ChatGPT outage on May 4 33-minute disruption
May 4, 02:01 AM → May 4, 02:34 AM · 33 minutes · high
On May 4, 2026, ChatGPT experienced a service disruption, which was detected through user reports. The incident lasted for 33 minutes and was resolved at 02:34 UTC.
Impact
Users reported issues primarily related to slow or unresponsive service, accounting for 12 of the 18 total reports received during the incident. Additionally, 6 reports indicated problems with AI API functionality. No specific regional concentration of reports was observed. The disruption led to a high severity impact for affected users.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive12
- AI API issues6
Incident timeline
- May 4, 02:01 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 4, 02:15 AM
Peak of 7 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.3)
- May 4, 02:34 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 4, 02:01 AM
ChatGPT status page acknowledged the incident.
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