OpenAI outage on May 1 1h 2m disruption
May 1, 06:30 PM → May 1, 07:33 PM · 1h 2m · high
On May 1, 2026, a disruption to OpenAI services was detected through user reports. The incident began at approximately 18:30 UTC and was resolved by 19:33 UTC, lasting 1 hour and 2 minutes.
Impact
Users reported experiencing slow or unresponsive behavior across OpenAI services. A total of 24 reports were received during the incident, with a peak of 18 reports within a 15-minute period. These reports primarily indicated issues related to service responsiveness. No specific regional impact was recorded during this time.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive24
Incident timeline
- May 1, 06:30 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 1, 06:45 PM
Peak of 8 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 4.0)
- May 1, 07:33 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 1, 06:30 PM
OpenAI status page acknowledged the incident.
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