Outage in OpenAI
File upload errors in ChatGPT
Resolved Minor
November 02, 2026 - Started about 21 hours ago
- Lasted about 5 hours
Incident Report
Summary AI Generated
ChatGPT experienced a minor incident lasting approximately 5 hours in which some users were unable to upload files or have uploaded files read by ChatGPT. The issue was identified as elevated errors affecting file upload functionality. A mitigation was applied and services were placed under monitoring for recovery confirmation.
Some users are having trouble uploading files to ChatGPT or getting ChatGPT to read uploaded files.
We are working on implementing a mitigation.
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MONITORING
about 19 hours ago - at 11/03/2026 02:51AM
We’ve applied a mitigation and are monitoring the affected services to confirm recovery.
IDENTIFIED
about 19 hours ago - at 11/03/2026 02:06AM
We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services.
We are working on implementing a mitigation.
INVESTIGATING
about 20 hours ago - at 11/03/2026 12:58AM
We’re investigating a potential issue for the listed services and checking how it affects users. We’ll share an update when we know more.
IDENTIFIED
about 21 hours ago - at 11/03/2026 12:46AM
Some users are having trouble uploading files to ChatGPT or getting ChatGPT to read uploaded files.
We are working on implementing a mitigation.
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