503RADARINCIDENT ARCHIVEMETHODOLOGY
LIVE · CONFIRMED

OpenAI outage — July 28, 2026

Elevated error rates with the invalid_prompt error code

OpenAI’s Multiple services has a confirmed disruption, detected on July 28, 2026. 503Radar’s sensors raised the first signal at 16:13 UTC, 8h 44m before the official status page acknowledged impact.

Key facts

DetectedJuly 28, 2026 · 16:13 UTC
Confirmed00:58 UTC · lead time 8h 44m
ServiceMultiple services
Official recordhttps://status.openai.com

Timeline

  1. 16:13Z

    Detected · Signal

    8 crowd signals for Multiple services on OPENAI crossed the signal threshold.
  2. 00:58Z

    Confirmed · Official

    An official OPENAI status-page notice corroborated the event — 8h 44m after detection.

How this was detected

1 independent evidence class for Multiple services on OPENAI. 8 crowd reports across bluesky (single platform — not corroborating), z=+1.4σ vs the cell baseline. Official notice confirms it, 8h 44m after the crowd.