OpenAI outage — August 11, 2026
Increased error rates
OpenAI’s Multiple services has a confirmed disruption, detected on August 11, 2026. 503Radar’s sensors raised the first signal at 08:09 UTC, 4h 59m before the official status page acknowledged impact.
Key facts
| Detected | August 11, 2026 · 08:09 UTC |
| Confirmed | 13:08 UTC · lead time 4h 59m |
| Service | Multiple services |
| Official record | https://status.openai.com |
Timeline
- 08:09Z
Detected · Signal
4 crowd signals for Multiple services on OPENAI crossed the signal threshold. - 13:08Z
Confirmed · Official
An official OPENAI status-page notice corroborated the event — 4h 59m after detection.
How this was detected
1 independent evidence class for Multiple services on OPENAI. 4 crowd reports across bluesky (single platform — not corroborating), z=-0.2σ vs the cell baseline. Official notice confirms it, 4h 59m after the crowd.