How do I check OpenAI status?

Check apistatuscheck.com for real-time OpenAI monitoring on this page, and compare with any official status updates.

Where is the official OpenAI status page?

The official OpenAI status page is https://status.openai.com. You can also track updates here on API Status Check.

What should I do when OpenAI is down?

Check the official status page, confirm the issue is not local (network or auth), retry with backoff, and subscribe to incident updates while you implement a fallback.

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Partial Outage

30d uptime92.63%

92.63%

Uptime (30d)

79ms

Response Time

Incidents (7d)

8:14:30 AM

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As of 3/24/2026, 8:14:30 AM, OpenAI is experiencing issues.

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Response Time (24h)

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Recent Incidents

minoridentified

Some customer may encounter errors creating, updating projects, and uploading files

Mar 24, 03:53 AM

minorresolved

Pinned chats are not loading on web browsers for ChatGPT

Mar 20, 03:00 PM — Resolved Mar 21, 12:07 AM

majorresolved

Sora video generation failing

Mar 18, 03:46 PM — Resolved Mar 18, 07:14 PM

minorresolved

Excel Plugin is inaccessible for some users

Mar 17, 05:26 PM — Resolved Mar 17, 06:50 PM

majorresolved

High Error rates with ChatGPT 5.4 Pro

Mar 17, 06:16 PM — Resolved Mar 17, 06:40 PM

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What is OpenAI?

AI research company providing GPT models and APIs

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