ChatGPT outage on May 1 — 1h 5m disruption
May 1, 10:42 AM → May 1, 11:48 AM · 1h 5m · high
On May 1, 2026, the ChatGPT service experienced an outage, which was detected through user reports. The disruption began at approximately 10:42 UTC and was resolved by 11:48 UTC on the same day.
Impact
During the incident, users reported issues with the ChatGPT service, leading to a total of 40 reports. The most frequently reported issues included the service being slow or unresponsive, problems with the AI API, and the website being down. While no specific regional impact was recorded, these reports indicate a general disruption to service availability and functionality for affected users.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive16
- AI API issues12
- Website down12
Incident timeline
- May 1, 10:42 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, 11:48 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 1, 10:42 AM
ChatGPT status page acknowledged the incident.
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