Outage in OpenAI
Responses API errors when using background mode
Resolved Minor
March 13, 2026 - Started 3 months ago
- Lasted 29 minutes
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Summary AI Generated
OpenAI's Responses API experienced errors when customers used the background mode feature, starting around 11:50am PT. The issue affected API functionality for users attempting to make calls with the background:true parameter. The incident lasted 29 minutes while the team investigated and resolved the problem.
Starting around 11:50am PT, customers may be experiencing errors when calling the Responses API with background:true.
We are currently investigating the issue.
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3 months ago - at 03/13/2026 07:38PM
Starting around 11:50am PT, customers may be experiencing errors when calling the Responses API with background:true.
We are currently investigating the issue.
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