ChatGPT outage on May 3 ", 48-minute disruption
May 3, 10:01 PM → May 3, 10:49 PM · 48 minutes · high
On May 3, 2026, the ChatGPT service experienced an outage, which was detected through user reports. Users may have encountered difficulties accessing or using the service during this period. The issue was resolved by 22:49 UTC on the same day.
Impact
During the incident, users primarily reported issues related to the service being slow or unresponsive. A smaller number of reports also indicated problems with AI API functionality. While no specific regional impact was recorded, the widespread nature of user reports suggested a general disruption to the ChatGPT service. The incident was initially identified through a cluster of user-reported alerts.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive20
- AI API issues9
Incident timeline
- May 3, 10:01 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 3, 10:15 PM
Peak of 11 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 3, 10:38 PM
Status updated: possible issue
- May 3, 10:43 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 3, 10:49 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 3, 10:01 PM
ChatGPT status page acknowledged the incident.
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