OpenAI resolves ChatGPT Work and API errors after 36 minutes
OpenAI's status page reports degraded performance on October 6, 2026, affecting ChatGPT conversations, ChatGPT Work and other services, including API rehydration. The incident ran from 02:41 AM to 03:17 AM, when OpenAI reported full recovery.
SessionWatcher editorial · Published · Updated · Source announcement: 2026-10-06
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Affected services
OpenAI reported elevated errors on October 6, 2026, affecting ChatGPT conversations, image generations, Spaces and Pages, API rehydration, and Dots. Its affected-components list also included ChatGPT Work. The status page classified the incident as degraded performance.
Recovery timeline
The status page shows the incident starting at 02:41 AM and ending at 03:17 AM, a 36-minute window. OpenAI said it had applied a mitigation and was monitoring recovery at 02:44 AM. At 03:17 AM, it marked the incident resolved and said all impacted services had fully recovered.
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