OpenAI Outage History

OpenAI ChatGPT experienced a brief degradation in image-based conversations, causing elevated errors for a subset of users. The issue did not appear to constitute a full service outage and was resolved quickly.

OpenAI experienced a 502 gateway error that degraded performance across the ChatGPT suite and many related components. Users reported slow responses, errors processing uploads (including .zip files), and login interruptions, with issues observed across regions including Europe, North America, and Asia. The incident affected 23 components including ChatGPT/Codex, Desktop apps, Voice mode, Memory, Single Sign-On, Conversations, GPTs, Image Generation, Dall-E, and more, leading to widespread user-reported disruption. The outage began on Aug 6, 2025 10:37 AM UTC and was resolved by Aug 6, 2025 7:51 PM UTC.

OpenAI experienced a brief degradation in ChatGPT Conversations affecting paid users. The issue began at 3:01 PM UTC and lasted for about 10 minutes, with some users encountering elevated errors during chats. A single user reported issues at 2:30 PM UTC prior to the incident, indicating limited early feedback before official acknowledgment.

OpenAI’s status page showed the affected component, ChatGPT / Conversations, moving from up to warn and then back to up, with the outage resolved by 3:11 PM UTC. The disruption appears to have been limited in scope, primarily impacting paid-user conversations, and did not represent a broader service-wide outage.

The outage affected OpenAI's ChatGPT service, with issues reported on the ChatGPT / GPTs component and related GPTs/project creation workflows. The incident began at Aug 5, 2025 6:36 AM UTC and caused degraded functionality for several hours. A user in the Philippines reported an inability to access the service at 11:50 AM UTC.

OpenAI acknowledged the issue and started implementing a mitigation. The status progressed from warn back to up at Aug 5, 2025 12:56 PM UTC, marking an outage duration of about 6 hours and 20 minutes. The OpenAI status page issued two updates during the incident, reflecting its containment and recovery.

OpenAI reported a brief degradation starting at Aug 4, 2025 11:51 PM UTC with multiple API components entering a degraded state. The incident affected 15 components, including Images, Embeddings, Fine-tuning, Files, Batch, Realtime, Responses, Login, Assistants, Audio, Completions (legacy), Chat, Compliance, Moderations, and Uploads, impacting a range of API functionality for users. The status page showed a second update about the issue and the symptoms, and by Aug 5, 2025 12:56 AM UTC the components had returned to normal and the status was restored. The outage lasted approximately 1 hour and 5 minutes.

OpenAI reported an issue affecting ChatGPT Image Generation, with users experiencing errors or degraded image outputs. The problem was isolated to the ChatGPT Image Generation component and did not indicate a full service outage. The incident lasted about one hour, with users potentially encountering failed image generations or reduced quality during the window.

OpenAI's status page documented the investigation, noting ongoing efforts to identify and fix the root cause. The incident involved 2 official status updates, and the ChatGPT Image Generation component transitioned from up to degraded (warn) and back to up as the issue was resolved. The outage began on Aug 4, 2025 12:01 PM UTC and was resolved by Aug 4, 2025 1:01 PM UTC.

OpenAI reported a brief outage impacting Codex tasks within the ChatGPT/Codex component. The incident began at Jul 31, 2025 8:46 PM UTC and was resolved by Jul 31, 2025 9:21 PM UTC, lasting about 35 minutes. Users attempting Codex tasks may have encountered failures or degraded behavior during this window. OpenAI applied mitigation and began monitoring the recovery as the service came back online.

The provider issued two status updates during the incident to communicate the timeline and recovery steps.

OpenAI reported a partial outage affecting ChatGPT Conversations History in the web interface, with some users unable to see their chat history in the web sidebar. The outage began at 4:16 PM UTC and was resolved by 8:46 PM UTC, lasting about 4 hours and 30 minutes. The issue involved the Conversations component and was later cleared after OpenAI issued two status updates as they investigated. User reports came from multiple regions, including Brazil, India, and South Africa, indicating broader but not universal impact.

OpenAI reported elevated errors affecting the ChatGPT / Search component for about 30 minutes, from 1:56 PM UTC to 2:26 PM UTC. Users attempting to use ChatGPT Search may have encountered failed or slower search responses during this window. OpenAI issued two status updates during the incident, the first noting elevated errors and a mitigation plan, and the second confirming that the issue was resolved and services returned to normal.

OpenAI experienced elevated errors when accessing the gpt-4.1-mini API, causing degraded performance for developers relying on that endpoint. Some requests may have failed or returned longer response times during the incident. The issue affected the APIs / Responses component and specifically the gpt-4.1-mini endpoint. The incident lasted about 44 minutes, beginning at Jul 21, 2025 9:37 PM UTC and resolving by Jul 21, 2025 10:21 PM UTC. OpenAI applied a mitigation and monitored the recovery. The provider issued 2 status updates during the incident.