Partial outageOpenAIJuly 22, 2026

Elevated errors for API image generation

A record of the OpenAI incident on July 22, 2026 (Japan time): start time, duration and severity, plus current status, what to do, and alternatives.

Started
Jul 22, 2026, 04:33 AM
Resolved
Jul 22, 2026, 07:19 AM
Duration
2h 46m
Impact
Partial outage

Current status

OpenAI is operating normally now. This incident has been resolved.

See current OpenAI status

What you can do during an outage

Source: OpenAI's official status page.

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