Major incident

Anthropic (Claude): Service disruption on Claude services

Aug 14, 2026, 20:30 UTC
started
21:58 UTC
resolved
1 h 28 min
duration

Affected: Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, Claude Cowork

Current status of Anthropic (Claude): Operational — live Anthropic (Claude) status

Timeline

  1. Aug 14, 2026, 20:30 UTC
    investigating
    We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
  2. Aug 14, 2026, 20:44 UTC
    identified
    We have identified the cause of the issue affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork and are working on a fix. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
  3. Aug 14, 2026, 20:44 UTC
    monitoring
    A fix has been deployed for the issue affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork and we are monitoring for recovery.
  4. Aug 14, 2026, 21:58 UTC
    resolved
    The issue affecting the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved. Impact occurred from 20:14 to 20:38 UTC.

Updates as published by Anthropic (Claude) (original).

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