OpenAI API outage on 2026-09-03: 6 min of failed checks

OpenAI API stopped responding to our checks at Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:09:13 UTC. Normal responses resumed at Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:15:13 UTC, making the recorded window 6 min.

What we measured

• Failed or degraded readings during the window: 0 of 2 checks
• No HTTP response was returned during the failing checks
• OpenAI API published no matching status note that our checks picked up

How we know

We request OpenAI API's published status feed where one exists, and separately time a plain request to platform.openai.com. A state only changes after two consecutive readings agree, so the recorded window can be a few minutes wider than the true interruption.

This is an independent measurement and we are not affiliated with OpenAI API. Their official status page is the authority on cause and affected components.

See the check-by-check timeline or current OpenAI API status.