Is ChatGPT down? October 30 search errors resolved after 1 hour 36 minutes
OpenAI's status page marks the October 30, 2026 search errors in dots, ChatGPT Work and some ChatGPT thinking experiences as resolved. Degraded performance ran from 19:38 UTC to 21:14 UTC, about 1 hour 36 minutes.
SessionWatcher editorial · Published · Updated · Source announcement: 2026-10-30
What happened
On October 30, 2026, OpenAI's status page reported elevated errors with search in dots, ChatGPT Work and certain ChatGPT thinking experiences. It rated the incident as degraded performance. Under ChatGPT, the page lists two affected components: ChatGPT Work and dots.
The first update came at 19:38 UTC. It said OpenAI was aware of issues affecting search in those experiences and was investigating. At 21:14 UTC OpenAI marked the incident resolved and said all affected services were operating normally again. The incident lasted about 1 hour 36 minutes.
What it means for ChatGPT and Codex users
The status page lists only ChatGPT Work and dots as affected components. It does not list Codex or the OpenAI API. The page also says nothing about changes to usage limits, resets, credits or billing because of this incident.
OpenAI notes that its availability figures are aggregated across all tiers, models and error types. It says individual availability may vary with subscription tier and with the model and API features in use. That means some users may have seen more or fewer search errors than others during the incident.
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