ChatGPT outage on May 3 — 33-minute disruption
May 3, 11:15 PM → May 3, 11:49 PM · 33 minutes · high
On May 3, 2026, the ChatGPT service experienced an outage, which was detected via user reports. The incident began at approximately 23:15 UTC and was resolved after 33 minutes, at 23:49 UTC.
Impact
Users reported issues with the ChatGPT service, leading to 18 total reports during the incident. The primary issues reported included slow or unresponsive service, accounting for 12 reports, and AI API-related problems, with 6 reports. At its peak, 10 reports were received within a 15-minute period. No specific regional impact was recorded during this event.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive12
- AI API issues6
Incident timeline
- May 3, 11:15 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 3, 11:30 PM
Peak of 7 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 3, 11:43 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 3, 11:49 PM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 3, 11:15 PM
ChatGPT status page acknowledged the incident.
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