Is OpenAI API down right now? Latest outage & error status
Global outage, or just you?
Official status is operational
No OpenAI API-wide outage is currently detected. If you can't connect or see errors, it may be a temporary issue on your side. Try the checks below.
Uptime trend
Uptime (our estimate): 100%- 7 days
- 94.41%
- 30 days
- 98.68%
- All time
- 98.4%
Measured since Jun 3, 2026
Uptime and trend are our own estimates, not official vendor figures, based on data since we started monitoring.
View past outage history →Potentially affected features
No affected features detected right now.
Source: each vendor's official status page. We summarize it here.
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Reports in the last 24h: 0
Which OpenAI API features break most often? (last 30 days)
Share of time each feature was fully operational, measured by us every 90 seconds. Sorted from least stable.
- Images98.97%
- Connectors/Apps99.68%
- Compliance API99.72%
- Batch100%
- Embeddings100%
- Files100%
- Fine-tuning100%
- Moderations100%
Our own data, aggregated from the per-component states published on official status pages (defined differently from official SLAs). Any time not fully operational — including degraded performance — counts against the score.
Things to check on your side
- 1Reload the page
- 2Sign in again
- 3Try another browser / incognito
- 4Restart the app
- 5Temporarily disable extensions / VPN
- 6Check your network (Wi-Fi / connection)
- 7Check the official status page
- 8Wait a little while
Alternatives when OpenAI API is down
Consider these as a temporary alternative until recovery.
See alternatives with live status →Common errors
FAQ
Is OpenAI API down right now?
As of Sep 10, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC, OpenAI API is operating normally and no outage has been detected. Its uptime over the last 24 hours is about 100%.
Is OpenAI API not working an outage?
Check the judgment at the top of this page. If official status is operational, it's usually a temporary local issue. If official status shows problems, it may be a global outage.
Where can I check OpenAI API outage status?
We show it in real time on this page. Also check the official status page.
How do I know if OpenAI API has recovered?
This page shows the latest status automatically. Reload to see the current state.