OpenAI outage on May 4 — 33-minute disruption
May 4, 02:01 AM → May 4, 02:34 AM · 33 minutes · high
On May 4, 2026, an outage affecting OpenAI services was detected through user reports. The incident began at approximately 02:01 UTC and was resolved after 33 minutes, at 02:34 UTC.
Impact
Users reported experiencing slow or unresponsive behavior across OpenAI services. A total of 12 reports were received during the 33-minute incident, with a peak of 10 reports within a 15-minute period. All reported issues were categorized as 'Slow / unresponsive'. No specific regional impact was recorded for this incident.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive12
Incident timeline
- May 4, 02:01 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 4, 02:15 AM
Peak of 4 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
OpenAI status page acknowledged the incident.
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