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Anthropic · AISep 29, 2026, 14:21 UTC 3 days ago

Elevated errors on claude.ai, Claude Code, Claude Cowork and the Claude API

MajorNot disclosedUpdated 7h ago
Sep 29, 14:21 UTCSep 29, 16:27 UTC
Duration
2h 6m
Impact
Major
Root cause
Not disclosed
Anthropic, 90 days
90 incidents
Affected
claude.aiClaude Console (platform.claude.com)Claude API (api.anthropic.com)Claude CodeClaude Cowork
Status page

Final update

The issue affecting Claude.ai, the Claude desktop and mobile apps, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and the Claude API has been resolved, and services have been operating normally since recovery. Impact occurred from 07:00 PT / 14:00 UTC to 07:59 PT / 14:59 UTC.

Timeline

  1. Resolved · Sep 29, 16:27 UTC
    The issue affecting Claude.ai, the Claude desktop and mobile apps, Claude Code, Claude Cowork, and the Claude API has been resolved, and services have been operating normally since recovery. Impact occurred from 07:00 PT / 14:00 UTC to 07:59 PT / 14:59 UTC.
  2. Monitoring · Sep 29, 15:30 UTC
    All services have been operating normally since 14:59 UTC. We are continuing to monitor.
  3. Monitoring · Sep 29, 15:11 UTC
    Most services have recovered as of 14:59 UTC. Signing in, starting new chats, voice conversations, Claude Code and Cowork sessions, purchases and file uploads are working again. Some messages sent between 14:00 and 14:59 UTC may not have been saved. We are monitoring closely and will post another update within 30 minutes.
  4. Investigating · Sep 29, 15:00 UTC
    The errors that began at 14:00 UTC were mitigated at 14:36 UTC, and existing conversations are mostly working again. A second issue is preventing many users from signing in (single sign-on and Sign in with Apple are unavailable), starting new chats, voice conversations and Claude Code or Cowork sessions, making purchases, and uploading files. If you're signed in, please don't sign out. We're working on a fix and will post another update within 30 minutes.
  5. Investigating · Sep 29, 14:41 UTC
    We have applied a mitigation and error rates have dropped substantially. Some sign-in attempts, account actions and Claude Code and Cowork sessions are still failing. We are continuing to work on a full fix.
  6. Investigating · Sep 29, 14:30 UTC
    We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
  7. Investigating · Sep 29, 14:28 UTC
    We are investigating elevated error rates affecting Claude.ai (including the desktop and mobile apps), Claude Code and Claude Cowork. Some requests to the Claude API are also returning errors. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
  8. Investigating · Sep 29, 14:21 UTC
    We are investigating elevated error rates affecting Claude.ai (including the desktop and mobile apps), Claude Code and Claude Cowork. Users may see failed requests, errors loading or sending conversations, or be asked to sign in again; retrying may succeed. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

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Full history
StartedIncidentDuration
Oct 116:20 UTCyesterdayDelayed credits on the Claude Platform6h 16m
Sep 2200:57 UTC10 days agoElevated errors for multiple models1h 38m
Sep 1616:18 UTC2 weeks agoIssues with Google Play subscriptions33m
Sep 1509:48 UTC2 weeks agoIntermittent error spikes for Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Fable 5.11h 26m
Sep 1114:19 UTC3 weeks agoElevated errors for Claude Mythos 5.1 and Claude Fable 5.117m
Sep 1021:43 UTC3 weeks agoElevated latency on the Claude API for some users1h 41m

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