OpenAI incident
Elevated errors in ChatGPT conversations with files
Minor
Resolved
Started
August 5, 2026 at 05:06 PM UTC
Duration
3h 13m
Resolved
August 5, 2026 at 08:19 PM UTC
Updates timeline
- Monitoring
Error rates affecting ChatGPT conversations that use files and images have improved. We have applied the mitigation and are monitoring the recovery.
- Resolved
All impacted services have now fully recovered.
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