ChatGPT outage on May 1 — 27-minute disruption
May 1, 10:30 AM → May 1, 10:58 AM · 27 minutes · high
On May 1, 2026, the ChatGPT service experienced a disruption, which was detected through user reports. The incident began at approximately 10:30 UTC and was fully resolved by 10:58 UTC, lasting 27 minutes.
Impact
Users reported a high severity disruption to the ChatGPT service. A total of 18 reports were received during the incident, with a peak of 10 reports within a 15-minute period. The most frequently reported issues included slow or unresponsive service, problems with the AI API, and instances of the website being down. No specific regional impact was recorded during this period.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive8
- AI API issues6
- Website down4
Incident timeline
- May 1, 10:30 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 1, 10:45 AM
Peak of 11 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 7.0)
- May 1, 10:58 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 1, 10:30 AM
ChatGPT status page acknowledged the incident.
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