Major incident

Anthropic (Claude): Elevated errors for Claude Opus 5.5

Oct 6, 2026, 12:24 UTC
started
12:43 UTC
resolved
19 min
duration

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

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

Timeline

  1. Oct 6, 2026, 12:24 UTC
    investigating
    We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Opus 5.5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
  2. Oct 6, 2026, 12:37 UTC
    identified
    We have identified the cause of elevated errors on requests to Claude Opus 5.5 and are working on a fix. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
  3. Oct 6, 2026, 12:43 UTC
    resolved
    The issue affecting Claude Opus 5.5 has been resolved.

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

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