ChatGPT outage on May 3 "," 33-minute disruption
May 3, 11:30 PM → May 4, 12:04 AM · 33 minutes · high
On May 3, 2026, the ChatGPT service experienced a disruption, which was detected through user reports. Users may have encountered issues with the service during this period. The incident began at approximately 23:30 UTC and was resolved by 00:04 UTC on May 4, 2026.
Impact
During the 33-minute disruption, users reported a high severity impact on the ChatGPT service. A total of 18 reports were received, with a peak of 10 reports within a 15-minute period. The primary issues reported by users included slow or unresponsive service, accounting for 12 reports, and AI API related issues, with 6 reports. No specific regional impact was recorded during this incident.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive12
- AI API issues6
Incident timeline
- May 3, 11:30 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 3, 11:45 PM
Peak of 7 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 4, 12:04 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 3, 11:30 PM
ChatGPT status page acknowledged the incident.
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