Critical incident

Anthropic (Claude): Service disruption on Claude services

Affected: claude.ai, Claude Console (platform.claude.com), Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, Claude Cowork

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

Timeline

1. Aug 16, 2026, 21:58 UTC
   investigating
   We are investigating an issue with users authenticating to claude.ai, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
2. Aug 16, 2026, 22:02 UTC
   investigating
   We are investigating reports of degraded performance affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
3. Aug 16, 2026, 22:22 UTC
   monitoring
   A fix has been deployed for the issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork and we are monitoring for recovery.
4. Aug 16, 2026, 22:34 UTC
   resolved
   The issue affecting claude.ai, platform.claude.com, the Claude API, Claude Code, and Claude Cowork has been resolved.

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