OpenAI outage on May 2 1h 25m disruption
May 2, 12:22 AM → May 2, 01:48 AM · 1h 25m · high
OpenAI experienced a service disruption on May 2, 2026, which was detected through user reports. The incident began at 00:22 UTC and was resolved by 01:48 UTC, lasting approximately 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Impact
During the disruption, users reported a range of issues, leading to a total of 39 reports. The most frequently reported problems included slow or unresponsive service, accounting for 24 reports, followed by API-related issues with 12 reports. Additionally, 3 reports indicated the website was down. No specific top impacted regions were recorded during this incident.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive24
- API issues12
- Website down3
Incident timeline
- May 2, 12:22 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 2, 12:45 AM
Peak of 9 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 4.0)
- May 2, 01:48 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 2, 12:22 AM
OpenAI status page acknowledged the incident.
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