ChatGPT outage on May 3 102d 12h disruption
May 3, 06:00 PM → Aug 14, 07:00 AM · 102d 12h · high
On May 3, 2026, a disruption to the ChatGPT service was detected through an elevated volume of user reports. Users may have experienced issues with the service during this period. The incident was resolved on August 14, 2026.
Impact
During the incident, users reported experiencing various issues with the ChatGPT service. The most frequently reported problems included slow or unresponsive behavior, accounting for 112 reports. Additionally, 18 reports cited AI API issues, and 3 reports mentioned general API issues. A total of 133 user reports were received during the disruption. No specific regional impact was recorded.
Top reported issues
- Slow / unresponsive112
- AI API issues18
- API issues3
Incident timeline
- May 3, 06:00 PM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (high severity)
- May 3, 06:23 PM
Status updated: possible issue
- May 3, 06:28 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 3, 06:38 PM
Status updated: possible issue
- May 3, 06:43 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 3, 06:53 PM
Status updated: possible issue
- May 3, 06:58 PM
Status updated: major issue
- May 3, 07:03 PM
Status updated: possible issue
- May 3, 07:08 PM
Status updated: major issue
- Aug 14, 07:00 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- May 3, 06:00 PM
ChatGPT status page acknowledged the incident.
View official source - Aug 14, 07:00 AM
Slow / unresponsive clustered from 2 sources across 10 signals. Suppressed 9 redundant alerts and flagged flapping behavior.