Is the OpenAI FedRAMP API down? Astra and Sol errors resolved October 21 after nearly 6 hours

OpenAI FedRAMP API errors for Astra and Sol are resolved

OpenAI's status page marks the incident "Elevated FedRAMP API error rates for Astra and Sol" as Resolved. OpenAI classed it as degraded performance, and FedRAMP is the only affected component listed. At 19:34 UTC on October 21, 2026, OpenAI posted: "All impacted services have now fully recovered."

The status page's updates run from 13:42 UTC to 19:34 UTC, about 5 hours and 52 minutes. Its affected-components display shows FedRAMP between 01:51 PM and 05:04 PM UTC.

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Timeline in UTC

13:42 UTC, Identified: OpenAI said users were experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services and that it was working on a mitigation.

13:51 UTC, Investigating: OpenAI said it was investigating the issue for the listed services.

16:46 UTC, Monitoring: OpenAI said it had applied the mitigation and was monitoring the recovery.

19:34 UTC, Resolved: OpenAI said all impacted services had fully recovered.

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What it means for your usage and bill

The status page does not mention any effect on usage limits, credits, refunds or billing. FedRAMP is the only affected component it lists. It does not list Codex, ChatGPT or other OpenAI API components.

OpenAI notes that its availability metrics are reported at an aggregate level across all tiers, models and error types. It also says individual customer availability may vary depending on subscription tier, model and the API features in use.

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Corrections

2026-10-21: Updated factual details after a change in the linked official source.