Incident report · read from Anthropic's status page

Anthropic incident: Elevated errors on Google connectors

Resolved after 28 m (20 Aug 2026, 18:32–19:01 UTC), impact minor, affecting Claude Cowork, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), claude.ai and Claude Code.

Timeline

1. 20 Aug 2026 at 18:32 UTC investigating

   We are investigating elevated errors affecting Google connectors (Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Chat) and custom Google integrations on Claude.ai. Core functionality is not affected. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

2. 20 Aug 2026 at 19:01 UTC resolved

   This issue has been resolved.

Affected components

• Claude Cowork: degraded for 28 m
• Claude API (api.anthropic.com): degraded for 28 m
• claude.ai: degraded for 28 m
• Claude Code: degraded for 28 m

Source

Anthropic's own report of this incident, on Anthropic's status page. This page is a record of Anthropic's own report; where the two disagree, theirs is right.

Last checked 8 Sep 2026 at 16:19 UTC.

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