation was implemented to resolve the problem.

Minor April 8, 2026

April 2026: Elevated Errors with Login

Detected Apr 8, 2026 5:24 PM UTC · Resolved Apr 8, 2026 5:48 PM UTC · Duration 25 minutes

OpenAI ChatGPT experienced elevated login errors affecting ChatGPT and APIs for 25 minutes. Users were unable to log in to the impacted services during this period. The issue was identified and a mitigation was applied, with the service team monitoring recovery.

Minor April 7, 2026

April 2026: Some users may experience issues accessing the ChatGPT website on VPN

Detected Apr 7, 2026 10:31 AM UTC · Resolved Apr 7, 2026 11:51 AM UTC · Duration about 1 hour

OpenAI ChatGPT experienced access issues for users connecting through VPNs, affecting multiple components including the web interface, APIs, login, and various features like voice mode, image generation, and file uploads. The incident lasted 1.3 hours before a mitigation was applied and the service was restored to normal operation.

Minor April 6, 2026

April 2026: Some users may experience empty response from ChatGPT in web

Detected Apr 6, 2026 6:13 AM UTC · Resolved Apr 6, 2026 8:38 AM UTC · Duration about 2 hours

ChatGPT's web interface experienced an issue where users received empty responses to their prompts, with the service failing to display both new answers and previously generated responses. Users reported that while the mobile app continued working normally, the web version remained non-functional across different browsers even after clearing cache and cookies. The issue was resolved after 2.4 hours when OpenAI applied a mitigation and monitored the recovery.

Minor April 2, 2026

April 2026: ChatGPT Dictation Elevated Error Rate

Detected Apr 2, 2026 2:20 PM UTC · Resolved Apr 2, 2026 5:53 PM UTC · Duration about 4 hours

ChatGPT experienced elevated error rates affecting voice mode and chat functionality for 3.5 hours, with users reporting transcription failures, voice recording issues, slow connections, and general service unavailability. Users encountered spinning loading screens, inability to process voice input, and problems with both new and existing chats. OpenAI applied a mitigation and monitored the recovery to resolve the issues.

Minor March 31, 2026

March 2026: Elevated failures for some users joining ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Edu workspaces via SSO.

Detected Mar 31, 2026 2:37 PM UTC · Resolved Mar 31, 2026 3:01 PM UTC · Duration 24 minutes

OpenAI ChatGPT experienced elevated authentication failures for users attempting to join Enterprise and Edu workspaces via SSO, with affected users encountering "registration_disallowed" errors after completing their organization's SSO flow. The incident impacted login functionality and ChatGPT access for a 25-minute duration. The issue was under investigation with no resolution details provided in the available updates.

Minor March 29, 2026

March 2026: Account creation and login are unstable across all surfaces

Detected Mar 29, 2026 6:00 AM UTC · Resolved Mar 29, 2026 7:01 AM UTC · Duration about 1 hour

OpenAI ChatGPT experienced issues with account creation and login functionality across all platforms for 1 hour. The incident affected both ChatGPT services and the login system, preventing users from creating new accounts or accessing existing ones. The service provider identified the problem and worked on implementing a mitigation to resolve the authentication issues.

Minor March 25, 2026

March 2026: Unable to download or preview project files

Detected Mar 25, 2026 12:17 AM UTC · Resolved Mar 25, 2026 8:01 PM UTC · Duration about 20 hours

OpenAI ChatGPT experienced a 19.7-hour service incident where users were unable to download or preview project files. The issue affected ChatGPT, APIs, and file-related services including file uploads and file management features. OpenAI worked on implementing a mitigation throughout the incident duration to restore normal file functionality.

Minor March 24, 2026

March 2026: Some customer may encounter errors creating, updating projects, and uploading files

Detected Mar 24, 2026 4:25 AM UTC · Resolved Mar 24, 2026 10:54 AM UTC · Duration about 6 hours

OpenAI ChatGPT experienced a 6.5-hour service incident where customers encountered errors when creating and updating projects, as well as uploading files. The issue affected ChatGPT, APIs, and file-related services. OpenAI implemented mitigations and expanded them to additional impacted services before fully resolving the incident.

Minor March 20, 2026

March 2026: Pinned chats are not loading on web browsers for ChatGPT

Detected Mar 20, 2026 3:03 PM UTC · Resolved Mar 21, 2026 12:09 AM UTC · Duration about 9 hours

ChatGPT experienced an issue where pinned chats failed to load on web browsers for 9.1 hours. The incident affected the web interface of ChatGPT, preventing users from accessing their pinned conversations. The issue was resolved through an applied mitigation, with the service returning to normal operation under monitoring.