OpenAI outage on May 3 — 33-minute disruption
May 3, 08:01 PM → May 3, 08:34 PM · 33 minutes · high
On May 3, 2026, the OpenAI service experienced a disruption, which was detected through user reports. The incident began at 20:01 UTC and was fully resolved by 20:34 UTC.
Impact
During the 33-minute incident, users reported issues primarily characterized by slow or unresponsive service. A total of 12 user reports were received, with a peak of 10 reports within a 15-minute period. All reported issues were related to the service being slow or unresponsive. No specific regional impact was recorded during this time.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive12
Incident timeline
- May 3, 08:01 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 3, 08:15 PM
Peak of 4 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 3, 08:34 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 3, 08:01 PM
OpenAI status page acknowledged the incident.
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