Incident report · read from OpenAI's status page

OpenAI incident: Increase in errors on API, Codex and Work Mode

Resolved after 1 h 7 m (11 Aug 2026, 21:35–22:42 UTC), impact none.

Timeline

1. 11 Aug 2026 at 21:35 UTC identified

   We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

2. 11 Aug 2026 at 21:37 UTC identified

   We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

3. 11 Aug 2026 at 21:39 UTC identified

   We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation.

4. 11 Aug 2026 at 22:16 UTC monitoring

   We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.

5. 11 Aug 2026 at 22:42 UTC resolved

   All impacted services have now fully recovered.

Source

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

Last checked 8 Sep 2026 at 16:21 UTC.

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