OpenAI incident: Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations

1. resolvedOct 6, 2026, 00:01 UTC

   All impacted services have now fully recovered.

2. monitoringOct 5, 2026, 17:55 UTC

   We have mitigated the issue affecting ChatGPT conversations and are monitoring recovery.

3. investigatingOct 5, 2026, 16:58 UTC

   We are investigating elevated error rates affecting some ChatGPT conversations. Error rates are improving, and our team is continuing to assess recovery. We will share further updates as they become available.

What APIStatus.watch saw

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