OpenAI outage — July 30, 2026
Elevated errors affecting ChatGPT conversations
OpenAI’s ChatGPT was disrupted for 9h 16m on July 30, 2026. 503Radar’s sensors raised the first signal at 06:53 UTC, 7h 44m before the official status page acknowledged impact.
Key facts
| Detected | July 30, 2026 · 06:53 UTC |
| Confirmed | 14:38 UTC · lead time 7h 44m |
| Resolved | 16:09 UTC |
| Duration | 9h 16m |
| Service | ChatGPT |
| Official record | https://status.openai.com |
Timeline
- 06:53Z
Detected · Signal
7 crowd signals for ChatGPT on OPENAI crossed the signal threshold. - 14:38Z
Confirmed · Official
An official OPENAI status-page notice corroborated the event — 7h 44m after detection. - 16:09Z
Resolved
Signal volume fell back below the threshold; the event was closed.
How this was detected
1 independent evidence class for chatgpt on OPENAI. 7 crowd reports across bluesky (single platform — not corroborating), z=-0.3σ vs the cell baseline. Official notice confirms it, 7h 44m after the crowd.