503RADARINCIDENT ARCHIVEMETHODOLOGY
RESOLVED

OpenAI outage — July 16, 2026

Elevated errors for Github connector

OpenAI’s Multiple services was disrupted on July 16, 2026.

Key facts

DetectedJuly 16, 2026 · 02:38 UTC
Confirmed08:38 UTC
ResolvedJuly 17, 2026 · 00:24 UTC
ServiceMultiple services
Official recordhttps://status.openai.com

Timeline

  1. 02:38Z

    Detected · Signal

    8 crowd signals for Multiple services on OPENAI crossed the signal threshold.
  2. 08:38Z

    Confirmed · Official

    An official OPENAI status-page notice corroborated the event.
  3. 00:24Z

    Resolved

    Signal volume fell back below the threshold; the event was closed.

How this was detected

1 independent evidence class for Multiple services on OPENAI. 8 crowd reports across bluesky (single platform — not corroborating), z=-1.1σ vs the cell baseline. Official notice confirms it.