Claude AI Hit by Global Outage; Anthropic Investigates Service Disruption
Mar 2, 2026 // 16:55 - Norina Velotta


Anthropic has confirmed that Claude.ai is currently experiencing a widespread outage. While initial reports suggested a total system failure, recent updates indicate that the Claude API is now working as intended, with the primary issues localized to the web interface and login/logout paths.

Current Status

  • Claude.ai (Web/Mobile): Experiencing “elevated errors” and login failures.
  • Claude API: Identified as operational and working as intended.
  • Claude Code: Some users have reported 500 errors and startup failures.
  • Scope: The disruption is global, with spikes in reports from the US, Europe, and India.

Timeline of the Incident

  1. 11:49 UTC: Anthropic issued the first “Investigating” notice on the Official Claude Status Page after a spike in error reports.
  2. 12:06 UTC: A follow-up confirmed the investigation was ongoing, noting that while the web interface was struggling, the API had been verified as stable.
  3. Active Fix: Engineering teams are currently in “active investigation” mode to restore full web and mobile functionality.

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