OpenAI Outage History

OpenAI experienced an issue where Codex usage was being consumed faster than expected, causing users to hit rate limits sooner than intended. The incident affected both ChatGPT and Codex services for 6.5 hours. OpenAI worked on implementing a mitigation to resolve the accelerated usage consumption problem.

OpenAI experienced an issue where some users were unable to send messages in ChatGPT via the web interface. The incident lasted 3.7 hours and affected the core messaging functionality of the service. The issue was resolved after OpenAI applied a mitigation and monitored the recovery.

OpenAI experienced a minor service incident affecting ChatGPT and web services, causing users to encounter errors for approximately 5 hours. The company investigated the issue and applied a mitigation solution. The service was restored and placed under monitoring for recovery.

OpenAI experienced elevated error rates across all major services including ChatGPT, APIs, Codex, and other components for 29 minutes. Users encountered increased errors when attempting to use these services. The incident was identified and a mitigation was implemented to resolve the elevated error rates.

OpenAI experienced elevated errors affecting ChatGPT file uploads for 6.1 hours. Users encountered increased failure rates when attempting to upload files to ChatGPT during this period. The issue was identified and resolved through an applied mitigation, with the service returning to normal operation.

OpenAI experienced increased error rates in their Sora API service for 1.2 hours. The incident was classified as minor and the team investigated the issue. The service has since been resolved.

OpenAI experienced elevated errors affecting file uploads and file processing starting around 6:45 AM PT on March 2, 2026, causing failures and delays for users attempting to upload files or process newly uploaded content. The incident impacted multiple services including ChatGPT, APIs, Voice mode, GPTs, Image Generation, and other components. The issue was identified and mitigated after approximately 1.8 hours.

OpenAI experienced increased authentication failures that affected some users' ability to access ChatGPT and login services for 20 hours. The company investigated the issue and applied a mitigation to resolve the problem. They are currently monitoring the system to ensure full recovery.

OpenAI experienced elevated errors affecting some ChatGPT Apps for 2 hours on February 26, 2026. The issue was identified at 11:00 UTC, and a mitigation was successfully applied by 15:30 UTC with monitoring of the recovery in progress.

OpenAI experienced a service incident where artifact generation (spreadsheets and slideshows) was completely unavailable for all ChatGPT users. The outage affected multiple components including ChatGPT, APIs, file uploads, voice mode, and other services for 59 minutes. The incident was resolved after investigation, though specific resolution details were not provided in the status updates.